The announcement Tuesday by church officials comes nearly five months after a gunman killed over two dozen people during a Sunday church service in November.
Lynda Gonzalez for KUT
Community members and visitors gathered in Ball Park in Sutherland Springs to hold a memorial service for the mass shooting there in 2017.
From Texas Public Radio:
On Sunday, Nov. 5, just over 40 people entered First Baptist Church to attend their usual Sunday service. But midway through, a gunman opened fire, killing 26 and injuring 20 others.
Since then, the sanctuary of the church has served as a memorial, with chairs bearing the names of men, women, and children who died.
On Tuesday night in San Antonio, the church’s pastor Frank Pomeroy announced the church would be given new life.
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