New York Church Fire Comes Amid Renovations

June 26, 2003
The Rev. Willie J. Graham, of Bethlehem Revival Temple, took a lunch break Tuesday from renovating the congregation's new church building at 610 Willis Ave. When he came back around 1:20 p.m., he found the ceiling above the sanctuary engulfed in flames and smoke billowing from the 1887 building.
The Rev. Willie J. Graham, of Bethlehem Revival Temple, took a lunch break Tuesday from renovating the congregation's new church building at 610 Willis Ave. When he came back around 1:20 p.m., he found the ceiling above the sanctuary engulfed in flames and smoke billowing from the 1887 building.

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