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Middle Collegiate Church nears time for demolition of its historic facade
By Adelle M. Banks — November 1, 2023
(RNS) — ‘We tried to save a couple of ornamental pieces that we hope we can repurpose in the new building,’ said the Rev. Jacqui Lewis, its senior minister.
Historic façade must go, Middle Collegiate Church tells New York landmarks commission
By Adelle M. Banks — December 13, 2022
(RNS) — ‘The way to be in our neighborhood is to take down the façade and build something else,’ the Rev. Jacqui Lewis said in an interview.
Arson investigation after fire destroys historic LA church
By Associated Press — September 12, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are investigating a potential arson after a fire broke out early Sunday morning at the historic Victory Baptist Church in Los Angeles.
Middle Church to begin meeting in synagogue on Easter as it awaits restored building
By Adelle M. Banks — April 7, 2022
(RNS) — The Rev. Jacqui Lewis said East End Temple displays ‘an incredible act of generosity and trust to make space in their community for us to tabernacle with them.’
After Middle Church fire, advice from houses of worship that have survived disaster
By Adelle M. Banks — December 15, 2020
(RNS) — ‘Document everything. Cross every T. Dot every I,’ says an African Methodist Episcopal pastor whose Tennessee church building was hit by a tornado.
Historic Middle Collegiate Church in New York City destroyed in six-alarm fire
By Roxanne Stone — December 5, 2020
NEW YORK (RNS) — 'We are devastated and crushed that our beloved physical sanctuary at Middle Collegiate Church has burned. And yet no fire can stop Revolutionary Love,' said the Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis.
Federal hate crime charge in Missouri Islamic center fire
By Jim Salter — May 13, 2020
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Nicholas J. Proffitt has been indicted in an April fire that destroyed the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center, the same center he defaced more than a decade earlier.
Police: No sign that Duluth synagogue fire was hate crime
By Associated Press — September 16, 2019
(AP) — Police are recommending that prosecutors charge Matthew James Amiot, 36, of Duluth, for arson in the fire that destroyed the 118-year-old Adas Israel Congregation last week.
Notre Dame Cathedral: A place of worship, history, art
By Adelle M. Banks — April 15, 2019
(RNS) — The Paris cathedral celebrated its 850th anniversary in 2013. It has been the most visited monument in France, according to the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris ravaged by fire
By Tom Heneghan — April 15, 2019
(RNS) — A massive fire engulfed the 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris Monday evening (April 15), destroying the entire wooden frame. The roof and spire also collapsed.
21 boys who died in Islamic school fire buried in Malaysia
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 16, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The pre-dawn blaze Thursday at a three-story 'tahfiz' school, where Muslim boys study and memorize the Quran, blocked the lone exit from the dormitory, trapping students behind barred windows.
An interfaith embrace after a Texas mosque burns to the ground
By Lauren Markoe — January 31, 2017
(RNS) In three days, donors gave nearly $1 million to rebuild the mosque through its GoFundMe site.
Holidays on fire: When Christmas trees and candles lead to 911 calls
By Lauren Markoe — December 16, 2016
(RNS) Light up the holidays. But don't ignite them.
Mississippi church burned, vandalized with ‘Vote Trump’
By RNS staff — November 2, 2016
No one was injured in the Tuesday (Nov. 1) evening blaze at Hopewell M.B. Church in Greenville, and the cause of the fire has not been determined.
Easter fire destroys New York Serbian Orthodox cathedral
By Lauren Markoe — May 2, 2016
(RNS) A New York landmark is gutted.
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