A fire in the sanctuary of a church in Somerville, Massachusetts, was set on the Sunday after a service dedicated to Pride, the congregation said Wednesday.
The First Somerville United Church of Christ announced the fire in a news release, saying the congregation was in a room below the sanctuary working on a service project when the fire broke out.
Somerville firefighters were alerted after a member of the congregation extinguished the fire, according to the church.
There is some damage to part of the sanctuary, but no one was injured, according to the statement. The church said they don’t know if there was a connection between the fire and the Pride service.
“Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, Somerville First Church will remain unapologetic, gay and Christian,” the church added in the news release.
The church plans to worship in its building on Sunday “as we continue to celebrate queer joy and the power of the Christian community,” the news release says.
