The Walton Tribune

WALTON COUNTY — A local church had a close call with some heavenly wrath recently as lightning struck the church steeple.

Center Hill Baptist Church, in the Gratis area, was struck by lightning around 11 p.m. Friday night and debris scattered everywhere in the resulting blast.

“The lightning struck the backside of the steeple,” said Pastor Marion Prather. “It came straight through the front of the steeple. It looked like an explosion afterward.”

Although the lightning knocked out the church sound system and damaged some computer systems, the church escaped more serious damage and the Walton County Fire Department had little to do when it arrived at the scene.

“We’re very fortunate it didn’t burn the church down,” Prather said. “We had our regular Easter service.”

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