LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg (D) has invited the community to a citywide vigil to mourn the victims of Monday’s mass shooting at the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville.

What You Need To Know

  • Two large citywide vigils are taking place Wednesday night to mourn the victims of Monday's mass shooting in Louisville

  • Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg invited the city to a community vigil at the Muhammad Ali Center from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 12

  • That same night, the Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods is organizing "A Citywide Night of Resilience" at over 16 churches

  • The two are the first effort to bring together groups across the city to mourn the mass shooting

The event, entitled “Reflect & Remember,” will be 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 at the Muhammad Ali Center Plaza, 144 N. Sixth Street. There is free parking at the Ali Center Garage.

“Join us at the Muhammad Ali Center tomorrow at 5 p.m. for a community vigil,” the first-term mayor said in a Facebook post. “Together we will unite as a city to reflect and remember our loved ones.”

Following the community vigil, the mayor’s Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods has partnered with churches and faith groups from across the city for on-site vigils that will also have professional counselors on hand.

The event, entitled “A Citywide Night of Resilience” will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at over 16 different houses of faith across the city. They include:

  • The Greater Faith Church of Deliverance
  • Spirit Filled New Life Church Ministries
  • The Father Word & Holy Ghost Church of Christ
  • King Solomon Baptist Church
  • Beargrass Mission Baptist Church
  • Greater Israel Missionary Baptist Church
  • New Covenant Baptist Church
  • Temple of Shalom
  • New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church
  • Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist
  • Lampkins Chapel C.M.E. Church
  • Remnant Church of God in Christ
  • Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion
  • Baha’is Center of Louisville
  • Highland Presbyterian Church

Several other churches will also open their houses of worship and join the vigil from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. but will not have a trained counselor on hand. If you can't get to one of the churches listed above, the Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods enourages you to find one of these churches near you:

  • Anchorage Presbyterian Church
  • Bardstown Road Presbyterian Church
  • Beechmont Presbyterian Church
  • Beulah Presbyterian Church
  • Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church
  • Fourth Presbyterian Church
  • Harvey Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
  • Highland Presbyterian Church
  • John Knox Presbyterian Church
  • Okolona Presbyterian Church
  • Shawnee Presbyterian Church
  • Springdale Presbyterian Church
  • Strathmoor Presbyterian Church

“Please join others throughout Louisville for prayer, remembrance and professional counseling at these worship places,” the organizers said. 

At 7 p.m., the mayor is also asking everyone in Louisville to pause for a moment of silence in honor of the victims, whether you are at a vigil or not. 

Since Monday, many Louisvillians have leaned on their faith in response to the violent shooting that took the lives of five and injured eight others. Memorial services for the deceased victims as well as vigils have taken place in the days since.

The two events are the first effort to bring together a wide variety of groups to grieve and pray. 

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