From Episcopal Life Online-
Severe storms that killed 10 people in Mississippi and two in Alabama April 24-25 also severely damaged Christ Episcopal Church in Albertville, Alabama.
A F3 tornado (on the F0-5 Fujita Scale) tore through the northern Alabama city, injuring a reported 33 people and severely damaging buildings on East Main Street, also known as Million Dollar Avenue, in the historic downtown.
"I am very grateful for all of Albertville that we have been able to weather this with no death," the Rev. David Kendrick, Christ Church's rector, told WAAYtv.com on April 26. "And so there is sadness, but there is always blessing and there is always new life. I truly believe that with all my heart."
Kendrick had just finished writing his sermon about 10:30 p.m. on April 24 and gone to bed when he and his wife, Laura, heard tornado warning sirens sound outside their red brick townhouse, the Diocese of Alabama reported. They took shelter in a bathroom near the center of the townhouse, Kendrick said, while windows in the living room and a bedroom exploded and ceilings gave way. Leaves and glass shards were blown under the bathroom door, according to the diocesan report.
Kendrick and 15 parishioners gathered at the church on April 25 to survey the damage: The churchyard's huge, old trees had been uprooted, there were large holes in the roof and the church's sidewalls were leaning. The tornado had shifted the entire structure to the left of its foundation, the diocese said.
More here-
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_121891_ENG_HTM.htm
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