The first church ever built in Memphis, TN., was gutted by today fire. Several other historic downtown buildings also caught fire...thankfully, noone was hurt.

"The First United Methodist Church, built in 1893, was largely destroyed. Its roof caved in, the steeple toppled, and some of the walls crumbled onto the streets. The flames then spread to two other buildings about three blocks from the church, including the Lincoln American Tower, once the tallest building in Memphis."

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME...47-c589c01ca7bf


Large fires destroy several downtown buildings (you can check out video footage here also)
http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5505235

That is really sad to hear but Rev. Wagley said it right "The building is lost, but not the church,"
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