After Friday's fire, Executive Pastor Ben Lovvorn said church officials are still weighing options on where Sunday services will be held.
A four-alarm blaze caused the chapel, built in 1890, to collapse Friday, but executive pastor says: ‘We’re going to come together and we’re going to worship together.’
”Our church is not a building,” he said. “It’s not bricks and mortar. It’s the people, and we’re going to come together and we’re going to worship together.”Lovvorn confirmed the First Baptist campus has retained power. The red brick historic sanctuary appears to be a total loss, he said, although church officials are waiting on an official determination. ”The loss of the building is a severe disappointment,” he said. The sanctuary has been in use since it was built in 1890.
Fire officials investigate, Saturday, July 20, 2024, after a fire early Friday evening at the historic First Baptist Dallas church, downtown Dallas., church representatives said they intend to meet for services this Sunday: “We continue to praise God for His hand of protection on our church. We are grateful that no one was injured today and are thankful for the first responders who helped contain the fire to our Historic Sanctuary.
Crews working to contain the fire overnight battled heavy clouds of smoke and debris, Lovvorn said. Church staff plan to work today to clear the grounds of charred wood and fallen debris to prepare for Sunday’s services.
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