A sign at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church reads “please pray for our children, schools, and community” on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out on Monday.
Mount Tabor United Methodist Church is holding a prayer vigil open to the public on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The prayer vigil was held one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park where two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out.
David Beam, pastor of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, looks on during a prayer vigil on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The prayer vigil was held one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park where two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out.
A single candle is lit during a prayer vigil at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The prayer vigil was held one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park where two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out.
David Beam, pastor of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, and David Rigby, a church member, have a conversation outside during a prayer vigil on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Winston-Salem. The prayer vigil was held one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park where two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out.
David Beam, pastor of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, and David Rigby, a church member, have a conversation outside during a prayer vigil on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The prayer vigil was held one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park where two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out.
David Rigby, a member of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, holds a prayer written by a fellow church member for a prayer vigil on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The prayer vigil was held one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park where two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out.
David Beam, pastor of Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, and David Rigby, a church member, have a conversation outside during a prayer vigil on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The prayer vigil was held one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park where two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out.
A sign at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church reads “please pray for our children, schools, and community” on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, one day after a mass shooting at Leinbach Park, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Two teenagers were killed and five others injured by gunfire after a fight broke out on Monday.

