Another round and amen! Beer was on tap and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a western Ohio bar. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Engineers and fire personnel were working at an Abbotsford church Saturday, trying to figure out what caused a massive hole to open in the floor causing about 70 concertgoers to fall into the basement below.

"People were jumping and I started to jump,"... and all of a sudden the floor gave way.

Did these guy sleep through highschool physics? picked by chinook 7 months ago

Watch a number of videos from a fire that broke out earlier today in the Hollywood Hills near Griffith Park and the famed Hollywood sign. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

Unfortunately, firefighters were able to rescue all of their picket signs. Church members claim it was arson and "Pastor" Phelps has requested a formal investigation into this 'hate crime'.

I rather suspect it was a lightning bolt from God. picked by tigertony 4 months ago

As a woman bitten by a rattlesnake during a church service in London struggled to breathe, hospital employees made derogatory comments about her religious beliefs rather than providing proper care, contributing to her death, a lawsuit charges.

If that statement is true, then there's no way it can be justified....but handling a snake during a church service? WTF?! picked by Nicky666 1 year ago

I guess when you're a firefighter in a small town you have to start your own fires. picked by civicracer18c1 2 years ago

Methodist church built in 1893 destroyed Friday morning. Two other buildings including the Lincoln American Tower also damaged. picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago

No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.
Florida! picked by suebe 2 years ago

In order to attract more worshippers, representatives of a church in New Zealand came up with an original and practically efficient strategy. The church began providing fuel vouchers to newcomers. picked by maxriter 4 months ago

Authorities continued searching Wednesday for an arsonist with a samurai sword who sliced a man's arm and set fire to a pair of bungalows on the grounds of a church in Lake View Terrace. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Four people were shot outside New Life Church, one of the largest churches in Colorado. Gunman still at large and may still be inside church.
This shooting may be related to an earlier shooting seventy miles away, link to article here on the shooting in Arvada: picked by Steffanie 12 months ago

A man accused of bursting into a church, sloshing fuel onto congregants and setting a fire had spent five years in a psychiatric hospital after being convicted of killing his daughter. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

According to reports from the Southern Area Coordination Center, the Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia exploded from 1,000 acres to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours between April 16 and 17, 2007. Strong winds whipped the blaze into 100-foot flames, while individual trees went up like torches. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Welcome to the Church of Reality. Welcome to the real world. That is our church greeting. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

White men have been banned from fire brigade recruitment sessions because bosses want to hit their diversity targets. After all, better your house should burn down than not to have the an insufficient number of left-handed lesbian Lithuanians as firefighters. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Wasabi, or Japanese Horseradish, has a particularly pungent taste and scent. Now researchers in Japan are using Wasabi's overpowering odor in a new type of smoke detector / fire alarm that wakes the deaf through scent instead of sound. picked by Mitzuzake 9 months ago

A massive fire erupted at a natural gas pumping station in a rural area, spreading to houses and killing an undetermined number of people, authorities said. picked by muppet 10 months ago

“If we only catered for saints our churches would be empty,” a church spokesperson said. “Fortunately, we also look after sinners, and are thus reasonably full during services. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

Most of a downtown block in Toronto was gutted by fire last week. Early rumors suggested it might've been an explosion in a meth-lab. The Fire Chief extinguished that theory, but other reasons for the disaster may be weeks or months away. picked by jago 9 months ago

It's not every day a building just ups and moves... especially not when it's a 1,500-ton church. But that was exactly what happened to the Cathedral of St Dominic in Fuzhou, China today. Part of the church building was taken 75.6m (248ft) from its original position to move it out of the way of a construction project. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago