Tuscaloosa church rebuilds after tornado

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --

A year has come and gone since the deadly tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, but scars of the storms destruction are still visible.

Central Church of Christ is hoping new construction will help repair their wounds.

The entire church was damaged during the storm, but that didn't keep the congregation from pitching in.

Longtime member Bert English said, The whole twelve months we've still been involved in helping those who are less fortunate that we are. We individually have homes. So many people around us here did not have homes. And so to some degree we're still helping people even now, a year later.

English has been a member of the church for more than fifty-years. Despite being grateful for being able to meet at the Alabama Fire College, he said he's excited to have their building back.

Members of the church are hoping that the first phase, which will go right about here, will be completed within a year.

The new building will be in the same place as the old one. But it doesn't take a pile of bricks to make the place a church.

Campus Minister Trae Durden said, We've actually grown during this time without a building. So we're really looking forward to having a building again. Hopefully all the different aspects of our service to the community, I'm hoping that that will continue even after we have a building.

Some of the services still include helping other tornado victims recover a year later.

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