{"id":786,"date":"2019-10-24T09:52:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=786"},"modified":"2019-10-24T09:52:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:52:07","slug":"cross-jesus-still-stands-tornado-hits-texas-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2019\/10\/cross-jesus-still-stands-tornado-hits-texas-church.html","title":{"rendered":"Cross of Jesus Still Stands After Tornado Hits Texas Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-787\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-787\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2019\/10\/crossstillstanding2.jpg\" alt=\"Shea Sumlin\/facebook,com\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shea Sumlin\/facebook,com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The roof was torn off and much of the church building was destroyed but the cross still stood unharmed!<\/p>\n<p>The members of a Dallas church say it\u2019s a miracle that no one was harmed when a deadly tornado hit their church. They believe they were saved from the tornado by the grace of God.<\/p>\n<p>After a tornado ripped through the area, the roof was torn off and much of the area was destroyed but the cross still stood. Those in the community see it as a symbol of hope.<\/p>\n<p>Shea Sumlin, the lead pastor of Northway Church in Northwest Dallas, posted images of the devastation, along with the cross still standing upright. The story quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsheasumlin%2Fposts%2F10157721764672265&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"794\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me and for our church, it&#8217;s a symbolic source of encouragement,&#8221; Sumlin said in an interview with Fox News. &#8220;Christ and His cross is what still stands for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here an F-3 tornado ripped off our roof&#8230;yet here&#8217;s this wooden cross, that I have no idea how it didn&#8217;t get picked up,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Even though our building is broken, our body is as whole and alive as we&#8217;ve ever been because of the hope of Jesus Christ.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a beautiful reminder that Christ is still present in the midst of this suffering and chaos,&#8221; Sumlin said.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the midst of the chaos, the church is still focused on the community.<\/p>\n<p>The church is hosting a community meal for the entire Northwest Dallas area with thousands of free meals donated by food vendors. Following this, the church is hosting a prayer service at another church, the first time they&#8217;ve been together since Sunday&#8217;s tornado tore through the community.<\/p>\n<p>Watermark Community Church has opened up their building to \u00a0Northway Church so they can have a 5 p.m. service, a real example of the community coming together in the name of Jesus Christ! .<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TSKoIGTauUg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roof was torn off and much of the church building was destroyed but the cross still stood unharmed! The members of a Dallas church say it\u2019s a miracle that no one was harmed when a deadly tornado hit their church. They believe they were saved from the tornado by the grace of God. 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