Church community in Lineboro grieves, gathers in wake of devastating fire

Church community in Lineboro grieves, gathers in wake of devastating fire

House of worship shared by two congregations lost in pre-dawn blaze

Lazarus Church, the home to two Carroll County congregations, was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. The building was declared a total loss, with damages estimated at $1 million. (See Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun video)

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/manchester-lineboro/bs-md-ca-church-fire-20131203,0,6821135.story

By Blair Ames and Carrie Wells, Baltimore Sun Media Group

9:54 p.m. EST, December 3, 2013

Sam Chamelin, pastor of the Lazarus United Church of Christ in Lineboro, lives just down the two-lane road from the historic church that anchors this rural community. On Tuesday, he could see the structure glowing in the morning light.

"Sam, the church is on fire," a parishioner had phoned to tell him.

Chamelin jumped in his car with a "sick feeling" and headed to the church, as many of its 175 parishioners would that day. The church, which traces its history to 1853 and expanded to its existing building in 1908, before sprinklers were required, was destroyed in the blaze… Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/manchester-lineboro/bs-md-ca-church-fire-20131203,0,6821135.story

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