A large crowd gathers inside the new church facility at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs during a dedication ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs celebrated the opening of its new church facility during a dedication ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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Twenty dark wood pews with cushioned tops are unoccupied prior to dedication ceremony celebrating the opening of St. Francis Episcopal Church’s new church facility on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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Lights hang from an all-wood ceiling inside the new church facility at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs.
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Pictured are stained-glass windows inside the new church facility at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs. Nine stained-glass windows came from a church in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, that closed down three years ago.
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Pictured is the altar of the new church building for St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs.
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Dark wood pews with cushioned tops are unoccupied prior to dedication ceremony celebrating the opening of St. Francis Episcopal Church’s new church facility on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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The Right Rev. Morris K. Thompson, left, of The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana begins a dedication ceremony celebrating the opening of a new church building at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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A crowd gathers for a dedication ceremony celebrating the opening of a new church building at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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The Right Rev. Morris K. Thompson, of The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, consecrates a baptismal font inside the new church facility at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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A man carries incense down the aisle inside the new church facility at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs during a dedication ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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Rev. Mark Holland, who was the priest-in-charge at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs during the Great Flood of 2016, speaks during the church’s dedication ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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The Right Rev. Morris K. Thompson, of The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, lifts his arms to consecrate the altar inside the new church facility at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Denham Springs on Sunday, Nov. 11.