MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Members of Pursuit of God Church in Frayser held their first service Sunday morning after the passing of their pastor, Ricky D. Floyd. Floyd was fatally shot last Wednesday outside of a South Memphis bar. Now, church members are telling WREG that even through their grief, the y will continue to push forward. Pastor Ricky Floyd dead, woman charged after shooting at Memphis bar "This is a pause. This is a comma," a church member said. "This is not a period." There was no moment of silence at the late Pastor Ricky D. Floyd's church, Pursuit of God Church, on Sunday morning. Instead, his congregation said they wanted to honor him the way they knew he would want, by praising a much higher power. Tribute to Pastor Ricky D. Floyd at Pursuit of God Church "We don't grieve like those who don't have no hope," a church member said. This was the church's first service since Floyd was killed on March 12. "We know that he is with the Lord because he knew the Lord, he loved the Lord and he had a relationship with the Lord," said Dr. Telisa Franklin. "He taught us the word of the God." Dr. Franklin said the decision to move forward with service just days after his death was not easy, but it was necessary. Pastor Ricky Floyd (courtesy Patricia Rogers) "We know he would want us to continue on because he gave us the blueprint of vision and we got to carry out the vision," she said. "If we don't know nothing else, Pastor Ricky D. Floyd and Pastor Sheila Floyd gave us the blueprint to pray." Despite the tears, church members said they are leaning on prayer and their faith to move them forward. Mother of woman charged in pastor’s death believes fear led to shooting "We grieve, we mourn, we cry, we ask questions," a church member said. "But when we get through with the questions, we don't grieve like those who have no hope." According to the church's website, Floyd and his wife started the church in the early 2000s with the goal of changing lives in the Frayser community. Dr. Franklin said that even though their beloved leader is gone, they will continue his mission. "We gone keep that legacy going of our leader, our pastor, my friend, my twin - that he loved God, and he loved God's people," Dr. Franklin said. "So, that's all I know. We gone continue to love God and love God's people." Funeral arrangements for Floyd have not been announced at this time. ...read more read less