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Longest Night service held to remember homicide victims, call for peace
One Kansas City church will hold a special service to remember homicide victims.
and last updated 2020-12-21 08:43:03-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Monday night, groups will remember the more than 170 people killed in Kansas City, Missouri, so far in 2020.
Wornall Road Baptist Church is hosting a service called âThe Longest Night.â
The event is held on the first day of winter, which is the longest night of the year, and remembers the victims of homicides.
The prayer service begins at 7 p.m. Monday. You can watch a livestream of the event on the churchâs website. Families of homicide victims will be allowed to attend the service in person.
Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3
Originally published on December 21, 2020 4:37 pm
For the past decade, Wornall Road Baptist Church has put crosses on its front lawn for every homicide victim in Kansas City.
Sue Bloemer of Brookside has lived across the street long enough to see the church put them up every year. But this year is the first time she s seen the crosses expand from the front lawn to the other side of the sidewalk. It s sad, Bloemer said Friday. It makes me realize it s time to pull together.
The church will be honoring the victims at “The Longest Night” on Monday, a night of prayer and reflection on Kansas City s deadliest year on record 173, according to the Kansas City Police Department.