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Wednesday, December 04, 2013

MD St. Fire Marshal: Two alarm fire destroys historic http://twitpic.com/dnmdno 160 year old Carroll County Church http://tinyurl.com/n5tt7da

According to a Maryland State Fire marshal news release on December 3^rd, 2013:

TWO ALARM FIRE DESTROYS LOCAL CHURCH

CARROLL COUNTY, MD (December 3, 2013) – Investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are currently conducting an origin and cause investigation involving the Lazarus Church located at 5101 South Church Street in Lineboro.

The 4:11 a.m. two alarm blaze was discovered by neighbors directly across the street of the 160 year-old church. Nearly 60 firefighters responded from Carroll and Baltimore Counties, as well as York County, Pennsylvania to control the blaze within two hours after arrival on scene.

The church, originally constructed in 1853, received heavy fire damage throughout the entire structure. Damage estimates for the structure and contents is one million dollars.

The Lazarus Church is a union congregation church and was a place of worship for both UCC and Lutheran members.

The origin and cause for the blaze remains under investigation at this time. Anyone having information concerning this fire should contact the Metro Regional Office of the State Fire Marshal at 410-871-3050.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of State Police dedicated to helping protect citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire protection engineering. For more information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at: www.mdsp.org/firemarshal and/or http://facebook.com/MarylandStateFireMarshal.

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UPDATE December 4^th, 2013:

Lazarus Church has established an easy and secure way for our community to donate.

Please be sure that all monies raised through this program will be securely processed and will directly support the rebuilding efforts of both congregations.

You may write a check and send it to the church's address: "Lazarus UCC" fund, Lazarus Church, 5101 S. Church St., Lineboro, MD 21102. Thank you for your generosity and your love - it is greatly and truly appreciated.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. (Psalm 46:1-3)

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/manchester-lineboro/ph-ce-eagle-archives-1208-20131204,0,5680175.story

By Kevin E. Dayhoff, 5:12 p.m. EST, December 4, 2013

Labels: Carroll Co Dist Lineboro, Fire CC Depts, Fire CC Depts 07 Lineboro, Religion Carroll Co Churches, Religion Lutheran

On the Mason-Dixon Line in northern Carroll County, the historic town of Lineboro was awakened at 4:11 a.m. on Tuesday when the first alarm rang out that there was a fire in the 160-year-old Lazarus United Church of Christ and Lutheran Union Church. Two alarms and two hours later, the fire was declared under control.

In spite of the efforts of approximately 60 firefighters from Carroll and Baltimore counties and York County, Pa., the historic structure was a total loss.

According to research by historians Joe Getty and Mary Ann Ashcraft for the Historical Society of Carroll County, "Carroll County was strongly influenced by German Baptists, also known as Dunkards and later as Church of the Brethren, and by two denominations which worked closely together during those early years — Lutheran and Reformed (now known as United Church of Christ.)

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Carroll has a history of natural disasters — snowstorms, floods, tornadoes, fires — that threaten our safety, health and welfare. Too often, these natural disasters find a church.

On June 19, 1952, a storm destroyed the St. John's Roman Catholic Church steeple on Main Street in Westminster.

On Feb. 19, 1893, a tornado destroyed the steeple at St. Paul's United Church of Christ at the corner of Green Street and Bond.

On April 9 and 10, 1883, an entire section of Westminster, from John Street to Carroll Street to Main Street, burned to the ground. All that was left of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church at 21 Carroll Street was a brick shell.

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An article in the Baltimore Sun last Tuesday by Blair Ames and Carrie Wells reported, “The congregation itself dates to 1853, and was founded by members of Zion's Church in Manchester… poor roads had made the five-mile route from Lineboro to Manchester impassable for several months each year, so the faithful decided to build their own church.

“According to a 1939 Sun article, the original sanctuary was built through donation pledges from members — the largest recorded was $120 and the smallest ‘121/2 cents.’”

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MD St. Fire Marshal: Two alarm fire destroys historic 160 year old Carroll County Church by Kevin Earl Dayhoff

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