{"id":1172,"date":"2024-09-19T14:53:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T18:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/ca\/2024\/09\/19\/first-congregational-united-church-of-christ\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T15:14:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:14:03","slug":"first-congregational-united-church-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/ca\/en\/2024\/09\/19\/first-congregational-united-church-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/BELFOR_COMM_STILLS_7.22-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2883\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An arsonist destroyed the inside of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, including the church steeple, historic stained glass windows and sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"separators-custom-box  \"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t            <div class=\"cta_title\"\n\t\t\t\t            >Learn more about how BELFOR provided support<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfor.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/US-BELFOR-Case-Study-First-Congregational-United-Church-of-Christ.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t target=\"_blank\"               style=\"background-color:;\"\n               class=\"c-btn -normal -inverted has-icon icon-right \"\n            >\n                <div class=\"label-up\"\n                                >\n                    <span class=\"c-btn__txt\">Download Case Study<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-btn__ico\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"icon icon-lib-icon-arrow4 \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#lib-icon-arrow4\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"label-up\">\n                    <span class=\"c-btn__txt\">Download Case Study<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-btn__ico\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"icon icon-lib-icon-arrow4 \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#lib-icon-arrow4\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The First Congregational United Church of Christ is a pillar in the Vancouver, Washington community. 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