August 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
Prayer at School!
Members of the community concerned about the school system answered the call to pray Sunday afternoon during what has become an annual event prior to the start of school.
Like last year, this year’s prayer time called ” Back to School-Call to Prayer” was held in smaller groups at each individual school instead of a central location as in previous years.
Local ministers led the gatherings at DCHS, DeKalb Middle School, DeKalb West School, Northside Elementary, and Smithville Elementary School in offering prayers for each school as well as the school transportation staff, athletic activities and band program, law enforcement agencies, and the school board.
Chris Moore, Minister at the Smithville Church of God, led the prayers at DeKalb Middle School Sunday.
“This is such a wonderful community event to give everyone a chance to come out to pray over our schools. It shows support for the school system but for our faculty and the children as well. I’m not here just as a minister but also as a parent because I want my children to have a great and safe place to come and learn. I also want to pray for our teachers and support staff to look after the well-being of our kids. It is very important and for those who could not attend this event I ask you to stop daily and say a prayer for all of our teachers and faculty in DeKalb County who are working so well with our kids,” said Moore.