Lightning strike believed to cause Meigs County church to burn down

Grace Baptist Church burned down

A Meigs County church went up in flames and officials believe lightning is to blame.

"May have been an act of God, it may have been God testing everybody's faith," Jackie Moore said.

A little after 11p.m. Monday thunder and a loud crack of lightning awoke Moore. "It sounded like an earthquake," he said.

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