NBC Augusta has learned more about the South Carolina teen killed by a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.

Asia Leeshawn Ferguson was from Columbia, South Carolina. He was with a Sunday School group from Oakey Spring Baptist Church in Springfield, South Carolina.

His family said they're still in shock, but they continuously referenced their faith.

They said they prayed the entire way back from Atlanta and it didn't stop when they arrived in Springfield.

Asia Leeshawn Ferguson's family says that's what their "Shawn" would've wanted.

"He sang on our church choir, he even led a song once," said Shawn's aunt, Lateshia Jenkins.

Shawn's dad says he looked forward to this trip every year.

"It's a trip we take cause kids may not get a chance to go nowhere else," he said.

For the Ferguson's the church is family and the family is the church.

"All I can do is cry," Jenkins said.

Shawn's dad says his son was hoping to go to college and considering serving our country in the National Guard.