Franklin Lakes church reopens following destructive 2019 fire
The Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Franklin Lakes has risen from the ashes.
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The Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Franklin Lakes has risen from the ashes.
The church just reopened after going up in flames in December of 2019.
The new 700-person sanctuary includes a community room, a small chapel and rooms for children to learn.
Stained-glass windows throughout the church were taken from Sacred Heart Church in Jersey City, which closed in 2005.
"This entire structure was built with that sense of welcome and hospitality. The very structure of this church, which is in the round, the beautiful front portion, which envelopes people as they come in makes this a place of warmth and welcome and God's grace and love," said Pastor John Job.
Officials say the church was destroyed by arson just a few weeks before Christmas in 2019.
A 26-year-old was arrested for the crime.
He was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
