{"id":131545,"date":"2026-01-25T22:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/131545\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T22:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:28:09","slug":"local-church-catches-fire-in-havana-early-sunday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/131545\/","title":{"rendered":"Local church catches fire in Havana early Sunday morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">HAVANA, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A local church in Havana caught fire early Sunday morning, according to a social post by the Havana Volunteer Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cOur hearts are heavy after the loss of one of our local churches at this morning\u2019s early fire call,\u201d the department said in a social post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The church is called Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, according to multiple reports and is located on Gibson Road in Havana. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A local church in Havana caught fire early Sunday morning, according to a social post by the...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ES45T7DWYBDVHGOG5PAMOEVI7I.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>A local church in Havana caught fire early Sunday morning, according to a social post by the Havana Volunteer Fire Department.(Havana Volunteer Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The fire department thanked the Concord Volunteer Fire Department, the Midway Fire and Rescue, Quincy Fire Department, Gadsden EMS, GCSO, the State Fire Marshal and others for their assistance in putting out the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">This is a developing story. 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