Posted on 06/28/2022 9:14:27 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
A historic church in West Virginia was destroyed in what may have been arson, and neighbors are deeply disturbed.
The St. Colman Catholic Church had already been destroyed by the time crews with the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department made it to the scene early Sunday.
“At this time the fire is considered suspicious in nature and is being investigated as arson,” the department said.
The church was listed in the National Archives Catalog, and the website said it was originally built in 1877 to 1878 as a hewn log structure.
“This is still evident in the hand hewn sills and joists that rest on large foundation stones. The log structure was covered in c. 1928 by long clapboard wood siding that was, and is, painted white,” the site’s documentation read:
On the interior, there are twelve benches used by occasional worshippers. The altar is painted white, though the front of the altar contains two identical panels that have an encircled cross in their centers. A wood burning stove still provides heat. The altar and some of the benches were constructed in 1904 by Father J.J. Swint, who was a carpenter as well as priest, and later became Bishop of Wheeling.
St. Colman’s Church and Cemetery stand in a rural and isolate environment in which they clearly stand out as a local landmark of significance to southern West Virginia.
Social media users shared their distress over the recent loss, one person writing, “Pure evil caused this. They can destroy a building but not the Spirit of those who built and watched over it through all these years.”
“This is such a shame, it was a beautiful little church and we enjoyed visiting. Our family has relatives buried in the cemetery there and many years ago attended,” another commented.
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Can we start pointing at The Democrats yet for openly instigating violence?
Sickening.
A simple frontier church, built with hard labor, by the Grace of God, for the Glory of God.
Kristhallnacht begins.
Round up the usual purple haired nosed pierced mudsharks
A view from the other side.
Not one of these arsonists will be caught because the FBI is not only not looking for them, they’re supplying the gasoline and matches.
It began a while back. It’s accelerating.
Just rebuild it and dedicate it. The surrounding cemetery will always provide the feelings of days gone by.
All women. Interesting.
I remember back when they were talking ERA in Congress that when women were put in charge there would be less aggressive conflict and rancor.
Muslims anyone?
88 church arson cases in 2021. Here is a list of cities where a church arson occurred, this year:
Jan 2, 22 - Bremerton, WA
Jan 4, 22 - Summerville, SC.
Jan 22 - Arrington, GA
Feb 11 - Scotland Cty, NC
Feb 13 - Houston, TX
Feb 23 - Montgomery, WV
Feb 24 - Cayce, SC
Feb 28 - Salem, OR
Mar 10 - Yazoo County, MS
Mar 11 - New Britain, CT
Mar 13 - Bartow, FL
Mar 17 - Ranger, TX
Mar 19 - Sonora, CA
Mar 22 - Sheboygan, WI
Apr 2 - Hamburg, NY
Apr 2 - Raleigh, NC
Apr 4 - Brown County, IN
Apr 8 - Tracy City, TN
Apr 16 - Boon, NC
Apr 18 - Rochester, MN
Apr 18 - Baton Rouge, LA
April 25 - Gallia County, OH
April 26 - York County, SC
May 2 - Portland, OR
May 8 - Tallahassee, FL
May 13 - Memphis, TN
May 15 - Whitney, TX
May 29 - Eudora, KS
June 3 - Jackson, MS
June 8 - San Jose, CA
June 10 - Chattanooga, TN
June 16 - Harwood, ND
June 21 - Arlington, MA
June 22 - Jamesville, SC
Not a hate crime.
Not domestic terrorism.
Just a plain arson.
FBI is busy investigating everybody and anybody remotely associated with Donald Trump and can’t waste their time on such things.
Fire will be their eternal home.
Another baby killer tantrum. Bass turds.
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