Prayer vigil brings Glen Allen community together after destruction

Glen Allen community members gather for a prayer vigil, after losing five to the tornado that ripped through the small town on Wednesday, April 5, at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones leads the community in singing "Amazing Grace" at a prayer vigil held for those who died in the tornado that claimed  five lives on Wednesday. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rachel Shipley wipes away tears as her family members embrace, mourning the loss of five loved ones to the tornado in Glen Allen. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members raise their arms up as they sing "Amazing Grace" at the prayer vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Alyssa Sitze, left, Landon Brown, center, and Rachel Shipley, right, embrace family members as they mourn those lost to the tornado at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Emma Shipley, 9, Brooklyn Sitze, 11, Alivia Rohan, 14, and Alyssa Sitze, 12, console one another as they mourn the loss of family members at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Shipley family mourns the loss of five family members at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A woman cries during the prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Alyssa Sitze, 12, hugs Carson Shipley, 9, as they mourn family members lost in the tornado at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Alyssa Sitze, 12, hugs Emma Shipley, 9, as they mourn family members lost in the tornado at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rachel Shipley, center, wipes away tears as she mourns the loss of five loved ones to the tornado. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Monnie Jones, pastor at Grace Fellowship Church, leads the prayer vigil held for those who died in the tornado. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Shipley family mourns the loss of their loved ones at a prayer vigil on Wednesday. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones speaks to community members as they gather for a prayer vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Monnie Jones, pastor at Grace Fellowship Church, leads the prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones leads a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members attend a prayer vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members attend a prayer vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Calvin Troxell addresses the crowd at the prayer vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members attend a prayer vigil where officials updated them on information and volunteer efforts going forward on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones leads a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones leads a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones leads a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rachel Shipley cries as she mourns the loss of her loved ones. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones leads a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Shipley family mourns the loss of five family members at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members pray together at the vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Alyssa Sitze, 12, and Carson Shipley, 9, bow their heads during a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members pray together at the vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rachel Shipley hugs family members as she mourns the loss of her loved ones. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Alyssa Sitze, 12, hugs Carson Shipley, 9, as they mourn family members lost in the tornado at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Alyssa Sitze, 12, hugs Carson Shipley, 9, as they mourn family members lost in the tornado at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 at Magnolia Park in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones leads a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members pray together at the vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members hug each other at the prayer vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pastor Monnie Jones hugs community members at a prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Alivia Rohan, 14, hugs Alyssa Sitze, 12, at the prayer vigil. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Landon Brown, 12, hugs a family member. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Shipley family mourns the loss of their loved ones. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Senator Josh Hawley speaks with Woodland Fire Chief, Calvin Troxell, and others at the prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Senator Josh Hawley speaks with Woodland Fire Chief, Calvin Troxell, and others at the prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Glen Allen firefighters stand by Magnolia Park before the prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members hug one another. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members mill about Magnolia Park after the prayer vigil on Wednesday, April 5 in Marble Hill. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)