Dec. 26, 2019

West Freeway Church of Christ, White Settlement, Texas

It was Sunday when Kieth Thomas Kinnuen came into the church just before the 250 members of the congregation were about to take communion. He took out his shotgun and opened fire, shooting and killing Tony Wallace and Richard White before two members of the church’s security shot and killed him. 

Math teacher Karin Munro attends a Church of Christ in Flower Mound, so the White Settlement shooting was personal for her.

“It should be a place that’s safe,” Munro said. “You shouldn’t really have to worry about shootings and violence during your worship service. I just feel bad for the congregation, and I think it’s gonna be a long time before they really feel safe and normal attending their church service.”

 Although she said that she felt safe in her own church, this recent shooting at a church similar to hers did concern her.

“It does make me worry about attending church,” Munro said. “People may be more worried now that there’s been another shooting especially because this is so close to home.”

For the pastor of First Baptist Church in Flower Mound, Donald Tittle, these recent events hit very close to home.