New sanctuary set for Texas church where massacre occurred

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Sherri Pomeroy, right, with her sister, Sylvia Timmons, wipes tears from her face as her husband, pastor Frank Pomeroy, speaks during a news conference announcing the new building plans for First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, at the Hilton San Antonio Airport on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in San Antonio. Pomeroy was thinking of her friend Karla Holcombe, who walked the grounds next to the church for years praying for God to provide the funds for the church to buy the property. Holcombe was killed during a mass shooting at the church in November 2017. (Lisa Krantz/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas – A South Texas church where more than two dozen died when a gunman entered a Sunday service and opened fire now plans to erect a new sanctuary complex its pastor hopes is a new start for his congregation.

The pastor of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, southeast of San Antonio, announced the $3 million project planned for just north of the present sanctuary, which has been turned into a memorial to those killed in last November’s massacre.

Pastor Frank Pomeroy said Friday that just as Easter marked the Resurrection fundamental to Christian belief, the new project will serve as a “resurrection” for his congregation.

Pomeroy’s 14-year-old daughter was among those killed by Devin Kelley, who killed himself after he was wounded by pursuers just after the attack.

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