The pastor of the First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs in Mississippi said his church was destroyed because his congregants wanted to worship in-person amid coronavirus restrictions. After getting into a legal battle with the city to reopen the house of worship, the pastor said "someone burned down our church, leaving only a smoldering mass of debris and our dreams" and "graffiti, trying to shame us for worshiping together in our church." He added: "When the parishioners of First Pentecostal Church leave their homes on Sundays, they are not going to church; they are the church. The Marshall County arson investigation is still ongoing and the cause of the fire remains unknown, the DeSoto Times-Tribune reports. “Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Explosives, and the FBI are involved."

Source: Fox News May 28, 2020 13:30 UTC