The Charleston church that was the site of a massacre on Wednesday held its first service since the horrific incident today.
Emanuel
African Methodist Episcopal Church opened its doors for their weekly
9:30am service as thousands poured out to support the church, most
filling the outside parking lot and street as they could not even get
into the building.
Just
four days ago, nine members of the congregation were shot dead in a
racially motivated hate crime at the hands of 21-year-old Dylann Roof.
Services
began with the organist playing Amazing Grace followed by What a Friend
We Have in Jesus as worshipers filed into the church.
After
that, Reverend John Gillison began the service by telling the
congregation; 'The devil entered and the devil tried to take charge. But
the devil cannot take control of your people, and the devil cannot take
control of your church.'
The church's bell also tolled nine times in memory of each of the victims. More Photos from the church reopening below:
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