Whitehaven preachers lament Memphis’ long debate about crime and violence
People gather on the front lawn of the Berean Missonary Baptist Church in Whitehaven on Jan. 4 for a prayer service. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
On the first Sunday of the new year, a group of preachers from Whitehaven churches engaged in one of the most familiar and recurring rituals of the city’s long civic discussion about crime and violence.
Standing outside the front entrance of Berean Missionary Baptist Church at Millbranch and East Raines roads in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis, the preachers led a series of prayers for an end to violent crime in the immediate area.
“I cannot count the number of times we have gathered in similar fashion,” said Rev. Earle Fisher, pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, which is a little further north on Millbranch Road.
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