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Court temporarily halts demolition of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas – A Wilson County judge on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order halting the demolition of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. This follows a lawsuit that was filed in May, that alleged memberships were thrown out before a vote on the church building’s future was held.
Judge orders temporary halt of Sutherland Springs church demolition amid lawsuit
SAN ANTONIO — On a day when community members were expecting to make their final visits to the old sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, where 26 people were gunned down in a November 2017 mass shooting, a judge instead ordered a delay in demolition that officials suggested might begin soon.
Plans to demolish Texas church where gunman opened fire in 2017 draws visitors back to sanctuary
Plans to tear down a small Texas church where a gunman in 2017 killed more than two dozen worshippers drew visitors Tuesday as a last-minute push was made to stop the demolition.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.On Tuesday, a Texas judge approved a temporary restraining order sought by some families to delay the demolition. The...
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