First Baptist Church of Dallas plans to hold its first service in its worship center since a four-alarm fire engulfed its sanctuary and destroyed much of the historic building last month.
The fire started July 19 and the church was ablaze for several hours. The church has stood for 134 years at its spot on San Jacinto Street downtown.
For the past two Sundays, the church held services at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as crews worked on securing the sanctuary’s foundation, which got the city’s approval for preservation last Wednesday.
The sanctuary is a separate building from the worship center and was typically used for weddings, funerals and other special services.
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Church leaders announced on their website Wednesday that services will resume in the worship center this Sunday.
This week’s service will be at 11 a.m. and will not include the usual child care services or Sunday school.
“Throughout all of this, the reason we are going to such great lengths to be able to worship together is because we are the body of Christ,” the announcement states.
The remains of an infant from Dallas were found in Louisiana earlier this week, according to police.
The Shreveport Police Department said officers responded to a call around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in reference to a body that was found at an Alsco Uniforms building.
Alsco employees told police they initially thought they found a doll wrapped in linens before they realized it was a small child.
According to police, the remains belonged to an infant who was stillborn in Dallas on May 3. The child’s funeral service was held at Golden Gate Funeral Home & Crematory in Dallas on May 17 and was scheduled for cremation.
Police said that the infant’s remains were mistakenly transported along with soiled linens to the Alsco Uniforms facility in Shreveport, about 190 miles east of Dallas.
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“This is a deeply distressing situation,” said Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith. “Our thoughts are with the family of the child as this investigation unfolds.”
Police said no foul play is suspected and the investigation is ongoing.
The Texas Funeral Service Commission is also investigating.
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Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called “Eye on Trending,” where she answers top trending questions.
FC Dallas Homegrown midfielder Diego Garcia has been called up to the U.S. U19 Men’s National Team for its first camp of 2025 from June 2-10 in Marbella, Spain. The USA will play host Spain on Saturday, June 7, and Ukraine on Tuesday, June 10. Both matches will be played at Estadio Guillermo Amor in Benidorm, Spain.
He will depart for the national team following the club’s weekend home game on May 31 against the Philadelphia Union.
Garcia made his FC Dallas debut on May 7 in Dallas’ U.S. Lamar Hunt Round of 16 matchup versus AV ALTA FC after entering the match in the 75th minute. Garcia signed as the 38th FC Dallas Homegrown player on Nov. 16, 2022.
The 18-year old saw a productive year in 2024 with North Texas SC. The club went on to win MLS NEXT Pro Cup and Garcia was a big part of that team. He scored eight goals and seven assists through the regular season and playoffs, including two game-winning goals and two game-winning assists. Garcia set a club record as the youngest player to reach 50 appearances (18 years, 4 days).
A new year means a new sense of optimism surrounding the Dallas Cowboys. This past season is one that everyone would like wiped clean of their memory.
The final year of the Mike McCarthy era ended in a whimper. Although, we hate to use injuries as an excuse, but the Cowboys’ sideline looked like the Tune Squad after the first half of their game against the Monstars in ‘Space Jam’.
However, it is a new year, new me mentality with America’s Team, and the hope is that first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer will right the ship.
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It won’t be easy getting the Cowboys back on top. The NFC East grew leaps and bounds last season, with the NFC Championship being between two teams from the division.
Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay Jr. and Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels after the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field. / Eric Hartline-Imagn Images
Recently, Loc Scataglia from NFL Spin Zone ranked every NFL division heading into the 2025 season. To no surprise, the NFC East was one of the top divisions in Scataglia’s rankings.
“The 2024 NFL Season saw the NFC Championship Game played by two teams in the NFC East, but the main issue here is that the two other teams are quite bad. The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants have to figure themselves out, as this division is obviously only a two-horse race with the Eagles and Commanders,” wrote Scataglia, who has the NFC East as the fourth toughest division heading into the 2025 season.
If healthy, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Cowboys have a great first season under Schottenheimer.
However, winning this division will take more than health this season.
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Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Brian Schottenheimer reacts while speaking to the media at a press conference at the Star. / Tim Heitman-Imagn Images
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