Church Ransacked, Bible Destroyed in Fredericksburg: Police

STAFFORD, VA — Presumably the flock last Sunday at Ferry Farm Baptist Church departed the service with spiritual guidance, hymns ringing in their ears and a feel-good way to begin the ending of the weekend.

And then came Monday.

According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the church at 1 Westmoreland Drive in Fredericksburg was broken into, ransacked and, of all things, had a bible ripped apart and tossed to the floor.

Spiritual guidance, indeed.

Police say the morning of Sept. 12, a citizen walking his dog through the church parking lot noticed glass was broken out of a side-entry door.

Deputies arrived and found that, sure enough, the church had been burglarized. Numerous rooms and closets were ransacked, a television set was vandalized and, yes, a bible had been destroyed.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Stafford Sheriff's Office at 540-658-4400.

Image via Shutterstock