Our church caught fire in the sanctuary today. Dean was the only person in the building. We don't know how extensive the damage is yet, but it apparently it is mostly confined to the chancel. Even then, there will be thousands of dollars of damage.
We're not allowed back in yet, and I don't know when we will. Not sure if we'll have to cancel services or not.
Update: smoke damage in the fellowship hall. significant fire damage in the sanctuary. Electricity is out. Trustees are estimating about 2 months before damages are repaired.
Update 2: Still not letting anyone into the building today. Dean is sort of working from home until further notice.
Update 3: It's been 3 weeks since the fire started. Dean and Pastor Michael are set up in temporary offices. Service Master is working on cleaning all the smoke damage. Repairs have not been started. Insurance has not yet completed their investigation (I guess they are waiting for forensic tests to come back), so they have not released the site for repairs to begin. We are worshipping at Warren-McElwain Eudora Chapel again for the past 3 weeks. I'm predicting that we will not get back into our church until summer next year.
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