Thankfully unoccupied. No one has been injured. No details are known about whether this was arson or, if it was, what the motive was, but the under-construction church still had no electrical wiring - so it was unlikely that anything inside the building caused the blaze.
More below the fold..
Link Black Church in Boston Burns - The Boston Globe
A predominantly black church under construction in Springfield was destroyed by fire early yesterday, just hours after Barack Obama's landmark victory, triggering concerns that the building was purposely set ablaze in a possible hate crime.
The blaze started at Macedonia Church of God in Christ at 3:10 and caused an estimated $2 million in damage.
Church officials pledged to rebuild, but the concerns that their building was targeted dampened a mood that had been so uplifted in the night of Obama's historic win to become the nation's first black president-elect.
Don't you think that NOW is the perfect time to show the strength of our community?
I know we have been digging into our pocketbooks a lot lately, to help Democrats across the country, but wouldn't it be wonderful to show the parisioners of this church that we care about them too - but donating some money to help them rebuild their church?
I will look for contact information and update shortly.
Here is the address of their present location:
Macedonia Church of God in Christ
201 King Street
Springfield, MA 01109
Please send them a check today!