A fire broke out at a historic church in Dallas, Texas, on Friday evening, causing the roof to collapse.
Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church of Dallas confirmed that the roof of the church’s historic sanctuary collapsed in a fire last night. according to of The New York Times.
Jeffries also confirmed that no one was injured in the fire, which the media reported “came after the church hosted a summer Bible school (VBS) event,” which was attended by around 2,000 children.
“We need to consider whether to replicate that or do something else,” Jeffries told the outlet.
of Dallas Morning News I got it. Initially, “40 Dallas Fire-Rescue units responded to the fire” around 6:40 p.m., but by 8 p.m., “approximately 60 units” had arrived to respond to the blaze.
The fire was reported at about 6:05 p.m. in the second chapel, Dallas Fire Chief Robert Borth said in a statement, according to the media.
in statement At about 8:54 p.m., Jeffries asked people at X to pray for the church and revealed there had been a “fire in the historic sanctuary.”
In a statement at about 9.46pm, Mr Vose confirmed the fire had been “exhausted and contained”, adding that the building had “substantially collapsed”. according to Daily Signals.
“Please pray for our church,” Pastor Jeffries wrote. “A fire broke out in our historic church. As far as we know, there were no injuries or wounds and we thank God for His protection. He is almighty even in the most difficult of times.”
Please pray for our church.
A fire broke out in the historic sanctuary.
As far as we know, no one was hurt or injured and we are grateful for God’s protection, who is almighty even in the most difficult times.
“And we know that God causes all things to work…”
— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) July 20, 2024
In a statement, Pastor Jeffries confirmed that the church had “2,000 children and volunteers” participate in the VBS event. Dallas Morning News.
Jeffries previously supported former President Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential run.
“We continue to praise God’s hand in protecting our church. We are thankful that no one was injured today and we are grateful to the emergency responders who helped contain the fire in our historic sanctuary,” Jeffries wrote in another post. post About X. “They’re continuing to work on it, but the main fire is out. Either way, we’re going to meet at church this Sunday. I’ll give you more details later. I look forward to seeing you there.”
Church Website The “Cornerstone of the First Baptist Church of Dallas” is described as “laid in 1890 by a small group of believers determined to establish a Baptist church in downtown Dallas.”
