Kanawha Church Burns
    
   

 

April 02,2006 

   
  Pastor Shawn McCormick examines a Bible recovered from the burned-out Dry Branch Freewill Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon. The blaze broke out around 3 p.m. and might render the church, built in 1953, a complete loss, church officials say. Investigators are now trying to determine the cause of the blaze. “It’s like part of my life,” said Joe White, a congregant who lives nearby. “I grew up in that church.” Members planned to convene Sunday night in an adjacent activities building. “I think it’ll bring them closer together,” White said.