Old Mobile Church Has New Damage

Alabama Mobile The pastor at Government Street Methodist Church says a car hit their place of worship.

by Chad Petri

Published: Sun, September 06, 2009 - 7:35 pm CST Last Updated: Sun, September 06, 2009 - 7:39 pm CST

MOBILE, Alabama - At least one person is hurt after a car collides with a historic church downtown. Members of Government Street Methodist Church say a car collided with the side of their building Saturday afternoon on 9/5/09. They say at least one person was hurt. The cause of the accident is unknown. Pastor Rob Gulledge says there are several new cracks along the side wall, and part of the utility room was pushed away from the more than 100 year old structure.

“The masonry wall was pressed in about six to eight inches and there are cracks throughout, thankfully the electrical service is still in tact for today,” says Pastor Rob Gulledge. The pastor says the car didn't break through the church wall. The condition of the driver and passenger are unknown at this time.

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sheltiedad Says:

Sun, Sep 06, 2009 at 11:37 pm

I’m curious to know whether the driver was drunk or on the cell phone when he or she chose to run into the side of a 100 year old fortress-like church.

Considering the size of the building and the fact that it was during daylight hours, and that the car hit with enough force to push the wall in 6-8 inches, something had to be going on inside the car.

I’d also like to know if the car had insurance or is the church going to have to handle the expense of repairs.