LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- A flood that devastated a community also left a local church in shambles.  The recovery process for the Faith Way Assembly of God is underway.  On the evening of Friday, June 7, rain from an historic flood swept through the sanctuary.
“With the rain came a flood of proportions that had never been seen in the area. In the epicenter of the flood was Faith Way Assembly of God. Faith Way had over eight feet of water rushing through the building over the course of 12 hours. The waters completely engulfed all of the rooms in the church and rose to the ceiling in the sanctuary and foyer,” according to the church’s Facebook page.
The church lost everything and compounding to the problem, it had no flood insurance “as its location was not in an area of high risk for flooding,” church officials said.

Hoping to rebuild, the church has established a GoFundME page and is accepting donations. To donate visit: https://www.gofundme.com/faithway or mail a donation to Faith Way Assembly of God, P.O. Box 1602, LaFollette, TN 37766. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 07/15/2019-6 AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF WLAF’S CHARLIE HUTSON)