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.
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.