Earlier this week, a seven-alarm fire destroyed the more than 100-year-old First Baptist Church in Wakefield, Massachusetts and nearly everything in it.
Earlier this week, a seven-alarm fire likely triggered by a lightning strike destroyed the 150-year-old First Baptist Church in Wakefield, Massachusetts and nearly everything in it, reports CBS News. The one object that did make it through, and in almost pristine condition, was a painting of Jesus that hung near the church's front doors, notes WCVB. While the congregation is deeply saddened by the loss of the structure, some have found great comfort in the painting's survival. Maria Kakolowski, one of the church members, told WFXT: "It's a beautiful sign of hope...I am personally just taking it as a sign and a reminder that the Jesus, the Christ that we serve, is still alive and even though our church building is gone, our church is here. The God that we serve is still here."
