Tag: Vandalism

Vandals leave anti-Christian graffiti and smashed windows at U.S. Presbyterian church

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JEFF TURNER

Anti-Christian graffiti, smashed glass and other damage left by vandals at a church in the U.S. greeted congregation members as they arrived for Worship on Sunday. The attack on St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon is one of dozens of similar criminal acts against houses of worship in the city this year.

Pastor Sarah Sanderson-Doughty said the church is insured, but the congregation will have to cover the delectable.

The congregation will pray for the vandal (or vandals) at a, “candlelight service of healing and forgiveness” this weekend.

Missouri congregation targeted by vandals twice in same week

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JEFF TURNER

Springfield, Missouri police have not yet determined who keeps vandalizing the church building of the Acts of Praise – Whole Life Ministry. The congregation this week has had to clean up after two attacks only days apart.

A volunteer, described by the pastor as a “Good Samaritan,” removed graffiti after the latest incident. The Pastor told Ozarksfirst.com they were at a loss of words about the vandalism. Channel 3 television reported that members of the congregation say the attacks may be racially motivated rather than the result of anti-theist bias.

Springfield is a city of around 475,000 located in southwest Missouri.

U.S. Congregation cleaning up after third act of vandalism

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JEFF TURNER

A congregation in Kingston, Tennessee has endured broken windows, food marked for feeding the hungry damaged and other destruction of property caused by vandals who targeted their church building three times since May.

The most recent incident at the Church of God Open Arms Fellowship happened August 13. A news release from the Kingston, Tennessee Police Department says, “A person or persons broke into the church and vandalized the building each time. A substantial amount damage was done to the church.”

A church member said the congregation installed surveillance cameras following the first break-in.  Police are now reviewing video from those cameras.

Vandals damage Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. church

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Police are investigating a break-in and vandalism at the Anglican Church in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.

A press release from the RCMP says someone late Tuesday or early Wednesday morning got into the building and damaged several religions items. The release says police request assistance from the public to find the person or persons responsible.

No motive for the vandalism is known.

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US congregation cleans up obscene graffiti from church walls

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A congregation in Stephenson County, Illinois had to spend time cleaning obscene graffiti off of the church walls after vandals damaged the building in the late-night hours.

A sheriff’s office news release says the vandalism was discovered around 8 a.m. on July 14 at the Cedarville Baptist Church. The spokesperson said there were no other reports of vandalism in the area.

Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the criminal act.