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Westhampton Beach church seeks donations to replace leaking roof

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The congregation at Beach United Methodist Church on Mill Road in Westhampton Beach is collecting donations to help fix its roof. The church was build in 1892.

The congregation at Beach United Methodist Church on Mill Road in Westhampton Beach is collecting donations to help fix its roof. The church was build in 1892.

Pastor Jack King of the Beach United Methodist Church looks up at the ceiling in the church. The roof is in disrepair and the congregation is collecting money to pay to fix it.

Pastor Jack King of the Beach United Methodist Church looks up at the ceiling in the church. The roof is in disrepair and the congregation is collecting money to pay to fix it.

Shingles on the roof of the church are falling off.

Shingles on the roof of the church are falling off.

Pastor Jack King's home next to the Beach United Methodist Church. He described his roof as looking like

Pastor Jack King's home next to the Beach United Methodist Church. He described his roof as looking like "Swiss cheese."

By Hallie D. Martin on Nov 24, 2009
Almost every morning, Pastor Jack King finds black shingles from the roofs of the Beach United Methodist Church in Westhampton Beach and its accompanying parsonage, torn loose and strewn around... more

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