Statement from Pastor Paul Lawler on the Tragic Death of Charlie Kirk

Statement from Pastor Paul Lawler, Senior Pastor of Christ Methodist Church of Memphis:

Today, we grieve the news of the assassination of social commentator, Charlie Kirk. Our nation has lost a great Christian intellectual, a deep thinker, and one who modeled the gift of civil dialogue. Our prayers go out to his wife and family. Our prayers also go out to our nation as we grieve this unthinkable act. We condemn political violence of any kind and pray that we will all labor to preserve public spaces throughout our nation as safe zones for working through varying perspectives represented throughout our democracy.