Faith Builders Church says There is a Root Cause to the Violence

A vision to change the city goes beyond the government or police that's why a faith-based leader is calling on his own to step outside of the church walls.

"Within the chaos of what just happened, there's a root cause of what went wrong with in that. There is people that don't have furniture, people that don't have baby formula for kids,” said Richard Schwoegler.

They're needs Richard Schwoegler says it's up to churches to meet people where they are and understand their struggle..

"Right now there's a lot of people on survival mode. we've got to get them out of that survival mode and then build that relationship with them,” said Richard Schwoegler, Faith Builders Church.

The Salvation Army's chaplaincy program, a partnership with MPD, gives support during crimes and develops initiatives to make neighborhoods safer...

Schwoegler says pushing through the fear to bring hope can't wait one more day.