Community rallies to help Rosemount church after fire

A congregation in the South Metro is still reeling after a devastating fire earlier this week. But the community has come together to help the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Rosemont. Maury Glover shows us their building may have been damaged, but their faith is still very strong. It's like a really bad dream. That's how I'd explain it. Every day since their house of worship caught on fire, members of Minnesota Debrae B. Schrott St. Gabriel and Arsoma Ethiopian Orthodox Church have gathered at the park across the street to pray, to grieve, and to comfort one another. I've never seen people here cry so much in their life. It was one of the saddest things I've ever seen. Church members say they'd only been in their new home in Rosemont for a few months when flames engulfed their sanctuary on Monday morning. Luckily, no one was hurt, but investigators don't know what started the fire, and the church will most likely have to be demolished. Shocking. It's still a shock because we just moved in April 19. We haven't even enjoyed the whole church, the whole space. Leaders say the 8-year-old Christian congregation bought the building for its 200 or so members because they had outgrown their previous space in St. Paul. Other churches in the area have lent a helping hand since the blaze, including one that offered a place for the congregation to hold Mass on Sundays for the time being. Very, very, very painful just to talk about it. It's very hard. It's very hard. Church members say they hope to rebuild. In the meantime, they say they'll lean on their faith and each other to make it through. Things like this can happen. You can't do anything about it. All you really have to do is just wait it out and just hope that God has his plan. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the church rebuild. If you'd like to help, we'll add information to our story at Fox9.com. In Rosemount, Maury Glover, Fox 9.