Flint church to hold fundraiser after devasting fire deemed total loss in April
FLINT, Texas (KETK)–The Lakewood Church in Flint is holding a fundraiser in Tyler throughout Saturday evening to help with the rebuilding process of their new church that suffered from a devasting fire destroying the main part of their sanctuary on April 14th.
The fundraiser is happening at Panera Bread in Tyler from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with 25% of sales during the event going directly to Lakewood Church.
'All of that money will go into the building fund,' Lakewood Church Pastor Raymond said. 'Of course, we did have insurance and so we do have that currently in the building fund. The demolition of the old building will start Monday.'
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After the fire took place and up until now, they said the support they've received from around East Texas has been overwhelming.
'We've been offered chairs for the new building when we get it built,' Graham added. 'We've been offered pews for the new building when we get it built. There's several people that have those things and offering their expertise.'
People can watch the full interview above.
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