Garfield Park Church Celebrates Easter Sunday After Building Destroyed by Fire
Easter Sunday was especially bittersweet for one faith community on Chicago's West Side after a church caught fire earlier this weekend, severely damaging the building.
Chance After Chance Ministries held Easter services in a small building near their church along Cicero Avenue, one day after a fire broke out. The building has since been deemed a total loss. "It’s very hard, it’s like death," Pastor William Martin explained."We’ve been there along time. We’ve been in ministry there for 18 years prior to that. Our business was there, so we got 30 years right there."Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
"In spite of whatever happened prior to this, we are still having Resurrection Sunday… but it’s a blessing to have an optional place we can use," the pastor said."My grandkids go to that school, my grandson graduated from there, so that’s a big loss," church member Sonya Davis said."And I know they’ll continue to have school, but come Monday morning, the kids won’t be in that environment that they’re in, you know.
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