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6 pastors, Christian leaders react to American Airlines crash with Army helicopter that left 67 dead

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As America grapples with the nation’s deadliest commercial airline crash since 2001, after a midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter left 67 people dead late Wednesday night, pastors across the country are now sharing prayers and other words of comfort as profiles of the victims slowly emerge online.

The city of Wichita, Kansas — from where American Airlines Flight 5342 departed at about 6:20 p.m. with 64 people on board before crashing midair with a Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers on board near Reagan National Airport — hosted a prayer meeting on Thursday.

The Rev. Ben Staley, pastor of congregational care at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, urged members of his community to “double down on caring for each other.”

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