Leaders of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs have not publicly announced when it plans to demolish the sanctuary, where authorities put the number of...
After the shooting that left 26 people dead, the sanctuary of the Sutherland Springs church became a memorial.
Leaders of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs have not publicly announced when it plans to demolish the sanctuary, where authorities put the number of dead from the shooting at 26 people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby, in what remains the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history.Roxanna Avants, 71, moved to Sutherland Springs after the shooting and said she was at the church Tuesday to support those who lost loved ones in the shooting.
The church then voted in 2021 to tear down the building, which opponents have said was against the wishes of many surviving family members. A new church was completed for the congregation about a year and a half after the shooting. Terrie Smith, president of the Sutherland Springs Community Association, said that as news of the upcoming demolition spread in the community of less than 1,000 people, those she had spoken with were “devastated.” Smith said that a woman who was like a daughter to her — Joann Ward — and her two daughters, ages 7 and 5, were among those killed in the shooting.
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