Minneapolis Congregation Works To Rebuild Century-Old Church Destroyed In Arson

CBS Minnesota

September 30, 2021

A Twin Cities congregation is struggling to understand who would set fire to a century-old church.

Flames destroyed Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Church in northeast Minneapolis last spring. It was the only church of its kind left in the state and now, after months of investigation, it’s officially a criminal case.

This is a parish of 100 people. To really understand the hit this church has taken, you have to go inside. It’s here that you see the torched altar, the bathroom where someone set the fire, and the chapel that turned into a chimney.

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