Daily News | ‘This church will rise again’: Easter services held for Burlington County church destroyed by fire
Russ Hodgins, lead pastor of the burned-out Fountain of Life Center church in Florence Township, Burlington County, paced as he preached an animated Easter sermon in a church-school gymnasium yards from the charred building on Sunday.A prop in church productions meant to represent what Christians believe had been placed on Jesus’ head before his crucifixion, the crown had been inside the church when the sanctuary was destroyed in“Men clearing the rubble found this,” Hodgins said.
Explaining that the Christian Assemblies of God church can go on even without its main sanctuary, Hodgkins added, “You don’t need stained glass. You don’t need steeples.” During Easter services, along with the unburned crown of thorns, church leaders were pointing to another “miracle” of the blaze: Throughout the morning, members of the congregation swayed, raised their arms, and sang along with a five-piece band. Lyrics and Bible verses were flashed on a screen above the musicians.
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