Drone video shows fire damage at First Baptist Dallas

FOX 4 viewer Elias Canales shared drone video showing the damage to First Baptist Dallas' historic sanctuary after a large fire on Friday night.

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[cvent]

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.

[cindiedeasey]

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

[LeeLoo_]

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

[NonaK-mzoy]

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!!

[stJohn.-]

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

[sniperninja]

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

[GettingthruLife]

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

[vernareed]

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

[SamanthaGunn]

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.

[charcushman]

Im so sorry for your devastating loss. 😢

[Jddewine]

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

[zGoodManz]

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.

[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.

[Texastimbo]

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

[gusgarza]

Looks Pretty Bad. Hope no one got hurt.

[tlw]

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

[Sylvia-zgyh]

How heartbreaking, nothing but a shell

[JOY]

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

[DjAmerillion]

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

[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.