WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — People in Wichita have gathered for a vigil honoring the nine people killed in a shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina.

The vigil was held Thursday at St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church, which is Wichita’s oldest African-American church. Speakers included Wichita city councilwoman Lavonta Williams and NAACP Wichita branch president Kenya Cox.

The Rev. Joseph Nixon, who is the pastor of the Wichita church, told those who attended the vigil that praying came with a mandate and that they had a job to do more than just pray.

Another vigil is scheduled for Friday at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.