STOREFRONT CHURCH VANDALIZED.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer ROSAMOND - Vandals smashed a window, slashed chairs and poked holes in walls in a recently opened storefront church. The vandalism seemed to be a hate crime, the pastor's wife said, but there's no telling who it was directed against: the church ministers to deaf people This is an incomplete list of notable deaf people. Important historical figures in deaf history and culture The idea that a person who was deaf could achieve a notable or distinguished status was not common until the latter half of the 18th century, when Abbé Charles-Michel de but has hearing members, its pastor is African-American and his wife is white. ``It's just heartbreaking heart·break·ing adj. 1. Causing overwhelming grief or distress. 2. Producing a strong emotional reaction: heartbreaking loveliness. ,'' said Antonette Williams, who with her husband Trenell Williams opened Apostolics in Christ church Christ Church may refer to the following churches: In the United Kingdom:
The vandalism came as a surprise, she said. She said she had no idea who might be responsible. ``It's Rosamond. You don't expect that,'' Antonette Williams said. About 10 congregation members spent six hours Thursday cleaning up the damage, she said. The smashed front window remains boarded up. Total damage is probably about $3,500 to $4,000, including about $3,000 to replace the large front window glass, Antonette Williams said. Trenell Williams, who is deaf, discovered the vandalism when he went to the church Thursday to pray. The damage was done after neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. businesses closed about 9:30 Wednesday night. The intruders used a sandbag Sandbag A stalling tactic used by management to deter a company that is showing interest in taking them over. Notes: The company stalls in hopes that a more favorable company will take them over. left from the winter's storms to smash the front window, she said. They slashed upholstery upholstery, general term for household fittings, hangings, curtains, cushions, and covers. It refers to stuffed, padded, and spring-cushioned furniture, such as chairs and sofas, or to the usually decorative materials and fabrics that cover them. on chairs with knives. They left behind no graffiti, she said. The church had opened at 2613 Diamond Street after about 1 1/2 months of holding services at their home. It has about 55 members. Anyone with information on the crime can call the Rosamond sheriff's station at (661) 256-2511. Charles F. Bostwick, (661) 267-5742 chuck.bostwick(at)dailynews.com |
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