By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 23, 2019

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The pastor of a Wichita church that has been repeatedly vandalized says she believes her congregation is being targeted because it is welcoming of people who are gay, lesbian and transgender.

KSNW-TV reports that Table of Hope Pastor Jackie Carter says she started crying Monday when she found 16 windows cracked, shattered and broken. The church previously was broken into and had other windows broken.

She says it has “gone beyond somebody just wanting to have some fun.”



The pastor and her congregation believe it has something to do with their message of inclusion. The church has replaced its busted first-floor windows and will make stained glass repairs later in the week.

Anyone with information is asked to call Wichita police.

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Information from: KSNW-TV.

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