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Gallery: Northwest Community Friends Church Update
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Gallery: Northwest Community Friends Church Update

  • Jul 12, 2010
  • Jul 12, 2010 Updated Jul 12, 2010
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Restoration of the Northwest Community Friends Church continues after the April 30 fire.

Salvaging Beams

Salvaging Beams
Wood chips fly as Juan Miranda, with KRY Synergies, cuts off the charred remains of the beams that were in front of the Northwest Community Friends Church. The church was the most severely damaged in a string of northwest-side church arson fires earlier this year. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Damaged Interior

Damaged Interior
KRY Synergies foreman, Jon Holt and superintendent Kevin Cottrell are surrounded by the damage inside the Northwest Community Friends Church. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Blackened Beams

Blackened Beams
Jon Holt works below the blackened beams inside the Northwest Community Friends Church. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Peeling Stucco

Peeling Stucco
Francisco Nava, left, and Ramiro Castillo, with KRY Synergies, use pipes and bars to peel the stucco off from the exterior of the church to make it easier to remove the damaged roof. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Roof Removal

Roof Removal
Jovany Tacho watches as a section of the roof of the Northwest Community Friends Church is lowered to the ground. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Dismantling Roof

Dismantling Roof
Francisco Nava carries some of the debris from the roof of the church. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Cutting Sections

Cutting Sections
Ramiro Castillo, with KRY Synergies, cuts up a section of the roof after it was lowered to the ground. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Empty Shell

Empty Shell
Spiritual words of hope are inscribed on a beam (foreground left) while Dayton Durley, pastor of Northwest Community Friends Church, walks around the nearly empty shell of the building that was his church. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Words of Hope, Faith

Words of Hope, Faith
More spiritual words from the Gospel according to Matthew, "Lo I am with thee always," are written on one of the beams in the church. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Fire Aftermath

Fire Aftermath
Bob Gaston, president of the church board, stands in the burned out remains of the church on the day of the fire on April 30. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Charred Library

Charred Library
Bob Gaston stands in the fire-charred library as he holds a Quaker bonnet from the 19th century. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

Ashes

Ashes
A single piece of paper, surrounded by ashes, is all that remains on a book rack near the entryway of the church where the fire began. A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

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