Pastor Ricky Floyd honored at city's Day of Prayer
The City of Memphis participated in the National Day of Prayer on Thursday.
Church and community leaders hosted an event at the Pursuit of God Church in Frayser, where Floyd served as senior pastor before he was shot and killed March 12.
Dozens of Memphis-Shelby County School students were in attendance, joined by city and clergy leaders who covered them in prayer and even shared the trials and tribulations they've endured.
'One thing we all knew about Ambassador Ricky D. Floyd, he had a prayer life. He loved to pray,' said Dr. Telisa Franklin, a community leader. 'Literally, he was all about, 'How can we pray for our community?'and then once we get through praying, we got the boots on the ground, let's get out in the community and let's ignite change.'
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His wife, Pastor Shelia Floyd, spoke about her husband before she prayed for pastors in the City of Memphis.
'I definitely want us to lift up my husband, Ambassador Ricky D. Floyd Sr., who was the Senior Pastor of this church and we want to honor him,' she said.
The event took place during a time of despair in the city of Memphis. There have been at least 36 shootings over the last two weeks, and unfortunately, some of the victims were children.
Franklin, one of the event's organizers, said they're continuing the work that Pastor Floyd was known for.
'And so today was a day to charge them to go back to their communities, go back to their schools, go back to their peers and say, 'It starts with me, I've got to do better and I'm going to be the change that I want to see,'' Franklin said.
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