LOSS: Antioch Missionary Baptist Demolished Following Massive Good Friday Fire

By Preservation Chicago

December 31, 2022

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Antioch Missionary Baptist Church fire 4.15.22 Chicago Fire Dept — Antioch Missionary Baptist Church fire on April 15, 2022. Built 1890, Bell and Swift, 6248 S. Stewart Ave. Photo Credit: Chicago Fire Department

‘We need to find an alternative’: Preservation Chicago wants city to do more to protect historic structures from fires.” Image Credit: CBS Chicago

‘We need to find an alternative’: Preservation Chicago wants city to do more to protect historic structures from fires, Steven Graves, CBS 2 Chicago, 5/12/22

Sun-Times Editorial: Bad times at Antioch Baptist: A roofer’s torch claims another landmark Chicago church; The city must take a closer look at the use, of these propane torches and come up with an ordinance to make the practice safer; Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board, 4/18/22

Fire at Antioch Church in Englewood eerily similar to Pilgrim Baptist fire, Erick Johnson, The Chicago Crusader, 4/25/22

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