Drone video shows fire damage at First Baptist Dallas

[@cvent8454]

Prayers for Dr Jeffress and the congregants of First Baptist Dallas. I am heartbroken for my brothers and sisters in Christ to lose their beautiful church but thankful that no one including first responders were injured. God will use even this for good.

[@lesliemartz333]

Yes amen ❤

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

You know that they no longer use this building for worship services, right?

[@deuser]

@@MarkLewis-l3fno they do, just tell us you hate Christians

[@kimosabbe50]

​@@MarkLewis-l3f Well, I didn't know that, so thank you! 🙏👍

[@LeeLoo_22]

I'm heart broken. That was a beautiful old church.

[@1stJohn3.9-10]

Why do all of the surrounding buildings have not even so much as smoke residue

[@Zipper696969]

God was protecting them against the flames that purified the church, destroyed because it's pastor worshipped a False God, Donald Trump and was part of his CULT.

[@hifijohn]

God has very good aim.

[@garys3010]

Most older facilities are grandfathered on certain fire safety systems. It sad that a Church has to suffer, however they cut costs by not completing/installing the same level of fire retention systems in the older statuary as their new facilities. What's worse is, that's the portion of the facility that needed it most. This happens quite a bit in industrial facilities. Companies will only meet the bare minimum of code compliance. This is why its imperative that OSHA is sustained or maybe even strengthened and you have a competent EHS person on site.

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

Hmmm...good point. Maybe because this one was not being used. The actual sanctuary they now use is 400 feet away. I'm wondering what the insurance payout was for this...& what the premiums were.

[@deuser]

They do, they couldn’t use their main chapel for 2 weeks

[@sniperninja9741]

It’s sad to know that church is burned down :(

[@cindiedeasey1352]

Dallas has so few old buildings that the loss of just one is heartbreaking.

[@NonaK-mz8oy]

As Pastor said in his interview yesterday, the CHURCH is not the building but the people who love the LORD! We are grateful that no human being was affected. Thank YOU, LORD JESUS!!

[@ForeclosureGhost]

Oh Lord, my God, have mercy on the lost soul's comment here.

[@SamanthaGunn500]

Amen.

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

Who started the fire?

[@BIG_BANDZ_Z]

I was there live

[@vernareed2692]

Oh I hate that so much!! Horrible!! I'm SO sorry!! I'm in Tulsa but didn't tune in this morning on KZbin!! I didn't know there had been a fire!!

[@beagle5]

Is known yet how it started 😥

[@stannous]

What is god saying to Jeffress?

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

I'm more interested in what the insurance policy says. I don't think God talks to Jeffress, & if he did I doubt he'd be listening.

[@deuser]

@@MarkLewis-l3fI highly doubt you even know God and for you to talk like you do shows your ignorance

[@GettingthruLife]

Good job Dallas fire fighters containing that fire in that congested area no collateral damage.

[@NonaK-mz8oy]

Yes, thank you to the great and selfless firefighters!! They are the heroes! May the Lord continually keep them safe.

[@cartoonraccoon2078]

@@NonaK-mz8oy Same lord that burned down his own house, of course...

[@Crismodin]

@@cartoonraccoon2078 Hey now, religious folks don't like those obvious hypocrisy comparisons, only praise the good - ignore the bad - the way of religion.

[@ng3069]

​@cartoonraccoon2078 God didn't burn the church down! Your comments shows you know nothing about Him!

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

@@ng3069 God is all powerful.

[@darladevries7401]

Terrible!

[@SamanthaGunn500]

This breaks my heart. Burning or tearing down old Churches is sad. Even Notre Dame in Paris was on fire a couple of years ago. Just to see any of God's houses destroyed, does something to the human heart.

[@SongMom8]

😔

[@Jddewine]

AT&T or Spectrum internet server 404 erases my comments..They can't handle the truth..

[@sidetrackbeatz5431]

Tell me what u know … something fishy I’ll say

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

Sure...the NSA is also listening in via the filings in your teeth.

[@bonzie321]

Loss of another old world building.

[@mond000]

Exactly! Real history must be hidden from the masses. The old brick buildings half-buried around the world are antediluvian.

[@SamanthaGunn500]

Can never be replaced.

[@ambrosdetudor7918]

The church must stop children abuse.

[@jasonlewis5350]

That would be true. The rest of the world should also stop human trafficking, rape, pornography of either adults or children, adultery, pedophilia and other things that occur on a daily basis too, but they seem to overlook their own issues and focus on isolated cases within the church. Why do you think that is?

[@ambrosdetudor7918]

The katholic Church has been torturing me since I am a child.

[@jasonlewis5350]

@@ambrosdetudor7918 I’m truly sorry to hear that. I have a friend who has been like a brother for nearly 25 years and he was badly abused by the Catholic school that he attended. His mother told me they basically tortured him as well. Their is no justification for child abuse whatsoever. I want you to know that this is not not taught in the Bible either. In fact, Jesus Himself stated: Matthew 18:6 (CSB) “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to fall away -- it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea. The Greek word for fall away is skandalizō. It’s where we get the word “scandal” from. It means to stumble or fall away from an authority that you should be able to trust. In other words, Jesus was saying that if anyone harmed a child and they lost their trust in Him, then it would be better for the perpetrator to hang a millstone around his neck and drown in the sea. A millstone could weigh between 100 - 3,000 pounds. Jesus said heavy millstone so I’m guessing He was referring to the larger ones. The point is that Christians are supposed to follow Jesus Christ. The abuse comes from people who don’t follow Jesus and that make’s Christ, Christians and Catholics to look evil. There is no justification and no command in the Bible to harm anyone especially kids. The punishment is greater than a 1,000 lb weight around their neck and drowning in the bottom of the sea. It’s called Hell. Eternal damnation awaits anyone who harms children. It’s not your fault that this happened and you are not guilty of anything. I hope that you are able to heal and find peace in knowing that you are not alone and not to blame. Thank you for sharing this information and I hope you have a wonderful week ahead.

[@pahBillsbaby]

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suff’ring and shame; And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best For a world of lost sinners was slain. Refrain: So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it someday for a crown. Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world, Has a wondrous attraction for me; For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above To bear it to dark Calvary. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, A wondrous beauty I see, For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, To pardon and sanctify me. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true; Its shame and reproach gladly bear; Then He’ll call me someday to my home far away, Where His glory forever I’ll share.

[@zGoodMan187z]

So now we are burning down Christian Churches? God doesn't live in a building He dwells in our Hearts. Their is no Getting rid of the King of kings. 1 day you will all see that.

[@cartoonraccoon2078]

"Now we are"? Other than private residences, they seem to be the most frequently burned buildings. Where have you been?

[@ReformedSooner24]

Churches and architecture have cultural influence and impact. They are symbols and symbols matter. There’s a reason the Christians of old would start work on glorious cathedrals that they themselves knew they would never see finished. It was to the glory of God and the betterment of their countries that they did these things.

[@downtime86stars17]

We who? How about waiting for the cause to be determined before casting vague accusations?

[@SamanthaGunn500]

@@downtime86stars17 Please. Look at the crappy architecture surrounding that beautiful old Church. Nothing but big tin cans. Throw away society.

[@downtime86stars17]

@@SamanthaGunn500 What does that have to do with how the fire started?

[@JOY566]

I'm so sad to hear about the fire.. 😢 I am a great fan of Pastor Jeffress.. 🙏🙏❤️

[@JOY566]

😢

[@charcushman9507]

Im so sorry for your devastating loss. 😢

[@DjAmerillion]

Good thing you dont need a church to worship your god.

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

What Jeffress didn't tell the news reporter was that his church doesn't use that sanctuary building now. They built a new one 400 feet away. They own a ton of super high value properties surrounding this area for several square blocks...all very expensive...all property tax free. I'm wondering what the insurance payout was for this largely unused building.

[@deuser]

@@MarkLewis-l3fit does use it , just stop

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

@@deuser They don't use it for their primary sanctuary & it's more of an inconvenience than a hardship. THOUSANDS of black churches have been burned to the ground, nearly all of them by people who love the man Robert Jeffress practically worships. I'm guessing your concern for that has likely never motivated you to take to social media to protest it or bemoan any of that.

[@Texastimbo]

My heart breaks for the first baptist family. Prayers going up!

[@qwantstotravel]

God is at work. It’s God will.

[@tlw6932]

Sorry for the loss of that beautiful building, glad the church is ok.

[@sport07-o2l]

So sad

[@dfwAdam]

So sad, God bless you all

[@gusgarza6529]

Looks Pretty Bad. Hope no one got hurt.

[@charleswatts3810]

They want that property.

[@watermelonlover745]

Downtown$$

[@worldsdumbesttrumpturd....3143]

Who? The liberals 😂

[@LoriL010]

They'll rebuild it dear, but nice try...

[@gregb6469]

Who is 'they'?

[@chrisallen2005]

@@gregb6469 The cat's mother.

[@lorascelsi8102]

What a tragedy. Must have been beautiful. 🙏

[@fabergeartist5273]

It was very beautiful. The stained glass windows were breathtaking. The sanctuary inspired a sense of peace and worship. I grew up there. I am numb with sadness.

[@Sylvia-zg6yh]

How heartbreaking, nothing but a shell

[@rancher12121]

thank you jesus for insurance

[@cheezysheen2984]

Do we know what started the fire?

[@Janet-b7i]

Sad

[@MichelleTema]

Nooooo that was my church 😢😭😭

[@fabergeartist5273]

Mine, too. I grew up there. The first two days I was crying. Today, I am numb with sadness.

[@jbwade5676]

😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@YAHAWAHS_CHOSEN]

Acts 7:48-49 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? Jeremiah 23:1-2 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. Ezekiel 22:26-27 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. Micah 3:11-12 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.

[@intellectfuture4307]

arson

[@brickman26levi15]

Did anybody else get jumpscared by the logo?

[@joyestephenson2977]

So sad.😢

[@metallica1426]

Twas the will of god i suppose

[@cartoonraccoon2078]

Yep. Someone didn't pay enough gold to keep up the protection spells.

[@downtime86stars17]

​@@cartoonraccoon2078 That's a very bigoted and ignorant comment.

[@SamanthaGunn500]

@@downtime86stars17 agree.

[@ng3069]

​@cartoonraccoon2078 One day, every knee will bow! That includes you!

[@tc539]

they got plenty of everyones money they will rebuild it and then ask for more money like allways

[@superstudlyhunk]

of course the atheist doesn’t get it

[@tc539]

@@superstudlyhunk i get it . i just dont fall for it😉

[@fabergeartist5273]

@@tc539sorry you are so cynical. The pastor announced yesterday that he is turning down offers of money because the insurance will allow them to rebuild the old sanctuary. And the plan is to rebuild it as much as possible like the original.

[@tc539]

@@fabergeartist5273 YEAHHHHH sure you betcha 😉😉

[@deuser]

@@tc539and see you were shown what he said and you still don’t believe it . Typical atheist

[@Pigtrapper]

Now it can be rebuilt as a box building like what the overlords want us to have

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

Who are the overlords?

[@Pigtrapper]

@@AlbertHess-xy7ky blaxkrock is one of them. Do some research is not harsh to find. Storos is another

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

@@Pigtrapper All of "Blaxrock? Do you names?

[@Pigtrapper]

@@AlbertHess-xy7ky if I say the actual names... the comment will get deleted. Figure it out

[@mariantreber8055]

Albert....the cabal/mafia. Use your brain. ..wake uppp.

[@gregb6469]

I'm surprised the fire did not spread to the newer section attached to the rear of the building.

[@fabergeartist5273]

There is smoke damage there, but the fire crews fought for hours into the night to keep the blaze contained.

[@tigerbellewatkins170]

I can not vote for a candidate with evidence of poor integrity, recent criminal history and such bad character traits. It's like your blind and deaf if you do vote for Trump. Dosen't matter how bad I feel about USA economy, I still have too much integrity and respect for myself to vote such a poor choice... No! for Trump.

[@Aviyaytor]

I think you mistook Biden or Harris for good guys in all this.

[@tigerbellewatkins170]

@@Aviyaytor your crystal ball is broken...it's making you think you know what others are doing.

[@Saints0611]

Seriously, is nothing sacred anymore? This is a story of a historic church that burned down. Take your ridiculous comments elsewhere.

[@tigerbellewatkins170]

@@Saints0611 maybe character and integrity is not Christian enough for you. Are you a Trump fan? The Pastor knows the building is not the "Church" and if your a fake believer... you might find Trump someone of quality but I don't know how you can vote for him and be a Christian.

[@juliemnm8273]

Trump is Gods man for the presidency...just like Biden is Lucifers choice...I guess we all know who you side with.

[@davidgmaloof]

I'm surprised that when the new building was built in 2013, the historical church wasn't upgraded with modern fire suppression systems. Wow. What a historical loss for downtown Dallas. Hopefully the facade can be salvaged and the church rebuilt as it was.

[@NobodyPodcast214]

Inside job & insurance money.. them folks want that spot.

[@fabergeartist5273]

The old sanctuary is going to be rebuilt. The landmark will remain.

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

Interesting point. As an old stately landmark that housed a few vacation bible school classes it was functionally useless to a church that is fabulously wealthy & owns several square blocks of prime surrounding real estate. Insurance paid off handsomely no doubt. Now they can put something else there that can make a profit...maybe a MAGA hotel for visiting billionaires with a heliport so the faithful of the donor class can be there in minutes instead of having to fight traffic from the airport when seeking to "bless" pastor Robert Jeffress.

[@fabergeartist5273]

@@MarkLewis-l3f no, as I said, they are going to rebuild the landmark. It has great significance and the church and the Pastor are heartbroken about the fire. They are going to salvage the three walls still standing and go from there. The old sanctuary was not “useless”, as you said. The contemporary service was held there every week and the museum, offices and archives were in the basement. It was far from “useless”. And it was a state historic landmark that deserves to be preserved as much as possible.

[@MarkLewis-l3f]

@@fabergeartist5273 They built a brand new sanctuary a few feet away, so I doubt they are holding their regular worship services there with a 3,000 seat gleaming new one a 2 minute walk from there. By definition, "useless" implies something that has no purpose, so i suppose we could say it was almost useless instead. Offices can be housed anywhere, & this church owns tens of millions of dollars or the surrounding property covering several square blocks of incredibly valuable real estate. I doubt the building was worth what they were insuring it for in terms of its utilitarian value, but i bet the insurance payoff will ease the pain of losing a museum.... TWO THOUSAND black church were burned to the ground from 1995-2005.....actual places where people met to worship, not offices & museum facilities. I never heard a single peep out of the press over that. But one rich white megachurch that worships Donald Trump has an office building go up in smoke & grieving, hand wringing people come out of the woodwork claiming "Satan" set the fire.

[@fabergeartist5273]

@@MarkLewis-l3f you seem very bitter. The only reason I said anything is because I grew up there and the building was meaningful to me. And yes, they did hold services in the historic sanctuary. They have two styles of service, traditional worship and contemporary worship. The contemporary worship service was held in the historic sanctuary every week. But I don’t think you’re interested.

[@Lisa-ty5xw]

Prayers for this Body of Believers 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

Christofascist World Headquarters needs a new building, I see.

[@stanleymays2710]

We have a child of satan here folks !

[@BlackRiverGold]

Offering money should also be invested in fire protection system not just in personal life.

[@robertbolton9450]

In our lord and saviour that nobody got harmed

[@robertbolton9450]

Investigate the cause

[@johnfranklin5277]

Fires like this are ALWAYS INVESTIGATED!

[@robertbolton9450]

@@johnfranklin5277 yea thell pick through the rouble. Fire Marshall

[@fabergeartist5273]

@@robertbolton9450the ATF is helping with the investigation.

[@robertbolton9450]

@@fabergeartist5273 dealing insurance defaud

[@jackbest6677]

Such a terrible disaster.

[@AlbertHess-xy7ky]

And god said let there be light, Toyota.

[@chrischreative2245]

That’s awful 😢

[@RedirSeat]

Some investors must of burned it on purpose to get something else built dirty job that doesn’t happen just like that

[@fabergeartist5273]

No, the church is going to rebuild the historic sanctuary as much as possible to its original beauty. It was announced yesterday.

[@fabergeartist5273]

I agree that it didn’t just happen. I suspect arson, but not by a church member. ATF is helping with the investigation.

[@mray8519]

Arson? To control the people you must first make them afraid……Goebbels, 1943