A fire has destroyed the oldest standing church in the Central Texas town of Gatesville. City Fire Chief Billy Vaden told the Killeen Daily Herald that the First Christian Church caught fire early Tuesday morning. He calls it a “total …
The sanctuary of a Charleston church has been closed because of damage from last month’s earthquake in Virginia. In a letter to parishioners, the leaders of Grace Episcopal Church said seismic measurements taken last week showed significant movement in a …
Members of a Baptist church in Hot Springs whose complex was destroyed by a tornado have started to rebuild. Walnut Valley Baptist Church pastor Tim Forest tells the Sentinel-Record the church received an “adequate” settlement with its insurance carrier after …
Three teens have been accused of setting fire to a Houston-area church. Chambers County Sheriff Joe LaRive says the arson suspects were arrested Wednesday in connection with the fire early Monday at Living Hope Church in Baytown. Cpl. John Smith …
Fires have damaged two Houston-area church complexes. Baytown firefighters early Monday responded to a blaze at the Living Hope Church. Pastor Kevin Kleinhez says he believes the fire was arson, several days after the church was targeted with graffiti. No …
A man who alleges he was sexually molested by a Catholic priest in the 1970s has filed a civil lawsuit against a West Texas diocese and the Jesuits, claiming the defendants knew or should have known of the abuses and …
Four people were killed, including two children, and seven were hospitalized after a church van veered off a northeast Louisiana highway and struck a culvert. Trooper Mark Dennis said Thursday that a 4-year-old and a 12-year-old were among those killed …
A woman has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Louisa County church in retaliation for being spurned by a love interest. Media outlets report 51-year-old Felicia Armstrong of Mineral pleaded guilty Monday in Louisa County Circuit Court to arson …
Authorities say arson was behind a fire that destroyed a Catholic church in Southern California. Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman Michael Parker said investigators are working to identify a suspect in the Saturday blaze at St. John Vianney Catholic Church …