Rev. Karen Hernandez-Granzen and the Westminster Presbyterian Church honored Orlando shooting victims on Sunday.
TRENTON -- With flags in hand, members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church gathered this weekend to show their support of the LGBTQ community following the Orlando nightclub shooting.
Rev. Karen Hernandez-Granzen shared her experiences of standing with the LGBTQ community in the 90s. She said she felt "compelled" to stand with those discriminated against because of those who sacrificed so much for the Hispanic community that she is a part of.
As part of the service, the church honored the 49 victims killed in Orlando with a collage including pictures and ages of the victims. The display had the majority of the 60 people in attendance in tears, Hernandez-Granzen said.
At the end of the service, the congregation gathered at the front and sang "We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest," while mixing in the words "peace" and "justice."
The church's seminarian intern Lance Hurst said the church ran out of flags by the end of the event because of how many people wanted to show their support.
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