SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The Latest on the Texas town recovering from last weekend’s mass shooting at a church (all times local):2 p.m.Organizers say their fundraiser barbecue has raised more than $50,000 for the families of those killed in a mass shooting at a Texas church. ——1:15 p.m.Congregants have departed crying and hugging one another after the first worship service since last week’s mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. Former Pastor Mark Collins says the First Baptist Church “is still alive” and is encouraging people to give themselves to Christ. The pastor of a small Texas church says evil was responsible for the worst mass shooting in the state’s history. The front three rows are reserved for First Baptist Church members and their families, as a steady rain falls on the tarp roof while church-goers slowly file in.

Source: National Post November 12, 2017 17:14 UTC