at emanuel ame church in charleston tonight, the wake for state senator clementa pinckney is still ongoing. this is a live picture. pinkcney was one of the nine people murdered in the church by a white supremacist just over a week ago. today, the first funeral held for one of those victims, ethel lance and sharonda coleman-singleton, 45 a high school speech therapist and track and field coach. tomorrow president obama will deliver the eulogy at reverend pinkcney s funeral which will be open to the public at the college of charleston. even as the community mourns the victims of last week s massacre the flag embraced by their confessed killer still flies above the grounds of the south carolina statehouse where a horse-drawn carriage bearing reverend pinkcney s casket passed in front of it yesterday taking his body to lie in state in the capitol.
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ethyl lancee ethel lance found that grade. depayne and tywanza, and sharonda coleman-singleton found that grace. myra thompson found that grace. all nine of the victims of that horrific racist terrorist attack last week president obama honoring all nine of them also echoing the emotional theme of the last week. the remarkable showing of the ability of individuals in charleston to turn that ugly hate into love. blinded by hatred the alleged killer could not see the grace surrounding reverend pinkney, and that bible study group. the light of love that shone as they opened the church doors and invited a stranger to join in
13 and was ordained a pastor at 18. five years later, reverend pinckney was elected to the south carolina house of representatives, the youngest african-american to hold the honor. at age 27, the state senate. he was always there to help those that were in need, because he cared about the people. reporter: the reverend s body was then transported to charleston for another viewing at emanuel ame church this as two more victims, ethel lance and sharonda coleman-singleton were laid to rest. the funerals come amid more church chaos. a predominantly black church in macon was set on fire tuesday and another in charlotte, north carolina. investigators believe both were intentionally set, but despite the damage, one pastor says he s ready to forgive. these buildings can be repaired, you know? and so, it s an opportunity for hearts to be repaired as well. reporter: meanwhile, president obama will be in charleston friday along with the first lady and vice president joe biden, delivering
before gunning down nine black church members in cold blood. but instead of starting a race war, he united a city state and region that have been divided over race and symbols for too long. in the nine days since, emanuel ame church reopened doors for sunday services and has also gathered worshippers for another bible study in the same exact room where the pastor and congregants were killed. there have been national conversations launched about the state of race relations, the role of gun control, the importance of combatting mental illness, and the role for the confederate flag all as the city of charleston has banded together to mourn the unspeakable tragedy and try to comfort the families of those killed and now come the funerals. ethel lance was remembered yesterday. she was in charge of keeping her church clean seven days a week. people who really knew her said ethel would have been there eight days a week if god had just given her another day each week. she was a