BEREA, Ky. (LEX 18) — Hundreds of community members gathered at Madison Southern High School's James R. Williams Stadium Wednesday night for a prayer service focused on school safety, just one week after a deadly mass shooting in Minneapolis claimed the lives of two children and injured 21 others.

The large crowd filled the stadium not for a football game, but to pray together for the protection of students, faculty and staff as the new school year begins.

"There's power in numbers, so we're going to come together tonight," said Mark Sarver, Senior Pastor at Church on the Rock in Berea.

Pastors, first responders and community members joined together for what organizers called a "Unity in the Community" prayer night, which included members from about ten area churches.

The events were h

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