The church had invited congregants from another nearby church, whose building was destroyed, and encouraged those who had lost their Bibles in the storm to take one from the church.
Lives have been obliterated, said Winston Parrish, senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Asheville. We needed this moment on Sunday to cry and pray and process.
In a region steeped in religion, churches right now are more than just a place of worship.
Faith leaders of many denominations have transformed their buildings and parking lots into command centers and shelters for emergency workers, and into distribution points for those in need.
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