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Blaze is unable to damage spirit of Beverly congregation

Church will be gutted, rebuilt

By Christopher J. Girard

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  February 06, 2012

BEVERLY - Steps from the church severely damaged by a fire a week ago, members of the small congregation gathered in the parking lot yesterday to worship, looking forward to a new beginning and giving thanks that no one was injured in the blaze. The fire broke out at the First Assembly of God Church on Dolloff Avenue at about 4:40 p.m. last Monday. It caused $400,000 to $600,000 of damage, said the church’s pastor, the Rev. Chester L. “Skip’’ Gray III.

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