HARRISBURG - A Kansas church group known for making incendiary appearances at funerals for U.S. soldiers has announced they'll picket the funerals of the six people who died in Wednesday's tornado in Harrisburg.

The Westboro Baptist Church posted, on its website, plans to appear in the storm-ravaged community Saturday, when memorial services and burials for five of the six tornado victims.

It's not the first time members of the church have been in Southern Illinois for a protest, and it's unclear whether they'll really show up. Regardless, a local movement on Facebook, called "Shield of Support," is planning to counter WBC's protest with its own show of support.

The goal of counter-protest, organizers say, is to shield the family from having to see or hear the message from the church members. Organizers stress it is a non violent protest.

Herrin's Christian Life Center is also joining in to help the families, pastor Steve McKeown said.