CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dozens of worshippers across Cleveland were shocked Sunday when they left church services and found their car windows shattered, doors damaged, and personal items stolen.

Cleveland police say the break-ins happened in multiple church parking lots while congregations were inside worshipping. Calls began flooding in just before noon from churches throughout the city.

One of the hardest-hit locations was the historic Olivet Institutional Baptist Church on East 89th Street and Quincy Avenue, where police say multiple vehicles were damaged.

In a sermon streamed online, Olivet Pastor Dr. Jawanza Colvin told his congregation, "You might make it through the storm of this, you might live to praise God through this, you might have a testimony from this." It was almost propheti

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