Individuals were reportedly working to place new shingles on the roof of the St. John the Baptist Church when one person noticed white smoke and heat from the top of the building, according to ...

The wooden steeple collapsed while engulfed with flames, and overhead video shows the roof gone from St. John the Baptist Church in the unincorporated community of Maria Stein, as reported by ...

On Thursday, the St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein caught fire, prompting nearly 20 fire departments to fight the flames for hours. As officials assess the damage, the community is left ...

The Chickasaw Fire Department said no one was injured in the fire that burned down the roof and steeple of Maria Stein’s St. John the Baptist Church on Thursday afternoon. Photo courtesy of ...

News Center 7 reported that on Thursday afternoon, a large fire broke out at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. I was deeply saddened to hear of the fire this afternoon at our beloved St. John ...

A massive fire at a historic church in Maria Stein, Ohio, caused a steeple and roof to collapse Thursday evening.The fire broke out at St. John the Baptist Church in Mercer County, Ohio.Crews were ...

The first 911 call for the structure fire at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, located at 8533 State Route 119, came in at around 2:33 p.m. Thursday, Chickasaw Fire Chief Joe Hartings said. The ...

MARIA STEIN - The site of St. John the Baptist Church was abuzz with activity as PSC Crane & Rigging worked throughout the afternoon and evening Friday to successfully remove the church's three bells, ...

(OSV News) — The morning after a massive fire destroyed St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein May 29, “the embers have now burned out” but not the “embers of faith” that have marked the historic ...