King and Queen County church suffers ‘total loss’ from overnight fire
KING AND QUEEN COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - A church in King and Queen County suffered a total loss after a fire overnight.
A total of 40 personnel responded to the fire at Lower King and Queen Baptist Church located on 204 Timber Branch Road in Dragonsville.
The church stood off Timber Branch Road for 101 years.
Tommy Longest said he was a member of the church for all of his life.
He was headed toward the church after hearing something was wrong, and he knew right away things weren’t looking good.
He says despite the loss, the congregation is resilient.
This is the second time fire has destroyed the place of worship.
Flames first brought it down back in 1919.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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