FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – University United Methodist Church in Fort Worth will hold a candlelight vigil Monday to support the Paschal High School community after two students were shot outside a restaurant Friday.
According to organizers, counselors and care-givers will be on hand beginning at 3:45 p.m. at the church, a decades-long neighbor and partner of Paschal, and a banner will be available for people to leave messages of hope. The church sanctuary will be open beginning at 3:45 p.m. for prayer with local pastors. At 7 p.m., a vigil will be held on the church’s front lawn at McCart Avenue and West Berry Street. Parking is available in the church lot at 3008 Forest Park Blvd., across from the high school. Refreshments will be available.
“We will stand in the shadow of this sanctuary and place our trust in this house of hope,” Beth Evers, the church pastor, said.
University United Methodist Church has for years been a member of the Paschal community, hosting community mentorship, staff, and PTA events, and offering parking in its lots for events and meetings at the school.
“This church cannot be dark,” Evers said. “Our tower must be a beacon of light in these times of darkness.” Members of Trinity Episcopal Church of Fort Worth and Antioch Fort Worth are assisting University United Methodist Church in the outreach for the vigil.
The children of many church members have been students at the school and its pyramid in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
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