(By Rick Kauffman, Daily Times News, PA). Devoted members of the Memorial Presbyterian Church watched helplessly Monday morning as their beloved place of worship erupted in flames. Along 3217 Chichester Ave. in Boothwyn, ladder trucks took to the skies as brave firefighters plunged into the church as black smoke poured from the shattered gothic-style arched…
By Jason Grant, The New York Times. The old church has sat just up a hill from a main street here since 1870. Its towering steeple has been looked at from blocks away. Its red and beige sandstone walls and 19th-century stained-glass windows have enticed thousands of people to stop and gaze. The earliest members…
By Matt McGrath, Jim Norman and Abbott Koloff, North Jersey.com. The sanctuary of the iconic First Presbyterian Church on East Palisade Avenue, which was established in the 19th century, was destroyed by a multiple-alarm blaze just days before Easter Sunday. Members are working to determine where Easter services will be held, the church web site…
By Nikie Mayo, The Independent Mail (South Carolina). Nearly two years ago, members of Walhalla Presbyterian Church stood across from their beloved sanctuary, stunned by how fire had ravaged it. More than 100 firefighters responded the day that a blaze started on the second floor and tore through the roof. The fire in mid-September 2013 was…
By Drew Taylor The morning of July 14, 2013, the congregation of Trinity Presbyterian Church met at the Health Resource Center of the East Alabama Medical Center for its Sunday service. Less than 24 hours before, the Opelika church was destroyed by a fire believed to have been caused by lightning. That morning, Pastor Chris…
Members of Metter Presbyterian Church (MPC) in south Georgia will be having services at a nearby Catholic church after a fire believed to have been set intentionally damaged their sanctuary. According to a report from the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire occurred Friday, March 14 around 4:30 p.m. at the Candler County church,…
Less than three weeks before Christmas, a Long Island, N.Y., congregation finds itself worshipping in its community building after a fire gutted the sanctuary. Yaphank Presbyterian Church (YPC), located in the southeastern region of central Suffolk County on Long Island, was condemned after a fire raced through the building’s interior in the early-morning hours of…
Members of a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation in the northwest corner of upstate South Carolina are picking up the pieces after a fire ravaged their sanctuary. Walhalla Presbyterian Church, located in Oconee County along the borders of North Carolina and Georgia, suffered heavy damage from a fire that started and burned Saturday (Sept. 14). Nearly…
By Grant Sloan CLAREMORE, Okla. – Christ Presbyterian in Claremore lost everything last weekend, except its faith and passion for the gospel. On Sunday (July 28), the congregation held a church service for the first time since a fire destroyed its building. “We’re definitely grateful to God,” member Brian Gaines said. Gaines’ congregation barely filled…
It’s been nearly two weeks since Trinity Presbyterian Church in Alabama was gutted by a destructive fire. And in that time, Pastor Chris Duncan has seen church and community members drawn closer than ever before. Church members have displayed a resilient spirit to trust in God and overcome the devastation, while the community has rallied…