Pastors from local churches in Alton Park lead the way during a prayer walk on 38th Street through Alton Park in Chattanooga on Wednesday.The Rev. Alfred Johnson marched down Alton Park Boulevard on Wednesday belting the spiritual “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me,” and nearly 50 other people from at least four different church congregations walked, sang and clapped with him.
The group included police officers, firefighters, Alton Park residents and parishioners who shared a goal — creating peace in Alton Park.
“Jesus can stop these bullets. We believe that Jesus loves us,” said Johnson, pastor of Church of the First Born.
They marched from New Beginning Church to the corner of 38th Street and Alton Park Boulevard. There the Rev. Kevin Smith, pastor of New City Fellowship, prayed that people in Alton Park and all over Chattanooga would put down their guns and weapon for the good of the entire community.
“We’re not animals,” Smith said while praying. “We were created in your image.”