The trend is continuing for northeast Florida churches falling victim to metal thieves who steal air conditioning units and try to resell the pieces.
The pastor at Springfield Christian Church said someone hopped a fence in the middle of the night this past weekend and caused nearly $50,000 in damage by ripping apart the church's AC units and raiding them for copper.
Channel 4 has reported on four churches that have been victimized by copper thieves in the last year and a half.
In the summer of 2011, the Church of the Good Samaritan in Middleburg was hit. Just before Christmas last year, thieves struck Deland Missionary Baptist Church on the Westside. In January, Divine Truth and Deliverance Ministry on the Westside fell victim. And Springfield Christian Church was the latest target.
Even churches are not immune from people who are looking to steal.
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