Fire Severely Damages Historic First Baptist Dallas Church Sanctuary

Fire Severely Damages Historic First Baptist Dallas Church Sanctuary
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at First Baptist Dallas church in downtown Dallas on July 19, 2024. Chitose Suzuki/The Dallas Morning News via AP
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DALLAS—The leader of an historic church in downtown Dallas nearly destroyed by a fire told congregants on Sunday that they will rebuild the iconic structure.

Services for First Baptist Dallas were held at the nearby Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, where senior Pastor Robert Jeffress said they will rebuild the sanctuary, which now appears as a charred shell, with its stained glass windows ruined and virtually everything inside its brick walls destroyed.