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Thank you for the ping. And, I’ve pinged the “Alabama” as well.
I have two home churches. This is one of the two. I had not seen the latest update that the sanctuary was spared. I am rejoicing over that and I will be extremely happy to tell my youngest daughter the good news. She was married there; the next-to-last bride to walk down that aisle. I pray that many more happy unions will be able to happen.
Trinity is a very fundamental, STRONG, church. It is sad because I found the design of Trinity to be calming and emotionally directing of my heart away from earthly matters to the sublime. However, as I know the members of the church, this is a sorrow, but not a defeat. My oldest daughter attends regularly and she attended the worship service on the Sunday morning (it is now Monday where I am and so my time references can be confusing). She said the mood was mixed, upbeat and glorifying but still a lot of shock and surprise.
It was almost definitely lightning. The fire started in the attic or the steeple and spread from that point. A storm had passed through the area and the fire was discovered about an hour after a close by strike was heard. At present I don’t know about insurance, but we’re Presbyterians! I am positive there is insurance.
Thank you for the ping. I’ll hunt up some pictures of the wedding that show the interior.