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Fire engulfs Massachusetts church after reports of lightning strikes
FOX News ^ | Oct. 23, 2018 | By Nicole Darrah

Posted on 10/23/2018 6:49:24 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

A church in Massachusetts caught fire Tuesday night after lightning reportedly struck the building.

Firefighters battled flames at the First Baptist Church in Wakefield, roughly 15 miles north of Boston, as the Wakefield Police Department tweeted that the blaze was “an active fire.”

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KEYWORDS: church; fire; lightning; wakefield
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To: ConservativeStatement

This was a truly beautiful building and its loss must break the hearts of the congregants. This church group seems like they are really good people. This message was on their Home Page tonight:

We are grateful to God and to you
While we lost our historic building from a lightning strike this week, we praise Jesus that our church community was kept safe. A very big thank you to the many firefighters who did their jobs with excellence, and to the outpouring of support from the community.

We know that we serve a God who specializes in restoring brokenness and who can bring beauty even from ashes. So we move into the future with trust, hope, and gratitude.

If you would like to donate financially to the First Baptist Church of Wakefield, you can send a check to 8 Lafayette St, Wakefield, MA 01880.


21 posted on 10/23/2018 11:09:42 PM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: Mears

Brick and stone doesn’t burn like that.


22 posted on 10/24/2018 4:15:02 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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