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Smoke rises from a church fire at First Baptist Dallas in downtown Dallas on Friday, July 19, 2024. The historic red brick sanctuary was built in 1890, according to the church’s website.
The church’s staff was at the sanctuary Tuesday in efforts to preserve the 134-year-old building, executive pastor Ben Lovvorn said in an update. First Baptist Dallas is working to move Sunday ...
January 17 – First Church of Christ, Scientist in Tyler – burned to the ground; January 20 – Prairie Creek Fellowship of Lindale on Highway 69 – arson; February 4 – Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point (Van Zandt County) – destroyed the sanctuary (ATF soon confirmed the fire was the result of arson)
The fire in the Texas Historic Landmark, a Victorian-style red brick church built in 1890, was reported about 6:30 p.m. Friday, and contained about three hours later, firefighters said.
First Baptist Dallas is a Baptist megachurch located in Dallas, Texas established since 1868.It is affiliated with the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention).The Downtown Dallas Church is historically considered influential as a denominational leader among Protestant Churches in the United States serving as a successful model through its involvement of several legacy community missions.
By 3:00 pm CST, the fire was reported to have burned 1,074,047 acres (1,678 sq mi; 434,651 ha) with only 3% containment. It had become the largest fire in Texas state history, overtaking the East Amarillo Fort Complex Fire in 2006, which burned 907,245 acres and caused 12 fatalities in various Texas Panhandle cities.
A firefighter waits for crew members to bring water to douse hot spots off Highway 371 after the Highland fire burned 2,400 acres in rural Riverside County near Temecula on Oct. 31, 2023.
The Bastrop County Complex fire was a conflagration that engulfed parts of Bastrop County, Texas, in September and October 2011.The wildfire was the costliest and most destructive wildfire in Texas history and among the costliest in U.S. history, destroying 1,696 structures and causing an estimated $350 million in insured property damage.