‘The Lord will make a way’: Winnipeg church hopeful as crime grips city
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Crime continues to grip Winnipeg, and a recent barrage of violence in the city's core ensures it stays top of mind for many -- including a local church.
A warehouse door guards the main entrance of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Winnipeg’s South Point Douglas neighbourhood. It’s one of several security measures it’s needed to take.
“All the windows here we’ve got replaced with non-breakable glass, and we’ve got a gate put in the back. We have to get our air conditioner fixed again, but we’re just not too sure where we want to place it right now, so that’s up in the air,” said Anthony Tynes, a deacon at the church, saying copper has been stolen from the AC unit multiple times.
“We’ve got a shut-off valve for our outside water. We used to just take the tap off, but they figured out how to turn it on… and sometimes water would be running for a day or two so of course our water bill would skyrocket.”
Congregation cars have also been broken into and walls graffitied on, the deacon said. While it’s cost thousands of dollars, it’s also been a cost in other areas.
“It’s always a concern with the people. That’s probably one of the reasons too why the congregation is not like it should be,” Tynes said, noting the congregation has dwindled over the years.
The church isn’t alone in its experience of crime.
Recently, the city was barraged by what police have called a “cluster” of crime, with two carjackings, two assaults, a stabbing and shooting all taking place since Oct. 25.
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