>> EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT. WITH JUST THAT STUFF. >> YOU ARE HEARING FROM THE PAST ARE REFLECTING ON THE LOSS OF HIS CAPE CORAL CHURCH. FIRE STARTED AT A ROOFING BUSINESS NEXT STORE ON MONDAY AND QUICKLY SPREAD TO CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. NBC TWO’S LEAST AREAS LIVE ALONG SOUTHWEST SECOND TERRACE AND 3RD AVENUE NEAR SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD. >> IT’S TOUGH FOR PASTOR CHAD HITCHCOCK TO SEE THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE HERE TODAY. BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU 2 THINGS THAT HE SHOWED ME THAT MEAN A LOT TO HIM THAT ARE STILL STANDING THE POCKET THERE FROM WHERE HE PREACHED AND A BIBLE THAT YOU SEE RIGHT THERE WITH PAGES STILL VISIBLE. >> AND I’VE BEEN CRYING EVERY DAY. THERE’S THERE’S NO DOUBT. AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT’S A BUILDING THAT WILL WILL BE. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF THE BUILDING. AND I KNOW THAT GOD HAS A PLAN AND ALL I DON’T WORRY ABOUT ALL THAT. THE MEMORIES. THEY’VE REALLY BEEN. THEY REALLY DIDN’T HAVE AN EFFECT ON ME. SO. IT JUST A KEY STATE TO COME. MONDAY’S FIRE STARTED AT A PLUS ROOFING AND SPREAD NEXT DOOR TO CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. ONCE THE MASSIVE SMOKE CLEARED THE AREA. >> PASTOR CHAD HITCHCOCK REALIZED JUST HOW BAD DAMAGE REALLY IS. I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE THIS BAD. I DIDN’T KNOW. I DIDN’T KNOW THE FIGHT ACTUALLY GOT INSIDE OUR CHURCH. HE REPLACED MOMENTS AND MEMORIES FROM INSIDE THIS CHURCH HAD MY MOM’S FUNERAL HERE. AND >> SHE DIDN’T, SHE WAS A BIG PART OF THAT. AND THAT OF COURSE, I GOT ME AND MY WIFE GOT MARRIED HERE. I STILL HAD STUFF FROM MY MOTHER THAT I HAD FROM. HER HOME STUFF FROM THE FUNERAL AND SOME OF SUMMER, HER PERSONAL KEEPSAKES. I DON’T KNOW THE CONDITION YEAH FOR THAT A BIT. AND THEIR PASTOR HITCHCOCK ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THEY SHARE THIS BUILDING WITH ANOTHER CHURCH WHERE FAMILY AND I. >> YOU KNOW, WE WE WE WANT YOU KNOW, WE PART WITH THE FILIPINO CHURCH. WE BECAME FAMILY. EVEN KNOW 2 DIFFERENT CULTURES TO WE’RE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER. ALICIA REICHEL ATTENDED SERVICES HERE. SHE COULDN’T BELIEVE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IS HERE TODAY. I WAS SO TOUGH. BREAKING UP. >> YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I SAID AFTER MY WHAT I DID AND WILL SOON MAKE SURE. >> SO MANY TO SO MANY. YOU BUT IT’S JUST HARD TO SAY. IT’S GOTTEN THAT WAY. YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN. >> CHRISTIAN FOR A LONG TIME. SO I KNOW THE WHO’S ALWAYS TAKING CARE OF ME, YOU KNOW, FIREFIGHT. I DO WITH THE FIRST THESE OF, YOU KNOW, FOR DOUBLE CANCER AND I DO WITH THOSE THINGS AND PROBLEM SO. JUST ANOTHER STEP, YOU KNOW, THE >> PASTOR HITCHCOCK SAYS HE AND HIS WIFE BOUGHT THIS BUILDING BACK IN 2012 AND THEY DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE. SO THEY AREN’T QUITE SURE EXACTLY WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO NEXT. HE DOES WANT TO THANK YOU. THE COMMUNITY AND THE LOCAL CHURCHES NEARBY WHO REACHED OUT TO HELP. AND NOW AS FOR THAT INVESTIGATION, I REACHED OUT TO CAPE CORAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. I’M TOLD THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND THERE’S STILL NO CAUSE YET FOR THE FIRE
Cape Coral pastor mourns broken Calvary Baptist Church after fireplace
It’s robust for Pastor Chad Hitchcock to see the harm at his church from Monday’s fireplace that began on the roofing firm subsequent door in Cape Coral.“I’ve been crying every day, there’s no doubt… and I know it’s a building, it’ll be, we’ll take care of the building, and I know God has a plan and all this, and I don’t worry about all that, but the memories… yeah they’ve really been. They’ve really been having an effect on me, but take each day as it comes,” Pastor Hitchcock mentioned.Pastor Hitchcock and his spouse purchased the Calvary Baptist Church constructing again in 2012.As soon as the large smoke cleared the realm on Monday — Pastor Hitchcock realized simply how dangerous the harm actually was.“I didn’t know if it was going to be this bad. I didn’t know, I didn’t know the fire actually got inside our church. You just think that you’re going to wake up and it was a dream, but I guess with anything, tragedy, it just takes a process,” Pastor Hitchcock mentioned.He replays moments and recollections from inside this church.“Had my mom’s funeral here, she was a big part of this and then me and my wife got married here. I still have stuff from my mother that I had from her home, from the funeral, and some of her personal keepsakes. But I don’t know the condition of them yet because I haven’t gone in there.”Pastor Hitchcock additionally identified that they share this constructing with one other church.“We’re a family and we partnered with the Filipino church and we became a family and even though it’s two different cultures, we were able to work together,” he mentioned.Alicia Raichle attended providers on the church. She couldn’t consider the extent of the damages, saying, “I saw the fire and after work, I say I have to go see my church.” As Raichle fought again tears, she mentioned, “I know it’s God, but it’s just so hard to see it’s gone that way.”“I’ve been a Christian for a long time, and I know he’s always taking care of me. I dealt with adversities; I’ve dealt with cancer. Dealt with other things, and God has always pulled me through, so just another step, another chapter,” Pastor Hitchcock mentioned.Pastor Hitchcock mentioned they don’t have insurance coverage on the constructing, so that they aren’t fairly positive what they’ll do subsequent, however he mentioned that they respect you, the group and native church buildings reaching out.As for the continuing investigation, there’s nonetheless no trigger for the hearth.
It’s robust for Pastor Chad Hitchcock to see the harm at his church from Monday’s fireplace that began on the roofing firm subsequent door in Cape Coral.
“I’ve been crying every day, there’s no doubt… and I know it’s a building, it’ll be, we’ll take care of the building, and I know God has a plan and all this, and I don’t worry about all that, but the memories… yeah they’ve really been. They’ve really been having an effect on me, but take each day as it comes,” Pastor Hitchcock mentioned.
Pastor Hitchcock and his spouse purchased the Calvary Baptist Church constructing again in 2012.
As soon as the large smoke cleared the realm on Monday — Pastor Hitchcock realized simply how dangerous the harm actually was.
“I didn’t know if it was going to be this bad. I didn’t know, I didn’t know the fire actually got inside our church. You just think that you’re going to wake up and it was a dream, but I guess with anything, tragedy, it just takes a process,” Pastor Hitchcock mentioned.
He replays moments and recollections from inside this church.
“Had my mom’s funeral here, she was a big part of this and then me and my wife got married here. I still have stuff from my mother that I had from her home, from the funeral, and some of her personal keepsakes. But I don’t know the condition of them yet because I haven’t gone in there.”
Pastor Hitchcock additionally identified that they share this constructing with one other church.
“We’re a family and we partnered with the Filipino church and we became a family and even though it’s two different cultures, we were able to work together,” he mentioned.
Alicia Raichle attended providers on the church. She couldn’t consider the extent of the damages, saying, “I saw the fire and after work, I say I have to go see my church.” As Raichle fought again tears, she mentioned, “I know it’s God, but it’s just so hard to see it’s gone that way.”
“I’ve been a Christian for a long time, and I know he’s always taking care of me. I dealt with adversities; I’ve dealt with cancer. Dealt with other things, and God has always pulled me through, so just another step, another chapter,” Pastor Hitchcock mentioned.
Pastor Hitchcock mentioned they don’t have insurance coverage on the constructing, so that they aren’t fairly positive what they’ll do subsequent, however he mentioned that they respect you, the group and native church buildings reaching out.
As for the ongoing investigation, there’s nonetheless no trigger for the hearth.
“Well bless their hearts.”
