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The bishop said he had “a feeling of disbelief that somebody would actually do that.”
Authorities have been investigating the vandalism at the church which has a largely Black congregation as a possible hate crime.
The incident left Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria outraged.
“This was not an accident but a hate crime against Zion Ministries and their community,” the mayor said on social media. “As mayor, I’m repulsed and distraught that someone would intentionally vandalize a religious organization in our community. There is absolutely no room for any hate in Everett.”
The mayor reiterated the following day that there is no room for hate in the Everett community.
Vandalism at Black church in Everett being investigated as hate crime
Updated Apr 30, 10:28 AM;
Posted Apr 30, 10:28 AM
Everett police and the city’s mayor are characterizing vandalism reported at Zion Baptist Church, a Black church in the city, as a hate crime. A large wooden cross that has rested in the same location at the church for years was found in a nearby yard. (Google Maps)
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Everett police and the city’s mayor are characterizing vandalism reported at Black church earlier this week as a hate crime.
Zion Baptist Church’s property was vandalized early Thursday. In a statement, the Everett Police Department said it’s treating the action as a hate crime.
A large wooden cross was uprooted and left in an adjacent yard
Published April 30, 2021
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Police in Everett, Massachusetts, are investigating vandalism at a church with a largely Black congregation as a possible hate crime, authorities said.
A large wooden cross that stood outside the Zion Bapist Church was uprooted and left in an adjacent yard, Bishop Robert G. Brown, senior pastor of the church, told The Boston Globe. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The church’s office manager noticed that the cross was missing when she came to work Thursday morning and called police, he said.