Faith leaders demand Lexington officials address growing housing costs, mental health care and gun violence

Faith leaders spoke to Lexington Fayette Urban County Councilmembers at BUILD 2022. (Corinne Boyer / WEKU)

An estimated 2,000 people from 27 congregations gathered in Lexington on Tuesday. Faith leaders and members of BUILD, or Building a United Interfaith Lexington through Direct Action, demanded that city officials address affordable housing, mental health care treatment and gun violence.

So far this year 11 adults have been killed — eight of those deaths involve guns. Last year, 37 people were killed in Lexington.