Photos: Parishoners return to Charleston's Emanuel AME church

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The doors reopen for church service at the "Mother" Emanuel A.M.E. Church four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston.

Crissa Jackson (from left), Cynthia Coates and Cynthia Jackson embrace one another and pray as they wait in line for the doors to reopen to the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church for Sunday service four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Gillettie Bennett, a local school teacher, is the first in line at sunrise at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church waiting for it to open four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Bennett said she was attending the service because it represented the resilience of the Charleston people. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Local resident Raymond Smith performs a smudging with incense ceremony to honor those that are gone at sunrise at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church which opens four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Raymond Smith of Charleston uses incense to spiritually cleanse the front of the Emanuel AME Church Sunday, June 21, 2015, before the first worship service since nine people were fatally shot at the church during a Bible study group, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Local resident Raymond Smith prays at the sidewalk memorial after performing a smudging with incense ceremony to honor those that are gone at sunrise at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church which opens four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Members return to the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church opening for Sunday service four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

The doors reopen for church service at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

A law enforcement officer helps a church member up the steps returning to the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church for Sunday service four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Members return to the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church opening for Sunday service four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

The doors reopen for church service at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

The doors reopen for church service at the "Mother" Emanuel AME. Church four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Members make their way to Sunday church service at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church as the doors reopen four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

A child peers over the porch railing at the entrance of the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church as the doors reopen for Sunday service four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

A church member looks over the railing at the crowd waiting to get in for Sunday service as the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church opens four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Law enforcement officers with bomb dogs pass by church members while securing the area as the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church opens for Sunday service four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

A young girl plays with palm leaves before entering at the members entrance at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church for Sunday services four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

A note of love is left outside the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church which opened four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Church members return for Sunday service at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church opening four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Linda Dayson holds a sign as members of the public and church members enter the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church for Sunday service four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Church members return as the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church opens four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Law enforcement officers check purses as the doors open for Sunday service at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Everett Williams (left) reaches over the fence to shake hands and encourage church member Harry Lemon (right) as he arrives for Sunday service at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Church members stand on the steps taking in the crowd waiting to get in for Sunday service at the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

People line up to enter the Emanuel AME Church before a worship service, Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. It is first time the congregation has worshipped at the church since a racially motivated shooting killed nine people there on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

A group of church members greet each other before entering the Emanuel AME Church for a worship service, Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. Members of the church are returning to their sanctuary today to worship, marking the reopening to the public following a deadly shooting during a Bible study session. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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Crissa Jackson (from left), Cynthia Coates and Cynthia Jackson embrace one another and pray as they wait in line for the doors to reopen to the "Mother" Emanuel AME Church for Sunday service four days after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of its pastor and eight others on Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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