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Keokuk church to be demolished
Posted: 12.23.2008 at 4:12 PM
Rajah Maples

Rajah Maples is an Anchor and Reporter for KHQA.

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KEOKUK, IOWA -- Here's more on that Keokuk church that's been hit by two arson fires during the past four months.

You'll recall the first suspicious fire at Bethany Baptist Church happened last September.

The second one happened a little more than a week ago.

KHQA's Rajah Maples talked with Pastor Ronnie McLain earlier Tuesday afternoon.

He told her the church plans to demolish the building.

Right now, it's in the process of salvaging some of the stain-glass windows.

McLain says demolition will most likely start within the next couple of months.

Church members have started meeting at the River Hills Village in Keokuk.

McLain told us they've not yet decided on what to do about building a new church.

Keokuk police are still investigating both fires.

There have been no arrests so far.

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