Plans to demolish First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on hold due to temporary restraining order

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Plans to demolish First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on hold due to temporary restraining order
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It has been nearly seven years since the Sutherland Springs shooting that killed 26 people. Today was supposed to be the last day people could visit and pay their respects at the sanctuary turned memorial due to plans to demolish the building

shooting that killed 26 people. Today was supposed to be the last day people could visit and pay their respects at the sanctuary turned memorial due to plans to demolish the building.

The sanctuary has stood as a memorial for those lost but also as a painful reminder of what happened in November 2017.“Their lawyer is already aware,” Holder said.“Their lawyer already called my lawyer,” said Holder“It’s supposed to be,” answered HolderIn August 2021, the congregation voted 66 to 33 to tear down the sanctuary-turned-building.

Holder says some of those directly impacted by the shooting have reached out to her, but she could not give me an exact number.

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