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This collection of resources have been developed in response to the recent tragedies that occurred on the campus of Virginia Tech.
News and Stories
- Commentary: Faith amid the Virginia Tech tragedy
- Faith doesn't take away the pain, but it does help us "find a way," says the pastor of the Blacksburg (Va.) United Methodist Church.
- Faith-based media spots address campus shootings
- United Methodists are reaching out to the people of Virginia with faith-based messages of comfort and hope.
- Korean church leaders urge healing after shootings
- Korean and American Korean Methodist church leaders call for 'healing, reconciliation and peace.'
- Commentary on Va. Tech: For such a time as this
- The director of youth ministries for the Virginia Annual Conference delivers a message to church leaders everywhere.
- Illinois church remembers campus shooting victim
- Austin Cloyd was raised as a child of faith, taught by her family to pass on her blessings to others.
- Virginia Tech shooting: What the church is saying
- United Methodists offer their thoughts, observations and prayers on the tragedy in Blacksburg.
- Virginia Tech tragedy reflects gun violence epidemic
- As they grieve for victims of the deadly shooting rampage, United Methodist leaders condemn U.S. gun laws as lax.
- Virginia Tech Wesley Foundation offers safety, solace
- The United Methodist campus ministry becomes a spiritual hub for grief and prayer in the wake of the April 16 massacre.
Prayers and Litanies
- Pastoral Prayers
- Prayer of Lament
- A Lamentation: I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray!
- A Litany for a Great Tragedy: Virginia Tech
- Collect Our Tears
- Lives Interrupted
- A Prayer in the Face of a Rampage Shooting
- A Prayer for Our Children (Hymn)
- Come to Us, Loving God
- See all Worship resources for times of violence
- See all Worship resources for grief and loss
View all General Board of Discipleship resources
View all Cokesbury resources (free)
Statements
- The Deaths at Virginia Tech
A Statement from Jim Winkler, General Board of Church and Society
Reflections
- Musings of a Mom
A personal reflection on having children in college. - The Upper Room Prayer Wall
Add your prayers with those from around the world.
View all General Board of Discipleship resources
Learning Resources
- FaithLink: The Virginia Tech Tragedy
A free edition of FaithLink, an adult curriculum from Cokesbury - Positive Solutions to Youth Violence
A youth resource from www.iLeadYouth.com - Finding Healing After Trauma
From DevoZine - Websites and print resources on school violence
From GBOD.org's Christian Education area
View all Cokesbury resources (free)
View all General Board of Discipleship resources
