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Legacy Church, formerly Eastside Baptist Church, burned Sunday morning, December 12, 2021. The fire call came in around 4:30 AM.
The sanctuary of the church was no longer in use. Church events were held in the fellowship hall. Eastside Baptist Church was built in the 1950s. The church provide a spiritual hub for the community for years. Following the closing of the church a few years ago, Overflow Church sponsored a satellite church know as Legacy in the Eastside Church building.
A special thank you to the Magee Fire Department and Magee Police Department for their quick response. Entergy, as well as the fire and police department, are still on scene.
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Has a cause of the fire been determined? My Father pastored ESBC in the mid-70’s. Coincidentally, I drove through Magee, en route to Jackson, the day after the fire. I stopped by to observe the still-smoldering ruins.
Gary Nichols, Milton FL
No, not at this time
I was baptized in that church early 70’s by brother Hester. I hate to see this.