{"id":10527,"date":"2024-05-21T10:28:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=10527"},"modified":"2024-05-21T14:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T18:34:55","slug":"tornado-rips-church-roof-off-during-service-but-all-100-survive-god-was-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2024\/05\/tornado-rips-church-roof-off-during-service-but-all-100-survive-god-was-with-us.html","title":{"rendered":"Tornado Rips Church Roof Off During Service, But All 100 Survive: &#8216;God Was With Us&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10539\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10539\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2024\/05\/church-tornado-PA_credit-wjactv_crsmin-Instagram-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WJACTV | @crsmin \\ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A pastor is praising God for a genuine miracle after an F1 tornado ripped part of his church\u2019s roof as around 100 people took part in praise and worship. However, the terrifying ordeal, which unfolded at Crossroads Ministries in Finleyville, Pennsylvania, concluded with no one experiencing any significant physical injuries, The Christian Post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/pastor-declares-miracle-after-tornado-sweeps-through-church.html\">reported<\/a>. It\u2019s an incredible development, considering the church was filled with young babies and people who could have been severely injured in the dangerous scenario. In addition to losing part of the roof, the church steeple fell to the ground and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.observer-reporter.com\/news\/local-news\/2024\/may\/13\/residents-churchgoers-recall-tornado-touchdown-begin-clearing-debris\/\">landed in the parking lot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Rev. Ken Barner recorded a special video giving details to his congregation,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/pastor-declares-miracle-after-tornado-sweeps-through-church.html\">revealing<\/a>\u00a0what unfolded. He explained his wife, Rhonda, was leading praise and worship when it all progressed. He said, \u201cFolks, I just want you to know last night, I witnessed what I would say is a miracle. We were having a Saturday night service. My wife was up there singing and leading worship to the Lord, and we were singing praise to the Almighty, the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WbItP7-DiqA?si=J3k17rOoxEcHb_Iy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The preacher went on to say there were babies in the church for dedications and others who had never even been to the location before. But, in the end, Barner said, \u201cGod was with us.\u201d He continued, \u201cThe God who stays stayed with us. He did not leave us alone.\u201d The church was unable to meet Sunday, with Barner\u2019s message noting the house of worship will come back together next week to worship at another location. At the end of this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/s2ZiJ3R6cW\/\">short video<\/a>, you can see the shocking moment the electricity went out, and congregants seemed to realize something was amiss.<\/p>\n<p>Rhonda, Barner\u2019s wife, was on stage singing, and once the lights flickered on and off, she could be seen with alarm and confusion on her face. \u201cI just heard a really loud noise coming,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/pennsylvania-tornado-church-washington-county-finleyville\/60770055\">told WTAE-TV<\/a>. \u201cI thought it was the sound system going wrong, and then started hearing the shattering of the glass, and then, after that, just the windows breaking, and it sounded like a train.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People in the church have been speaking out about what unfolded. Lynn Michigan, who was at the service, said the experience was terrifying. \u201cIt was the scariest thing I\u2019ve ever experienced in my life,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.observer-reporter.com\/news\/local-news\/2024\/may\/13\/residents-churchgoers-recall-tornado-touchdown-begin-clearing-debris\/\">told<\/a>\u00a0the <em>Observer-Reporter<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pastor is praising God for a genuine miracle after an F1 tornado ripped part of his church\u2019s roof as around 100 people took part in praise and worship. However, the terrifying ordeal, which unfolded at Crossroads Ministries in Finleyville, Pennsylvania, concluded with no one experiencing any significant physical injuries, The Christian Post\u00a0reported. 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