Eastford

Moving forward one year after a fire destroyed their building. An Eastford church is optimistic about rebuilding, but also extending to the grace to the two minors arrested for that fire. “It’s disappointing that it’s kind of human nature, you know, for people to do dumb things. These are dumb things in the extreme, of course.” Pastor Mike Moran...

Moving forward one year after a fire destroyed their building. An Eastford church is optimistic about rebuilding, but also extending to the grace to the two minors arrested for that fire.

Authorities have arrested two minors accused of intentionally starting a fire that destroyed a beloved church in Eastford last year. Firefighters from several towns battled a blaze at the Congregational Church of Eastford on April 23, 2023. Despite their efforts, the church, which was built in 1829, was destroyed. The fire on Church Road broke out around 3 a.m. Detectives…