RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Clergy along with members of Miracle Faith Christian Center reached out to WACH Fox after they found graffiti on the church’s marquee over the weekend.
The tag says “Their is NO GOD.”
Members say Caughman Road Elementary School is directly across from the church and they are concerned about the vandalism and if other communities in the county are experiencing these types of incidents.
To add these remarks and tags on a church and an elementary school is simply disgusting.
Senior Pastor Deloris Ward said Miracle Faith Christian Center is not a large congregation and it doesn’t feel good to know that an adult or child would vandalize something that they worked so hard to build.
“We use the marquee to display the events that we host that we believe would be of benefit to the Lower Richland community.”
Ward said with all that is happening in the world, including the attacks against Israel, this incident is motivation to “continue to get out into the community to work together as a people.”
The body of Christ has to stand firm now, we stand firmly with the people of Israel. Jesus demonstrated compassion to the world and the church should be the solution to what’s happening in the world.
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Richland one officials say they noticed the message on the sign Saturday and removed it immediately to keep the children from having to see the symbols.
Senior Pastor Deloris Ward says she commends Richland One for fixing the sign so quickly.
The school actually painted over the sign, so the kids didn’t have to come in and see all the stuff they had did” said Ward.
Ward says what happened over the weekend shows here its time for the community to come together, and she’s willing to forgive whoever did this because of her faith.
So because he forgave me, I can forgive those who trespass against us” said Ward.
WACHFOX News reached out to the Richland County Sheriff’s department about the case, but have not got word on any arrests so far.