In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks

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Churches anchor the community for many in Selma, Alabama. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led the 1965 voting rights march from Brown Chapel AME Church. The service also honored the quick-thinking teachers who got the children to the bathroom. At Blue Jean Selma Church, a racially diverse church, there was a similar message.

Published 2 months ago · Ala, India

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In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks

The Sunday after a tornado devastated much of the historic city of Selma, church congregations raised up prayers of gratitude for lives spared and prayers of comfort for lives lost

2 months ago·United States

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KIFI

In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Leading Sunday services on the lawn outside his tornado-damaged Crosspoint Christian Church, the Rev. David Nichols told his congregation there was much for which to be grateful despite the destruction around them. The tornado that ravaged Selma hit the church’s daycare. It destroyed much of the building, collapsing walls and leaving piles of rubble in some of the classrooms, but the 70 childre…

2 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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National Post

In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks

SELMA, Ala. (AP) -- Leading Sunday services on the lawn outside his tornado-damaged Crosspoint Christian church, the Rev. David Nichols told his congregation there was much for which to be grateful.

2 months ago·Canada

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Los Angeles Times

In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks on eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

A tornado devastated much of the historic city of Selma, the Alabama city that played a key role in Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights campaign.

2 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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MY Northwest

In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Leading Sunday services on the lawn outside his tornado-damaged Crosspoint Christian church, the Rev. David Nichols told his congregation there was much for which to be grateful. The tornado that ravaged Selma hit the church’s daycare. It collapsed much of building and ripped away the roof, but the 70 children and teachers who huddled inside bathrooms were unharmed. “Nothing but by the grace of God that they walked out of th…

2 months ago·Tacoma, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Leading Sunday services on the lawn outside his tornado-damaged Crosspoint Christian church, the Rev. David Nichols told his congregation there was much for which to be […]

2 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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