The Greater St. Mark Family Church in the hear of Ferguson, Missouri.br br It's just a stone's throw from the road that leads to where black teenager Michael Brown was shot by a white police officer in August.br br His death sparked angry riots, and two days of protests this week after a Grand Jury declined to indict the officer.br br Members of the church community gather over a Thanksgiving Day service, praying for calm in a hometown rocked by all the unrest.br br (SOUNDBITE) (English) REV. AUDREY HOLLIS, SAYING:br br "It's not like it's play. This is real. This is our lives. We should have a place in this country as well as everyone else. I am very passionate about what's going on and I don't want our people to lose hope."br br (SOUNDBITE) (English) STEVE HOLLIS, PARISHIONER, SAYING:br br "A lot of healing is needed in our community.