A Brooklyn congregation condemned the desecration of their sacred sanctuary in a burglary that the pastor called “one more blow” to a struggling church.
Source: New York Times
Theft of Brooklyn Church’s Gold Tabernacle Stabs at Hearts of Faithful
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