Church Members Surround Elementary School in Prayer
The day before school began Jan. 7, members of First United Methodist Church surrounded Lincoln Elementary School and prayed for students.
In the days and weeks following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Rev. Debby Bartley thought about how she could support local schools in St. Charles. The children in St. Charles were on the minds of other members of First United Methodist Church during a recent planning retreat. The church members brainstormed ways to impact the community right around the church. "Children kept coming up as being very important," Bartley said. "Someone said we've got Lincoln Elementary and so my lightbulb went off." On Monday, the night before school started up again, about 45 members of the church drove to Lincoln Elementary School to pray for the students, faculty and staff. The school is located just a few blocks from the church. The …
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