. >> reporter: the reverend mike trautman, pastor of the first presbyterian church, says the turmoilas a wake up call for many in his congregation who chose to live in ferguson because of its diversity. >> the people who stayed here stayed because there was something they gained from being in a racially mixed community. i began to reach out to many of my african american colleagues. because i needed to listen to their story. i needed to listen to their, what they were talking about and it was amazing to me that, to listen to how many of them are people of means and education, who are treated like strangers in their own community. >> reporter: reverend trautman is a founding member of community group formed since michael brown's death called "one ferguson." >> here is kind of an opportunity a living laboratory by which we try intentionally to work through toward that beloved community that dr. king invited us to. >> reporter: trautman says his church has received expressions of support for the people of ferguson from presbyterians all over the country like this handmade chain of 1,300