Knoxville church prays for peace in response to planned supremacist protest [View all]
Nearly 100 people came to an historic Knoxville church Friday night to pray for peace, worshiping just blocks from the downtown location of an expected white supremacist rally and counter-protest.
The Second United Methodist Church, 1524 Western Ave., opened its doors for a 6:30 p.m. community "Pray for Peace in Knoxville" service. Members of Second United Methodist and neighboring congregations attended the hour-long service that included a series of prayers, hymns and communion.
Second United Methodist ministers decided to hold the service after learning that a white supremacist rally and counter-protest are planned Saturday, Aug. 26, around a Confederate monument in the Fort Sanders neighborhood.
The 150-year-old church is about half a mile from the 1914 monument erected as a memorial to 813 Confederates who died in the 1863 Battle of Fort Sanders.
Read more: http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2017/08/25/church-prays-peace-response-planned-supremacist-protest/602822001/
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