‘A fire is not going to stop us’: Church holds first service after fire

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The church that was destroyed Wednesday after the Everybody’s Supermarket fire came together to worship in the parking lot this Sunday.

Dozens of community members came out to the parking lot where CityLife church used to stand and continued their usual Sunday service.

Pastors Mike and Cala Dickey were in Florida at a conference when they heard the news about their church. Pastor Mike said even though it is a lot to take in, this has brought the church closer and will not stop them from having worship.

“I think the message we want to send is that we want to let the community know that we’re not going anywhere. This community means a lot to us and so we want to show them that there is still hope, and that Jesus is still the answer, and that a fire is not going to stop us,” Pastor Mike said.

Pastor Mike said he hopes to stay in the community. He is not sure where services will be moving forward, but they will continue to have them.

The church is accepting donations on their website in the wake of the devastating fire.