{"id":142315,"date":"2026-01-29T06:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/142315\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T06:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:33:09","slug":"kingdom-culture-dallas-church-roof-collapses-in-winter-storm-leaders-rally-support-to-rebuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/142315\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Culture Dallas church roof collapses in winter storm; leaders rally support to rebuild"},"content":{"rendered":"

Church leaders at the Kingdom Culture Dallas are not sure when the roof of their sanctuary caved in<\/a>. Director Tyshawn Miles made the heartbreaking discovery and notified the couple who lead the 300-member church.<\/p>\n

“For me, it was unbelievable, like absolutely devastated,” \u00a0Apostle Sherman Dumas said.<\/p>\n

He and his wife, Dr. Jaquet Dumas, opened the doors of the Cedar Hill church in October 2024. The non-denominational congregation was soaked and destroyed. Jaquet Dumas said she tried to give herself a pep talk before they arrived at the church on Monday.<\/p>\n

“You’re not going to melt down. You can’t afford to cry,” she said. “And then I hit the doorway. I realized that it was probably 20 times worse than what I had expected. “<\/p>\n

The couple said electronic equipment, LED screens, and musical instruments were destroyed. The pulpit where sermons were preached looked like an abstract disaster.<\/p>\n

“We realized if something like this, something unimaginable, something that just does not make sense happen, this has got to be part of a bigger plan,” Jaquet Dumas said.<\/p>\n

The building, they said, has been in Cedar Hill since the 1960s. It’s the benevolence of others that has helped them make conversations in the church.<\/p>\n

According to the church leaders, they have insurance. Their immediate need is the continuance of church service on Sundays.<\/p>\n

“And so I think God that there’s, you know, a local pastor that’s reached out for at least this Sunday to say,” Sherman Dumas said. “Hey, I’m opening my doors for you to be able to have a place to gather this coming Sunday. And then we’re still in the midst of making the plans of what the future looks like.”<\/p>\n

Inspiring Body of Christ Church, according to the church leaders, agreed to allow them to use the facility this week. For the weeks ahead, they’ve started a GoFundMe fundraiser. So far, the church has raised over $15,000.<\/p>\n

“And it doesn’t matter what it looks like right now,” Sherman Dumas said. “Doesn’t matter how crazy it is right now. We will rebuild because we’re builders.”<\/p>\n

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