Photos: Texas church where deadly mass shooting took place opens as memorial

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Photos: Texas church where deadly mass shooting took place opens as memorial

Hundreds gathered in the tiny town of Sutherland Springs for the first Sunday service since a gunman killed more than two dozen people.

A memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, including 26 white chairs each painted with a cross and and rose, is displayed in the church Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church includes 26 white chairs, each painted with a cross and and rose, is displayed in the church Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, including 26 white chairs each painted with a cross and and rose, is displayed in the church Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Robert and Lisa Kumz visit a memorial at the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. The sanctuary has been converted to a memorial to honor the victims. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church includes 26 white chairs, each painted with a cross and and rose, is displayed in the church Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, including 26 white chairs each painted with a cross and and rose, is displayed in the church Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Mourners view a memorial in the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. The sanctuary has been converted to a memorial to honor the victims. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A group prays together as they wait to enter the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church to view a memorial Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Mourners enter the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church to view a memorial Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. The sanctuary has been converted to a memorial to honor the victims. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A woman prays outside of the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a week after a man opened fire inside the church. Hundreds of people gathered in the tiny town for a Sunday service at a tent erected in a baseball field. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A group wait in line to enter the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church to view a memorial, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. The sanctuary has been converted to a memorial to honor the victims. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Rachel Vasquez places flowers in a fence for the victims of the shooting outside of the Sutherland Springs Baptist Church following a service held at a temporary site, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Stephen Hope carries a cross past the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church following a service held at a temporary site, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Meredith Cooper visits a makeshift memorial following a worship service for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Mourners leaves a worship service for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas, after a man opened fire inside the church last Sunday. Church members will gather this week in a large tent set up at a baseball park. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A man pulls a cross to the site of a church service for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community a week ago, killing more than two dozen. The church will gather this Sunday in a large tent set up at a baseball park. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Rain collects on a photo left at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community a week ago, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Christina Osborn and her children Alexander Osborn and Bella Araiza visit a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community a week ago, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Rain collects flowers, notes and items left at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community a week ago, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Mourners visit a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community a week ago, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church collects rain, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community a week ago, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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A memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, including 26 white chairs each painted with a cross and and rose, is displayed in the church Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A man opened fire inside the church in the small South Texas community last week, killing more than two dozen. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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