It doesn’t really sink in at first, but it’s a big loss for us,” Stanley said. The church was founded in 1852, according to its members. “We’re heartbroken.

Worth United Methodist Church — 30 years older than the village, where the first pastor arrived on horseback and that still has its original and fragile Bible, published in 1852, on display in a ...

The historic church was built in 1852, having ties to the Civil War. ... While this is a big worry for Forrester and other members, he knows they’ll find a way to survive all of this.