Oklahoma City pastors hoping to find unity through “Peace Walks”

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — In these instances of violence, tragedy and uncertainty – a gaggle of Oklahomans is constant to return collectively to search out peace in unity.

The latest violence throughout the nation and our state has everybody on edge.

“We had one in all our deacons yesterday ask one of many different deacons, are you sure that that door is locked?” mentioned Pastor Derrick Scobey at Ebenezer Baptist Church. “I imply, it is a actual concern for, I imagine, all of us.”

Scobey and his congregation – like the remainder of the nation – have been rocked by latest occasions.

“If we don’t assume one thing goes to occur within the close to future, we’re unsuitable,” Scobey mentioned. “No matter that one thing is, it is going to be higher if we might have been actually sort of across the desk, are consuming collectively are strolling collectively, praying collectively, serving collectively previous to that.”

In these unsure instances, he and different native leaders are trying to find peace in unity – internet hosting “Peace Walks” all through Oklahoma Metropolis.

“Every stroll is celebrating the fantastic thing about Oklahoma’s range,” mentioned Dr. John-Mark Hart with Christ Neighborhood Church at Rancho Village. “So we’re celebrating our ethnic range and making an attempt to return collectively to hear to 1 one other and to work collectively to construct a brand new tomorrow for Oklahoma.”

The primary of seven peace walks honoring the town’s Hispanic and Latino communities.

Sunday, June 5, they are going to have fun the black neighborhood and spotlight the continued challenges they nonetheless face in our state.

Future occasions will focus on teams like legislation enforcement – bringing of us from all walks of life collectively.

“We’ve had folks come collectively for occasions like this who’re coming from totally different sides of the political spectrum, totally different ethnic backgrounds. And once they begin, they assume we’re all going to disagree with each other,” Hart mentioned. “However then as soon as they hear one another’s tales, eat collectively, fellowship collectively, they be taught to belief one another.”

Pastor Scobey says he is aware of this received’t finish or resolve the issues our nation is  experiencing however says it’s a place to start out.

“We’re simply making an attempt to chip away at it,” Scobey mentioned. “We are able to’t resolve the woes of the world and we are able to’t even resolve all of the woes of Oklahoma Metropolis. However we wish to do the perfect that we are able to the place we are able to whereas we are able to, as a result of we imagine that our God, he expects that of us to be peacemakers.”

The stroll will start at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary College Sunday at 4 p.m. and finish at Ebenezer Baptist Church at 6.
Those that attend may even hear from leaders of the civil rights motion in addition to in regards to the thrilling issues occurring on the town’s northeast facet.

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