NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) - There's heartbreak in North Augusta, as friends remember a beloved church leader gone far too soon.

76-year-old Jewel Harden had just left church Sunday afternoon and stopped here at the Sprint convenience store on Edgefield Road for gas. Moments later, gunfire ended her life.

People who knew her say she lived up to her name — a true jewel in every sense.

"Everywhere you put this woman inside the church and outside of the earth, the church, there was the type of consistency, that she is renowned for," said Dr. Finace Bush of Crown Kingdom Cultural Center.

Loved ones describe Jewel Harden as quiet, gentle, and deeply anointed — a loyal leader at Crown Kingdom Cultural Center who poured her heart into ministry and her community.

She helped low-income familie

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