Lightning Strikes Cornerstone Baptist Church in Cherry Log, GA – Total Loss

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Updated 6/16 1:40 pm
FYN interview with Dr. Paul Mims is now posted. Dr. Mims is the Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church and also a Daily Prayer contributor for fetchyournews.com.

Lightning strikes Cornerstone Church (photo courtesy of Ben Daniel)

FYN Exclusive – Interview with Dr. Paul Mims, Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church from Fetch on Vimeo.

Dr. Mims, Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, was contacted by neighbors of the church last night informing him the church was on fire.

First Responders from Gilmer and Fannin Counties worked throughout the night to contain the fire but unfortunately the wooden structure burned quickly. Although the firefighters could not save the church they were successful in preventing the fire from spreading to nearby structures.
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Cornerstone Baptist Church-Cherrylog, GA

It is estimated the lightning strike occurred between 9:30 and 10 PM Wednesday night. FYN spoke with a Gilmer Firefighter who told us Gilmer Station 1 received the call and arrived on site at approximately 10:30pm last night.

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FYN met with Dr. Paul Mims, Deacon Ron Nelson, and other church members this morning at the church as we looked at the damage from the lightning. It also appeared that lightning may have struck the ground at the edge of the parking lot where we saw a chunk of earth missing with the ground disturbed in a line that ran approximately 20 feet.

6:30 Thursday Morning

Last night, fire destroyed Cornerstone Baptist Church. It is thought that lightning struck the building causing it to burn for hours and resulting in a total destruction. Fire departments from both Gilmer and Fannin counties tried to control the blaze. We thank all of the brave firefighters who gave of their time to try to save the building.
For Sunday, we will meet for worship in the social hall of the Cherry Log Christian Church at 11:00. Please park in our parking lot and we will have a van to take you over to the Church. Help spread the word about Sunday Worship to our congregation and friends. We will not have Sunday School until further plans are developed.
We know that our Lord will bring good out of this and make the church better and stronger than before. This calls for us to be faithful and faith full.
Blessings!
Paul Mims, Pastor

Firefighters battle the fire all night

Dr. Mims has requested that we let the community know that Cherry Log Christian Church has offered their Social Hall for Cornerstone Baptist to utilize for Sunday’s Service. Cornerstone Baptist is thankful for this gracious offer and requests that everyone attending services please continue to park in Cornerstone’s parking lot and a shuttle will be provided. Sunday School will not be held until further plans are developed.

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