Crime & Safety
Philadelphia's Historic Mother Bethel AME Church Vandalized, Stained Glass Windows Damaged
Police are now looking for the person who broke several windows, which Senior Pastor Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler said dates back to 1890.
February 20, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A historic church in Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood is boarded up after being vandalized early Monday morning.
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Leaders with Mother Bethel AME Church, located at the corner of South 6th and Addison Streets, told CBS Philadelphia the vandalism happened between 4 and 5 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19. Witnesses reported seeing a man throwing rocks at the church's iconic stained glass windows on the building's lower level.
Police are now looking for the person who broke several windows, which Senior Pastor Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler said dates back to 1890.
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