The Santa Clara County Sheriff
’s Office is looking for the suspects who smashed the doors and
windows of the Family Worship Center in San Martin the night of
Friday, Nov. 26, and stole a small amount of cash from a drop
box.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the suspects who smashed the doors and windows of the Family Worship Center in San Martin the night of Friday, Nov. 26, and stole a small amount of cash from a drop box.
Pastor Drake Fenn said he arrived at the church early Saturday morning to prepare for a service and found the front doors were smashed with rocks and several front widows were shattered.
Family Worship Center has been at 425 E. Middle Ave. in San Martin for nearly nine years, he said.
“We’ve never had a problem like this before,” Fenn said. “Personally, I think it’s pretty sad when people start breaking into churches or mosques or synagogues or anything that is a place of worship.”
Damage to the center is estimated at $2,000, because a front door needs to be replaced. The attack does not appear to be religiously motivated, Fenn said, beca-use the burglars did not leave any graffiti or deface religious objects.
The South Valley Interfaith Clergy Association, which seeks to create bonds between the area’s diverse religious organizations, has taken up a collection to help the Family Worship Center pay for repairs. The association is asking that contributions be sent directly to the church. Anything received above the expenses will be donated to charitable causes in South Valley.
