Sunday services were cancelled at Covenant Life Church of God in Fruitland Park after a strong thunderstorm came through at around 9:30 a.m., bringing strong winds and heavy rain, and resulting in damage to the building.
A tarp now covers the roof of the church. The scariest part is that people were inside when the church at a rehearsal when this all happened.
Everyone is OK, thankfully. Jeanine Treadway lives across from the street and said her husband was home and saw the aftermath. “When he came out to leave, he noticed that the damage was done to the church on the roof and the roof was torn off,” Treadway said.