The congregation of Royse City Methodist Church held their Sunday service in a new location after a devastating fire earlier this week.
Royse City Methodist Church held services on Sunday just days after a devastating fire.The church plans to hold services at the local high school for a couple weeks.Members of the church leadership board plan to meet this week to discuss how to move forward and rebuild.While the church is no longer physically standing, it is still with worshipers spiritually."The church is still here. The church is still here," said Pastor Chris Everson on Sunday morning.
Whether they were a part of the congregation or not, people stepped up to help.On Wednesday, the Fellowship Church in Royse City opened its doors to hold a prayer session for the methodist church."It was standing room only. It was really, just awesome. Just breathtaking that the community was behind us that much," said Jon Woodford, church leadership board chairman.
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