Stan Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 SPOKANE -- Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire that has destroyed a portion of the Upper Columbia Conference Seventh Day Adventist Church near Interstate 90 on the West Plains. Firefighters say the fire started in the church's bookstore and started to spread to the rest of the building. The bookstore manager learned of the fire when his wife, who is a firefighter, was dispatched to the scene. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the building when fire crews first arrived. Firefighters are having a hard time with the fast moving fire, they say it's spreading through the rafters to other areas of the church. Crews on scene say two-thirds of the church are now on fire and smoke can be seen coming from the vents in the final third of the church. The church's property manager told KXLY that he's afraid they'll lose the entire structure to the fire. The Upper Columbia Conference Church is located at 3715 S. Grove Road. Source Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Questions come to mind.. 1- When was the last time my conference did an offsite back up 2- Is our insurance what it should be? or are estimates outdated? 3- It looks like no injuries are reported, Thank you Jesus.. Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 typos in emails always show up after the last one is sent... I feel for the workers there, some would have lost years work of work.. Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidT Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 This news release gives some wrong info. What's on fire is the UCC office, not a church. I was there this morning and indeed at least half if not 2/3 of it was burned to the ground at the time. The firefighters were attempting to firewall the rest of the building on the west side. It's been about 2 hours since I was there, so not sure if they were successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morning Glory Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Thanks for the clarification.......it is a tragedy either way. Friends of ours used to work in that building.......they gave us a "tour" during our visit many years ago. I am so sad to know that is has sustained such devastating damage..... May God's blessing attend those good folks who work so hard for the conference and Him in that area. My prayers are with them. Morning Glory PS Remembering another thread, this sounds a bit trite and superficial. I do not mean it to be that way. Quote Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likethebirds Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 In reading the news article I was wondering the same thing. Having once been an employee of the UCC I don't remember there being a church at that address and the picture looked like the front entrance to the Conference Office. I'm thinking like you, Stan. I wonder if they had a recent, offsite backup of their data? --delwin Quote Crusty old For Um Bee-er from CIS daze....Forum A in CompuServe was for whimps! http://www.forestlakechurch.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Flames destroy a Seventh-Day Adventist center 11:51 AM PST on Sunday, December 28, 2008 KREM.com Fire engulfs building Firefighters are still trying to contain a fire at the Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist. At least half of the Airway Heights building is destroyed at 3715 S. Grove. Paul Koehnke, KREM 2 News Flames destroyed church offices in Airway Heights. The fire was reported around 5 a.m. When fire crews arrived flames were coming from the building. The building is mainly used for church offices and as a book store. Nobody was hurt and investigators do not know what caused the fire. Source Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likethebirds Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 That picture certainly doesn't look good. Quote Crusty old For Um Bee-er from CIS daze....Forum A in CompuServe was for whimps! http://www.forestlakechurch.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likethebirds Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Link to a Flickr Photostream of the fire. http://www.flickr.com/photos/designerbrent/sets/72157611751595181/ Quote Crusty old For Um Bee-er from CIS daze....Forum A in CompuServe was for whimps! http://www.forestlakechurch.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Wonder if they had spinklers? Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Likethebirds, those were really some pictures. It truly is a shame to hear of these fires. I wonder if someone is setting them or if God is trying to tell us as a church...something. Marie Quote In His Love, Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I would place the blame on either the Devil or accident ... rather than God. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I would place the blame on either the Devil or accident ... rather than God. I second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted January 3, 2009 Members Share Posted January 3, 2009 I third that. pk Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Gail Posted January 13, 2009 Administrators Share Posted January 13, 2009 Well, thinking about how old and decrepit our own building is here, I can't help but feeling just a tad envious. We've been trying to get a new building for YEARS. Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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