Now, a church in the city has gained attention for a sign they used to wish the quarterback a quick recovery.
According to channel 5 news in Kansas City, the Asbury United Methodist Church planned on possibly holding a healing service to pray for Mahomes’ lingering ankle injury. “With the last two games, we kind of thought that they may need some type of help,” said Dave Burton, facilities director at Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village. “We knew that his ankle was injured so we decided to possibly have a healing service to help him heal that ankle quicker.”
Mahomes suffered the injury during the second quarter of the game against the Denver Broncos while attempting a quarterback sneak. Fans watching the game on television were able to see the Chiefs’ medical trainers pop Mahomes’ knee back into place.
Editor’s Note: The video below includes a graphic injury.
While there was concern that the injury could end Mahomes’ season, NFL insider, Ian Rapoport, tweeted that the quarterback’s MRI revealed good news. Mahomes will only have to miss a few weeks.
Newsweek reached Asbury’s senior pastor Gayla Rapp. Rapp said the church is located on the corner of a very busy street in Kansas City. With the large amounts of traffic passing by during sporting events, the church uses a sign to show their support of Kansas City sports teams.
The church first began using the sign in 2014 when the Kansas City Royals were playing in the World Series, promoting former Royal Billy Butler. The sign read, “Thou shall not steal unless you are Billy Butler” and received positive feedback from the community. That’s when Asbury decided to continue using the sign to display fan support.
While the church’s most recent sign “Mahomes’ Ankle Healing Service Sunday 9 & 11 AM,” Rapp stated that the church does not actually plan on having a specific service tailored to him, but they did pray for Mahomes to have a speedy recovery.
“We do not plan on having a healing service for him, but we will pray for him and other people who are currently battling injuries,” she said.
Rapp added that the church and community was “so excited to support him.”
