FRANKFORT, MI - “The church still stands.”

That’s the message from Pastor Tyler Anderson after Crystal Lake Church in Frankfort burned to the ground on Sunday morning.

In a two-minute YouTube video titled “The Church still Stands,” Anderson stands next to the church sign with the burned-out building behind him.

“This is just a building,” he said. “We are the church.”

The congregation was inside the building as Anderson gave a sermon about Philippians 3 on Sunday morning. That’s when a pickup truck parked next to the building caught fire, and the flames quickly spread to the church.

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Everyone got out safely; there were no injuries. It took five hours for firefighters to completely exti

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