After fire: FBC Bossier City sees 'great days ahead'

Days after fire destroyed about 75 percent of its campus, First Baptist Church of Bossier City praised God amid anticipation for "great days ahead."

"I get exciting about dreaming, and building and developing ministry to reach even more people for Jesus," pastor Brad Jurkovich told his congregation in Dec. 16 worship in its main sanctuary, spared in the Dec. 10 fire that raged about five hours.

Louisiana Representatives Mark Abraham and Raymond Crews, Congressmen Ralph Abraham and Mike Johnson, Bossier City Mayor Lorenz "Lo" Walker, Bossier City Fire Department Chief Brad Zagone and other fire personnel were among guests.

Thirty fire units from Bossier City and Shreveport, and 65 fire support personnel responded to the blaze, Jurkovich said, that was reported around 5:30 a.m. The church is currently working with its insurance and considering debris removal and architectural issues.

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