A group of pastors of Magnolia-area churches are holding a prayer rally June 5 calling for healing and unity as division echoes across the nation, said Ed Seay, senior pastor of Magnolia's First Baptist Church.
"We've just been like everybody else watching what's been going on all over the nation with the tragic death of George Floyd [in Minnesota] and watching the marches all over the country. Our hearts are heavy for the African American community, for the safety of our police officers and just for the deep division there is in our nation," Seay said in a June 3 phone interview. "As pastors we feel like the greatest response is prayer. We just thought we would have this opportunity for the pastors of the community and the people of our community to come together."
Seay said pastors slated for the rally include those representing Magnolia's First, Believer's Fellowship in Magnolia, First Baptist Church Tomball, Gracepoint Fellowship Baptist Church, Magnolia Bible Church, Magnolia Cowboy Church, and Collective Church. All area pastors are invited, he said.
"It would be our desire to have both African American pastors; our Hispanic pastor ... will be there. We just hope it's going to be a cross-section of our community," Seay said. "Various pastors in the community will lead us in prayer, just to call on the Lord to protect our nation, to heal our nation and to bring unity."
