Liza Fletcher investigation: Urgent call for prayer requested as teacher still missing
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As authorities continue to search for missing teacher Liza Fletcher, her Memphis community and the church she attends have issued urgent calls to prayer for her safety.
Fletcher, 34, took a routine morning jog around 4:30 a.m. Friday but did not return and has not been seen since. She is believed to have been abducted and several agencies, including the FBI, are looking for her.
« URGENT CALL TO PRAYER, » the Second Presbyterian Church wrote on Facebook. « Church family, as you may have seen in many media, one of our members, Eliza (Liza) Fletcher, was reportedly abducted at 4:30 a.m. this morning while on the run. Please join us in praying for Liza’s safety, and that she will soon be found. »
Photos provided by the Memphis Police Department show Liza Fletcher, including her early Friday morning run when she was abducted.
(Memphis Police Department)
“Please also pray for his family,” the church added, noting that parishioners are welcome to visit the church to pray. « The Sanctuary is open for prayer this afternoon. »
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Hutchison School, a private college preparatory school from which Fletcher graduated in 2006, also encouraged community members and others to pray for her early return.
“Hutchison family, we ask that you please join us in praying for the safe return of Liza Wellford Fletcher ’06. She was abducted this morning near the University of Memphis while running. is a beloved alumnus, and we pray for her safety and for her family, » the school wrote.
Many people responded to both messages with prayers and good wishes.
“Praying earnestly for God to protect her and break the will of the kidnapper so that she is released safely and without injury,” one account commented.
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Fletcher is an avid runner
(Liza Fletcher/Facebook)
“Praying for his safe return,” said another.
Investigators say that when the kindergarten teacher ran down a stretch of Central Avenue near the University of Memphis, she was « abducted and forced into a mid-size, dark-colored SUV. »
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Photo provided by the Memphis Police Department showing Liza Fletcher
(Memphis Police Department)
Memphis police told Fox News Digital Friday night that the couple’s husband and two children are doing well.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
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