Saturday evening as storms passed through Marion County the Pleasantville Christian Church’s bell tower was struck by lightning.

Pastor Donna Murphy-Ceradsky with the church tells KNIA/KRLS News the lightning strike blew apart bricks in the tower as well as windows in the church and also disabled the phone system. She says church representatives will meet with engineers and insurance representatives to discuss repairs and when the church will be able to be back in use. The church held their service at the Ministry Center this past Sunday but Murphy-Ceradsky says the church will make an announcement later this week as to where this Sunday’s service will be held and the plans for the church moving forward.

If anyone has any questions regarding the church they can contact Pastor Donna Murphy-Ceradsky at (515) 370-5318