New church breaks ground in Sutherland Springs after mass shooting

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Monday, May 7, 2018
New church breaks ground in Sutherland Springs after mass shooting
New church breaks ground in Sutherland Springs after mass shooting

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas -- A new church has broken ground in the Texas town of Sutherland Springs six months after a gunman killed more than two dozen people during a Sunday service.



Sherri Pomeroy of First Baptist Church says Saturday's groundbreaking was held on the six-month anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history to "celebrate the lives that our friends and family lived."



The Wilson County Sheriiff's Office says 'multiple people' are dead after a violent shooting at a Texas Baptist church.

Pomeroy's husband is the pastor of the church where Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire. Their 14-year-old daughter was among those killed. Authorities put the official death toll at 26 because one of the 25 people killed was pregnant.



The San Antonio Express-News reports that community members reiterated during the weekend ceremony that no victims' funds would be used for construction of the new $3 million church.

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