Early Monday morning, the historic Mother Bethel AME Church in Society Hill was vandalized. The damage to its historic stained glass windows will require skilled craftsmen to repair.
A police officer photographs damaged stained glass at Mother Bethel AME Church Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Philadelphia police are investigating an act of vandalism at the historic church in Society Hill that will require skilled craftsmen to repair.Mother Bethel AME Church has a storied history of activism that started with its founding in 1787. The church, at 419 S. Sixth Street in Society Hill, is on one of the oldest parcels of land continuously owned by African Americans.
Although police say they are investigating and cannot yet say whether the vandalism is believed to be intentional, that “It is an evolving story, but what we know today is it appears to be random. There’s no evidence to suggest it was a hate crime. There was no message and nothing was thrown into the church,” Tyler said. “If a person wants to make a political point, there will be some kind of message. Maybe the person had anger issues, but the indicators at this point it was a random act.
There was no message connected to the rock, and nothing else was thrown into the theater. Garner said the theater is a nonprofit and doesn’t take political positions as an organization, but does tackle controversial social issues in its plays.“We moved into here in 2016 and have never had none of this kind of trouble. Hopefully it’s the last,” said Garner, who estimated the damage at $1,500.
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