National Church Arson Task Force

United States Department of the Treasury

United States Department of Justice

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Third Year Report

for the President

January 2000
P. O. Box 65798

Washington, D.C. 20530

NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

 

The President

The White House

Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

Three years ago, in response to a sharp rise in reported attacks on our Nation’s houses of

worship, especially on African American churches in the South, you called upon all Americans to

come together in a spirit of respect and reconciliation to help victimized congregations. You

made the investigation and prevention of church arson a national priority and directed the

formation of the National Church Arson Task Force (NCATF or Task Force). Since June 1996,

the Task Force has coordinated a nationwide federal, state, and local law enforcement effort to

identify and prosecute those who burn or damage our houses of worship, to help rebuild those

houses of worship, to prevent additional fires, and to help heal community tensions resulting from

attacks on our houses of worship.

We are pleased to report that the Task Force continues to achieve marked success. The

number of church arsons continues on a downward trend. As we reported last year, we have

achieved this, in part, due to increased vigilance, well-publicized arrests, and ongoing prevention

efforts under your Administration’s three-pronged strategy.

These accomplishments notwithstanding, we must remain vigilant. Fires continue to be

reported. As last summer’s synagogue fires in Sacramento, California demonstrate, arson

affecting America’s houses of worship is a problem that cuts across denominational, racial, and

geographic lines. Accordingly, we will continue aggressively to investigate these fires and

prosecute those found responsible.

Today, we are pleased to present the Third Year Report of the NCATF. To date:

• The NCATF has opened investigations into 827 arsons, bombings or attempted

bombings that have occurred at houses of worship between January 1, 1995 and

October 5, 1999.

• Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials have arrested 364 suspects in

connection with 294 incidents.

• NCATF’s 35.6 percent rate of arrest is over twice the 16 percent rate nationwide.
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• Federal and state prosecutors have successfully obtained convictions of

287 defendants in connection with 206 arsons or bombings at houses of worship

occurring between January 1, 1995 and October 5, 1999. Of that number, federal

prosecutors have successfully obtained convictions of 39 defendants in connection

with 24 arsons or bombings of houses of worship occurring between

January 1, 1995 and October 5, 1999 that were motivated by bias. Other

defendants are awaiting trial.

• The Community Relations Service (CRS) has helped over 250 localities heal

community tensions and rebuild community trust in the aftermath of attacks on our

houses of worship.

We are pleased to be able to report to you on an important investigative development. On

April 20, 1999, the United States returned two indictments charging Jay Scott Ballinger with a

series of church arsons. Additional charges were filed against Mr. Ballinger later in the year, to

include conspiracy to commit arson at 29 churches in eight states. As a result, the Ballinger

indictments represent the largest number of fires linked to a single defendant during the life of the

Task Force. We report more fully on these and related indictments in the enclosed report.

In its third year, the Task Force has effectively integrated its work into existing federal law

enforcement structures and taken steps to ensure that church arson prosecutions will be a

permanent priority. The innovative and highly successful protocols and best practices for the joint

investigation and prosecution of suspected church arsonists that were developed by the NCATF

Operations Team have been integrated into the operations of the Civil Rights Division of the

Department of Justice, the United States Attorneys’ offices, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms (ATF), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and have become a regular part

of federal law enforcement efforts. Responsibility for federal prosecution of church arsons and

bombings motivated by race and religion has been lodged in the Criminal Section of the Civil

Rights Division of the Department of Justice, which has jurisdiction over these and other federal

criminal civil rights cases. Regional offices of the Community Relations Service have assumed

responsibility for the work of the CRS Church Burning Response Team to help heal community

tensions resulting from church arson.

At the same time, ATF and the FBI, in close partnership with state and local law

enforcement, continue to investigate every arson, bombing, and attempted bombing at houses of

worship in the United States. The Department of Housing and Urban Development continues to

work with the National Council of Churches, the Congress of National Black Churches, leading

financial institutions, and others to help victimized congregations rebuild. The Federal Emergency

Management Agency continues its extensive prevention initiative. Through these and other

permanent mechanisms, the Task Force remains committed to expending the time, resources, and

effort necessary to solve and prevent racially or religiously motivated arsons at our Nation’s

houses of worship.
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We wish to commend the Task Force co-chairs, Treasury Under Secretary James E.

Johnson and Acting Assistant Attorney General Bill Lann Lee, for their continuing dedication as

the Task Force has institutionalized its practices and mission into the work of its constituent

offices and agencies. The Task Force’s success could not have been achieved without the

demonstrated commitment of the special agents from ATF and the FBI. Justice Department and

local prosecutors, state and local law enforcement officials, CRS conciliators, and countless

other individuals have also contributed to this successful effort.

The enclosed report details the progress of the Task Force’s efforts to date. We would be

pleased to brief you in more detail.

Respectfully,

Lawrence H. Summers Janet Reno

Secretary of the Treasury Attorney General

Enclosure
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P.O. Box 65798

Washington, DC 20530

January 2000

THIRD YEAR REPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In early 1996, federal officials detected a sharp rise in the number of reported attacks on

our Nation's houses of worship, especially African American churches in the South. In response

to this trend, President Clinton directed the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury to

form the National Church Arson Task Force (NCATF or Task Force) in June 1996 and made the

investigation of these fires and the swift prosecution of the arsonists a top priority of federal law

enforcement. The President called on all Americans to come together in a spirit of respect and

reconciliation to help victimized congregations rebuild and to heal tensions in affected

communities.

The President directed his Administration to implement a three-pronged strategy:

identify and prosecute the arsonists; help communities rebuild the burned houses of worship; and

offer assistance in preventing more fires. Working in partnership with state and local law

enforcement and community and private groups, federal officials have continued to achieve

considerable success in carrying out the President’s mission and strategy.

The success of the President’s strategy is clear and measurable. We are pleased to report

that the number of church arsons continues on a downward trend. We believe this is due to

increased vigilance, well-publicized arrests and prosecutions, and enhanced prevention

strategies.

Yet, even as victimized churches are rebuilt and the number of fires declines, reports of

new fires continue. We must remain vigilant. We must work to heal tensions in affected

communities and to rebuild affected houses of worship. We must not let those who espouse hate

prevail. Accordingly, we continue aggressively to investigate these fires and prosecute those

arrested. The following presents highlights of the report.

Prosecutions

• 827 Incident Investigations - The NCATF has opened investigations into 827 arsons,

bombings or attempted bombings that have occurred at houses of worship between January 1,

1995 and October 5, 1999.

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• 364 Arrests - Federal, state, and local authorities have arrested 364 suspects in connection

with 294 of the 827 incidents.

• 35.6% Arrest Rate - The 35.6% rate of arrest in NCATF arson cases is more than double the

16% rate of arson arrests nationwide.

• 287 Convictions - Between January 1, 1995 and October 5, 1999, federal and state

prosecutors successfully obtained convictions of 287 defendants in connection with 206

incidents. Most of the incidents involved arsons at houses of worship, but some involved the

use of firearms, bombs or violent threats against houses of worship.

Rebuilding

• The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continues to work in

partnership with the National Council of Churches and the Congress of National Black

Churches to provide assistance to congregations in their rebuilding efforts.

• HUD administers the $10 million Federal Loan Guarantee Fund, which was established by

Congress as part of the 1996 Church Arson Prevention Act to assist the rebuilding effort.

Approximately $3.8 million in loan guarantee commitments were made as of October 5,

1999.

• HUD, with participation from the Departments of Treasury and Justice, convened a

conference with senior-level officials of some of the Nation’s largest financial institutions

and other Washington-area lenders. The conference was designed to enlist participation in

making loans to restore places of worship. HUD understands the importance of maintaining

this special partnership and is acting on a number of recommendations made by the financial

institution representatives regarding lending operations and the loan guarantee process.

Prevention

• The National Arson Prevention Initiative (the Initiative) continues to create coalitions and

provide communities with the tools and technical assistance necessary to battle arson. The

Initiative issued $225,000 in arson prevention grants to 14 cities in Fiscal Year 1998 and

$125,000 to eight cities in Fiscal Year 1999.

• The National Arson Prevention Clearinghouse (the Clearinghouse) was established to

provide public education materials and coordinate technical assistance requests from

communities. Accessible by a toll-free number (1-888-603-3100), the Clearinghouse has

reached over three million individuals, organizations, and communities with arson awareness

and prevention materials since its inception in 1996.

• The primary focus of the Initiative is to develop arson prevention awareness at places of

worship. The Initiative, however, also focuses on juvenile firesetting. These efforts

complement the programs of the United States Fire Administration (USFA), which has been

combating this problem since the 1970's.
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• NCATF data indicate that many church arsons are set by juveniles. During Arson Awareness

Week in 1999, the Initiative sponsored a seminar entitled “Community Awareness: Child

Firesetting and Juvenile Arson.” The seminar generated community awareness about the role

of fire service, law enforcement, and education personnel and emphasized the seriousness

and magnitude of the child firesetting and juvenile arson problem that exists nationally and

locally.

Reconciliation

• The Community Relations Service (CRS) plays a key role in the work of the Task Force.

CRS continues to provide conflict prevention and resolution assistance to local officials, law

enforcement authorities, clergy, and other leaders in some 17 states across the country.

• In December 1998, CRS participated with other members of the NCATF, including the

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF),

the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Civil Rights Division of the

Department of Justice, in a three-day National Church Burning Status Conference in Atlanta,

Georgia.

• CRS remains committed to dispatching conflict resolution and reconciliation experts from its

regional offices to work directly with local communities to promote multiracial cooperation

in the construction of houses of worship, and to provide technical assistance in ways that

bring together law enforcement agencies and minority neighborhoods.

OVERVIEW

In this third year, the NCATF concentrated its resources on identifying and prosecuting

suspected arsonists, rebuilding damaged or destroyed houses of worship, preventing future

damage and destruction, and coordinating reconciliation in affected communities. Outlined in

this report are the results of the past year.

A PERMANENT PRIORITY

In June 1996, President Clinton established the NCATF to coordinate the efforts of

federal, state, and local law enforcement in response to a sharp increase in reports of attacks on

churches, particularly African American churches in the South. Attorney General Janet Reno

promptly directed all 94 U.S. Attorneys to establish or expand local task forces focusing on

arsons at houses of worship in their districts. These local task forces brought together state and

local law enforcement, fire prevention officials, special agents of ATF and the FBI, mediators

from the CRS, and victim/witness coordinators.
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Congress also supported the efforts of the Task Force by strengthening federal laws. At

the time of the formation of the Task Force, federal prosecutors often relied on general anti-arson

statutes, such as the Anti-Arson Act of 1982, to prosecute those who used fire to destroy property

involved in interstate commerce (18 U.S.C. § 844(i)). Under criminal civil rights statutes, they

also had the authority to prosecute those who conspired to deprive persons of their civil rights or

desecrated religious property or a house of worship under 18 U.S.C. §§ 241 and 247. On July 3,

1996, President Clinton signed the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996, which granted federal

prosecutors greater power in pursuing those who burn and desecrate houses of worship.

The NCATF has ensured that the investigation and prosecution of attacks on houses of

worship remains a permanent priority within the Federal government, and that the innovative and

highly successful practices of the NCATF Operations Team become a regular part of federal law

enforcement efforts. The NCATF Operations Team established protocols and guidelines for the

joint investigation and prosecution of suspected arsonists. The protocols and best practices

developed by the Operations Team remain in force as the Task Force has integrated its work into

the existing structures of the Civil Rights Division, the United States Attorneys' offices, ATF,

and the FBI.

For the NCATF, best practices include the use of an array of law enforcement tools.

For instance, the databases and computer systems of ATF and the FBI are used to track and

analyze evidence and to generate investigative leads. A nationwide investigative lead database

maintained by ATF helps identify, sort, and track information from selected church arsons. The

Geographic Information System’s computer technology also is used as an investigative tool to

identify trends and patterns in tabular data through the use of maps. Investigators look to see

whether unsolved crimes against houses of worship are related to solved crimes that have been

committed at a nearby religious institution that is located across a jurisdictional boundary, such

as a county or state border.

As reported last year, the NCATF took action to ensure that prosecutions of attacks on

houses of worship continue as a permanent priority. To this end, the Task Force lodged the

responsibility for federal prosecution of church arsons and bombings motivated by race or

religion in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, the existing structure within the

Justice Department that has jurisdiction over these and other federal criminal civil rights cases.
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Progress To Date

Investigations

We are pleased to report, once

again this year, that the number of

church arsons has declined. We believe

that this is due to more focused

investigative efforts, well-publicized

arrests and prosecutions, and an

enhanced prevention strategy.

Notwithstanding these results,

we must remain vigilant. Arsons at our

Nation’s houses of worship continue to

occur. We continue aggressively to

investigate these fires and prosecute

those arrested.

As of October 5, 1999, the NCATF has opened investigations into 827 arsons, bombings,

or attempted bombings that have occurred at houses of worship since January 1, 1995. (See

Appendix 1, Charts A, Q, R, and S reflecting the number of church arsons, bombings, and

attempted bombings nationwide; see Charts T, U, and V reflecting the number of church arsons,

bombings, and attempted bombings in the South). In addition to those investigations, federal and

state law enforcement and fire officials have responded to 403 fires that were determined to be

caused accidentally and to 173 fires for which the cause remains undetermined.

Of the 827 incidents that the NCATF investigated, 269 have involved African American

churches, 185 of which are located in the southern United States (See Appendix 1, Chart A

reflecting total house of worship arsons and bombings; see Appendix 1, Charts G-P for a list of

church fire investigations throughout the United States).

Arrests

Partnership among law enforcement agencies has produced a significant number of state

and federal arrests. Between January 1, 1995, and October 5, 1999, federal, state, and local

authorities arrested 364 defendants in connection with 294 of the 827 incidents that the Task

Force has investigated. The 35.6% arrest rate is more than double the general arrest rate for

arsons, which is approximately 16%, according to Justice Department statistics (See Appendix 1,

Chart B).

Of the 364 persons arrested, 301 are Caucasian, 55 are African American, and eight are

Hispanic. Juvenile arrests numbered 144. Of the 119 suspects arrested for arsons at African

American churches, 75 are Caucasian, 43 are African American, and one is Hispanic. Of the 240

suspects arrested for arsons at non-African American houses of worship, 221 are Caucasian, 12

are African American, and seven are Hispanic. Five Caucasian suspects were arrested for arsons

Nationwide 5 Year

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Attempted BombingTrend

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Investigations

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at both African American and non-African American churches (See Appendix 1, Charts C-F and

W-Y). As of October 5, 1999, there were 516 open investigations in which arrests have not yet

been made. Since January 1, 1995, there have been 17 investigations solved with no arrests.

(Investigations may be considered solved without arrest when, for example, the child is too

young to prosecute or the church refuses to press charges.)

On April 20, 1999, the United States returned two indictments charging Jay Scott

Ballinger with a series of church arsons. One indictment, returned in the Southern District of

Indiana, charged Ballinger with seven church arsons. The second, filed in the Northern District

of Georgia, alleged that Ballinger was responsible for three arsons. One of the Georgia fires led

to the death of a volunteer firefighter.

After additional investigation, Ballinger was charged with two fires in the Middle District

of Georgia on May 20, 1999 and the Indiana indictment was superceded on July 27, 1999 to

include a conspiracy to commit arson at 29 churches in eight states – 14 in Indiana, five in

Georgia, two in Ohio, four in Kentucky, and one each in California, Missouri, South Carolina

and Tennessee. Many of the fires alleged to have been committed in furtherance of the

conspiracy have also been charged by the United States as separate crimes of arson in the

jurisdictions where those fires occurred. The Ballinger indictments represent the largest number

of fires linked to a single defendant during the life of the Task Force.

Ballinger was arrested in February 1999, after being interviewed by agents investigating

a rash of fires in southern Indiana, and remains in federal custody. If convicted on all charges,

Ballinger faces a minimum imprisonment term of 90 years. Trial has been set for February 2000

in the Southern District of Indiana. No trial date is currently scheduled in either district on the

Georgia charges.

Federal authorities have charged two other persons in relation to several Indiana fires.

Donald Puckett pleaded guilty to one count of arson and was sentenced on September 30, 1999

to 27 months in prison. On November 9, 1999, Angela Wood pleaded guilty to conspiring to

commit church arson and the commission of multiple church fires in connection with arsons at

five churches within the Southern District of Indiana. The evidence at the plea hearing showed

that Wood traveled from state to state with Jay Scott Ballinger seeking churches to burn. No

sentencing date has been scheduled for Wood.

These arrests and charges would not have been possible without the tireless efforts and

cooperation of many state, local and federal agents, prosecutors and officers.

As in all cases at this stage, the charges are only an allegation of guilt and are not proof of

any crime. The defendant is presumed innocent and retains that presumption unless and until

proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Convictions

Between January 1, 1995 and October 5, 1999, federal, state, and local prosecutors

successfully obtained convictions of 287 defendants in connection with 206 arsons or bombings

of houses of worship. (See Appendix 1, Chart Z; see also Appendix 2 for a list of incidents in

which a conviction has been obtained between September 9, 1998 and October 5, 1999). Of the

73 defendants who have been convicted of federal charges, 39 defendants were convicted of

crimes arising from 24 arsons or bombings motivated by bias. Thirty of those defendants were

convicted of hate crimes charges, and the remaining nine were convicted of, or were allowed to

plead guilty to, other federal charges. (See Appendix 3 for a list of Federal hate crimes

convictions.)

REBUILDING

The Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 authorized the establishment of a Loan

Guarantee Recovery Fund for use by HUD to assist in rebuilding places of worship damaged or

destroyed by arson. With this $10 million funding mechanism, HUD can guarantee specific

loans made by financial institutions to nonprofit organizations, including houses of worship, to

aid in rebuilding property damaged or destroyed by an act or acts of arson or terrorism.

In addition to administering the Loan Guarantee Recovery Fund, HUD continues to work

in partnership with the National Council of Churches (NCC) and the Congress of National Black

Churches (CNBC), which also provide assistance to congregations in their rebuilding efforts.

HUD Secretary Cuomo created this public-private partnership under the National Rebuilding

Initiative, which has been maintained by the partnership to aid in the rebuilding of houses of

worship. While the partners provide grants for rebuilding, HUD provides loan guarantees.

To date, the partnership has provided approximately $12.4 million in direct assistance for

the rebuilding of burned places of worship. Of this amount, approximately $9 million was in the

form of grants awarded by the NCC and the CNBC. Additionally, approximately $3.3 million

was provided as private loans guaranteed by HUD. This combined assistance of grants and

guaranteed loans has resulted in assistance to burned places of worship in twenty-eight states.

The chart below illustrates assistance by states. States in the South have received most of the

financial support and related resources.
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NATIONAL REBUILDING INITIATIVE 

ASSISTANCE FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP

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In addition to this direct assistance, over 300 places of worship have been contacted and

evaluated as to their rebuilding plans and needs. Of those places of worship, 70 have been

completely rebuilt and another 89 are in various stages of rebuilding.

Grants and guaranteed loan funds have been used to finance a wide variety of rebuilding

activities to include acquisition of real property, construction materials, furnishings, plans and

specifications, site improvements, the installation of security systems, and related costs. Also,

much has been provided in the form of in-kind contributions to the rebuilding effort. Such

contributions have been in the form of volunteer labor and project management, architectural and

legal assistance, donated lumber, construction modules, pews, altar furnishings, bibles, hymnals,

and choir robes. The sources of in-kind contributions have been many, including other

congregations around the country, private companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals.

In addition to financial assistance, in-kind contributions, and volunteer coordination, the

rebuilding effort aided places of worship in yet another important way: the provision of technical

assistance. The National Council of Churches conducted site assessments and visits, and

provided each congregation with the information, resources and networking that addressed their

individual situation. The CNBC also performed assessments, assisted with construction

planning, made insurance and fire prevention information available, established a special arson

prevention program, and made on-site visits. HUD provided detailed information on the loan

guarantee program, and continued to identify financial institutions interested in providing

rebuilding loans for guarantee by HUD.
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Recent Activity

In an effort to ensure adequate rebuilding resources, HUD, with participation by the

Departments of Treasury and Justice, convened a conference with senior-level officials of the

Nation’s largest financial institutions (banking, mortgage banking, and credit unions) to discuss

the continuing need for their participation in making loans to restore places of worship.

Seventeen senior officials attended the conference. A few others not able to attend made HUD

aware of their interest in being part of a participating lenders group for those places of worship

that may need assistance in rebuilding. HUD understands the importance of maintaining this

special partnership and is acting on a number of recommendations made by the financial

institution representatives to improve the loan-making and the loan guarantee process.

Future Actions

HUD plans to reach out periodically with a public-private partnership perspective to

those who can provide the assistance needed to restore, replace, and repair houses of worship

destroyed or damaged by these heinous acts.

In the upcoming months, in continuation of its outreach efforts, HUD will again host a set

of conferences in various parts of the country for affected congregations interested in the HUD

loan guarantee process and in receiving training on that process and in the area of financial

management.

Assistance to Date

As of October 5, 1999, approximately $3.3 million in loan guarantee commitments were

made to ten different churches. These churches include: Emmanuel Church (Decatur, AL),

Second New Light OFW Baptist Church (Bridgeport, CT), New Birth Temple Church of God In

Christ (COGIC, Shreveport, LA), Greater Mount Zion Tabernacle (Portsmouth, VA), New

Harvest Baptist (Town of Cornwall, NY), Bethel AME Church (Monroeville, PA), Southtowns

Christian Center (Lakeview, NY), Avenue M COGIC (Birmingham, AL), Springhill Missionary

Baptist Church (Memphis, TN), and Greater Holy Temple COGIC (Wichita, KS).

Who May Apply

The HUD loan guarantee process accepts applications from nonprofit organizations,

including houses of worship, which are described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986. Though the organization may not have sought or obtained a ruling from the IRS

under this section, its purpose must be consistent with that of organizations described therein.

To qualify, a federal, state, or local fire official must certify the fire at the place of worship to be

arson. For purposes of the guarantee process, the financial institution which serves as a lender

may be a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, mortgage company, or

other issuer regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift

Supervision, the Credit Union Administration, or the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency. The

financial institution may also be a pension fund.
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Application Process

A place of worship initiates the loan-making process by submitting a HUD application to

a local bank or other financial institution requesting a rebuilding loan. The financial institution

reviews the application, seeks additional financial data (if necessary), conducts its underwriting

analysis (using its own underwriting standards), and makes a submission to HUD requesting a

loan guarantee. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is

authorized to guarantee up to 100% of the loan amount.

HUD will participate in the rebuilding process through new construction, rehabilitation of

real property, refinancing of existing debt, or restoration or acquisition of personal property, and

related costs. Assistance may be given if the insurance proceeds for the property are not

sufficient to complete rebuilding or to reimburse the related loss/damage.

PREVENTION

Community-Based Arson Prevention Efforts

Efforts to prevent arsons from occurring represent the third prong of the President’s

national strategy. Working under the National Arson Prevention Initiative, communities

continue to create coalitions and are provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) with the tools and technical assistance necessary to battle arson.

The Initiative issued $225,000 in Arson Prevention Grants to 14 cities in Fiscal Year

1998 and $125,000 to eight communities in Fiscal Year 1999. These funds will be used to build

community-based coalitions and combat arson at the grassroots level.

The following cities each received $15,000 in FY 1998:

Sacramento, California Lynn, Massachusetts

Baltimore, Maryland New York City, New York

Burlington, Vermont Youngstown, Ohio

Clark County/Las Vegas, Nevada Portland, Oregon

Danville, Illinois Houston, Texas

New Orleans, Louisiana Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Duluth, Minnesota

The following cities are setting up regional coalitions and receiving $30,000: Orange County,

Florida; Osceola County, Florida,; and Orlando, Florida. This regional alliance will offer

services to 15 cities with an estimated population of 950,000.
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The following cities each received $15,625 in FY 1999:

Anchorage, Alaska Camden, New Jersey

Denver, Colorado Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Spartanburg, South Carolina Elisabeth, Pennsylvania

Cedar Falls, Iowa Woonsocket, Rhode Island

These cities join the four original Initiative municipalities of Macon, Georgia; Charlotte, North

Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; and Utica, New York.

Most communities have used their arson prevention grants to address juvenile firesetting

or church arson prevention. Other challenges include initiating church watch programs,

boarding-up or demolishing vacant and abandoned buildings (Target Arson Program or TAP),

developing stricter code enforcement, and implementing church arson awareness programs.

Arson Prevention Clearinghouse

The Clearinghouse was established to provide public education materials and coordinate

technical assistance requests from communities. Accessible by a toll-free number (1-888-603-

3100), the Clearinghouse has reached over three million individuals, organizations, and

communities with arson awareness and prevention materials since its inception in 1996.

Working through the National Council of Churches, the CNBC, and others in the religious

community, thousands of houses of worship have been reached with arson prevention pamphlets

and brochures. Materials distributed through the Clearinghouse include threat assessment and

fire safety documents, juvenile firesetter intervention brochures, public education materials

including bumper stickers, community organization information, and coalition building guidance

manuals. The Clearinghouse distributes to affected communities more than 500,000 information

packets annually.

Juvenile Firesetter Prevention

The initial and primary focus of the Initiative was to develop arson prevention awareness.

The prevention of juvenile firesetting is also an issue currently being highlighted. These efforts

complement the vigilant programs of the USFA, which has been combating this problem since

the 1970's.

Along with the help of the USFA, the Initiative has developed three juvenile firesettingtraining packages. They are Child Firesetter and Juvenile Arson Community Awareness,

Professional Development, and Practitioner Training Needs.

Public Education

During the first week of May 1999, the Initiative sponsored National Arson Awareness

Week for the third consecutive year. This event was built on the concept of creating an

identifiable, unifying message for arson prevention. The three major goals of Arson Awareness
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Week were to: 1) create a national umbrella of recognition, awareness, and understanding of

arson problems throughout the United States; 2) highlight accomplishments and successes of the

eighteen pilot communities under the Initiative and embrace ten additional communities as part

of the coalition building effort; and 3) promote the dissemination of arson awareness, prevention,

and investigation literature and training materials via the Clearinghouse. The Initiative worked

with other partners such as the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) to help

encourage communities to become involved in building solutions to their arson problems.

FEMA promoted broad public education efforts by enlisting the help of various national

television, radio, and print media outlets. Chapters of the IAAI hosted events and activities in

almost every state. Under the Initiative, the eighteen arson pilot cities and counties launched

their arson prevention partnerships in 1997 with strong community support. One year later, the

model programs they developed were showcased nationally and became the impetus for an

additional ten communities to participate in the roll-out events during Awareness Week 1998.

Some 150 cities across the country participated in that National Arson Awareness Week.

During Arson Awareness Week in 1999, the Initiative sponsored a seminar called

"Community Awareness: Child Firesetting and Juvenile Arson." This was part of the National

Town Meeting (NTM) for a Sustainable America that took place during May 2-8, 1999 in Detroit

Michigan. The NTM highlights nationwide best practices and protocols for arson prevention.

The “Community Awareness: Child Firesetting and Juvenile Arson” seminar, which was held at

the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, was designed to generate

community awareness about the role of fire service, law enforcement, and education personnel

and to emphasize the seriousness and magnitude of the child firesetting and juvenile arson

problem that exists nationally and locally. The program informed the community-at-large so

they could better understand children’s perception of fire and how it could be misused. It

focused on motivating the community to form a community-based effort, involving all necessary

services, organizations, agencies, and individuals and emphasized the importance of

collaborative efforts. The audience for this successful presentation included fire service officers,

law enforcement officials, childcare agencies, and members of both the USFA Program Office

and the National Fire Academy.

Technical Assistance and Training

The Initiative and National Volunteer Fire Council sponsored an Arson Detection &

Prevention in a Rural Communities seminar. The seminar also took place at the National

Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland in February 1999. The training targeted

members of volunteer fire departments responsible for arson prevention and investigation and

was supported by a grant from the Initiative.

During 1998 and 1999, the Initiative sponsored dozens of training seminars. These were

delivered to local communities via the Council of National Black Churches, National Sheriffs

Association, and the National Coalition of Burned Churches.
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Memorandum of Understanding with Congress of National Black Churches, Inc.

Spearheaded by the Initiative, FEMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

with the CNBC to provide training and public education for churches and houses of worship.

The overarching goal of this initiative is to prevent arson and promote arson awareness. This

confirmed the USFA commitment to providing a significant in-kind contribution to CNBC's

Church Rebuilding and Arson Prevention efforts. The contribution will include technical

assistance, mitigation, arson prevention materials, and training in the areas of community

coalition building and arson prevention. In response to the problems at houses of worship,

CNBC launched its three-year Church Rebuilding and Arson Prevention Program in January

1998 to rebuild burned churches, prevent arson, and promote multiracial and ecumenical

inclusiveness for the new millennium. Since its inception, CNBC's Church Rebuilding Program

has provided the financial support needed to rebuild 32 of the 50 targeted churches.

RECONCILIATION

The Community Relations Service plays a key role in the work of the Task Force. CRS

continues to provide conflict prevention and resolution assistance to local officials, law

enforcement authorities, clergy, and other leaders in some 17 states across the country. CRS

regional offices, along with two contractors, have assumed responsibility for the work of the

CRS Church Burning Response Team. Their close work with U.S. Attorneys, community

leaders, and federal, state, and local law enforcement developed the relationship that facilitated

the coordinated effort necessary for community healing and reconciliation to occur.

CRS is committed to dispatching conflict resolution and reconciliation experts from its

regional offices to work directly with local communities to promote multiracial cooperation in

the construction of houses of worship, and to provide technical assistance in ways that bring

together law enforcement agencies and minority neighborhoods.

CONCLUSION

This year we have seen law enforcement, government agencies, private groups, and

individuals continue their tireless and diligent efforts to investigate fires, identify and prosecute

arsonists, rebuild houses of worship and restore communities.

While the statistics indicate great progress in the fight against church arsons, and while

our community work yields refurbished and healing communities, our task is not yet complete.

We have thus made combating arsons at America’s houses of worship a permanent priority. We

do this recognizing the continuing commitment necessary not only to prevent future fires, but

also to heal racial divides.
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Acknowledgment

The co-chairs of the Task Force would like to thank all of the investigators, prosecutors,

state and local officials, and others who have worked tirelessly and so well over the course of the

past three years. We would also like to thank our partners in these efforts at the Department of

Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the

Community Relations Service.

Respectfully submitted,

James E. Johnson Bill Lann Lee

Under Secretary (Enforcement) Acting Assistant Attorney General

Department of the Treasury Civil Rights Division

Department of Justice

January 2000
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Breakdown of Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

January 1, 1995 - October 5, 1999

56.6%

43.4%

67.5%

32.5%

Houses of Worship

Nationwide

Houses of Worship

In the South

African American

Houses of Worship

African American

Houses of Worship

Other Houses

of Worship

Other Houses

of Worship

Total House of Worship Arsons/Bombings - 827

269

558

185

241

CHART A
62.4%

2.1%

35.6%

NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Breakdown of Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

January 1, 1995 - October 5, 1999

516 17

294

PENDING 

INVESTIGATIONS

TOTAL INVESTIGATIONS = 827

INVESTIGATIONS WHERE

ARRESTS HAVE BEEN

MADE

INVESTIGATIONS

SOLVED

WITHOUT

ARRESTS

CHART B
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Racial Makeup of Subjects Arrested for Church Arsons/Bombings

Nationwide

January 1, 1995 - October 5, 1999

Hispanic

2.2% African-Am.

15.1%

Caucasian

82.7%

Hispanic

0.8%

African-Am.

36.1%

Caucasian

63.0%

Hispanic

2.9% African-Am.

5.0%

Caucasian

92.1%

221

12

1 7

43

75

8

55

301

ALL

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

ARSONS - 287

BOMBINGS - 7

AFRICAN AMERICAN

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

ARSONS - 84

BOMBINGS - 2

OTHER

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

ARSONS - 203

BOMBINGS - 5

NOTE: FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL CAUCASIAN SUBJECTS ARRESTED FOR ARSON/BOMBING OF AN

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSE OF WORSHIP AND A NON-AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSE OF WORSHIP

364 SUBJECTS ARRESTED NATIONWIDE

CHART C
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Demographic Information on Subjects Arrested for Church Arsons/Bombings

Nationwide

January 1, 1995 - October 5, 1999

Age 18-24

32.1%

Age 14-17

25.3%

Age 6-13

14.3%

Age 45+

6.9%

Age 35-44

7.7% Age 25-34

13.7%

92

25

28 50

52

117

Female

8.8%

Male

91.2%

332

32

TOTAL ARRESTS = 364

BREAKDOWN BY

AGE

BREAKDOWN BY

GENDER

CHART D
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Demographic Information on Subjects Arrested for Church Arsons/Bombings

Nationwide

January 1, 1995 - October 5, 1999

105

TOTAL ARRESTS = 364

BREAKDOWN BY

GENDER/RACE

Caucasian Male

76%

African Am. Male

14%

Hispanic Male

2%

Caucasian Female

7%

African Am Female

1%

274

5

27

8

50

CHART E
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Racial Makeup of Subjects Arrested for Church Arsons/Bombings

In the South

January 1, 1995 - October 5, 1999

Hispanic

1.8% African-Am.

15.0%

Caucasian

83.2%

Hispanic

0.0% African-Am.

31.2%

Caucasian

68.8%

Hispanic

3.3% African-Am.

3.3%

Caucasian

93.5%

115

4

4

0

29

64

4

33

183

ALL

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

ARSONS - 149

BOMBINGS - 4

AFRICAN AMERICAN

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

ARSONS - 58

BOMBINGS - 2

OTHER

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

ARSONS - 91

BOMBINGS - 2

NOTE: FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL CAUCASIAN SUBJECTS ARRESTED FOR ARSON/BOMBING OF AN

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSE OF WORSHIP AND A NON-AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSE OF WORSHIP

220 SUBJECTS ARRESTED IN THE SOUTH

CHART F
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Incidents in the United States

January 1, 1995 - Present

ALABAMA

10/31/95 Pennington, AL - Faith Whole Truth

12/22/95 Boligee, AL - Mt. Zion Baptist

01/11/96 Boligee, AL - Little Mt. Zion

01/12/96 Boligee, AL - Mt. Zoar Baptist

02/28/96 Tyler, AL - New Liberty Baptist

03/25/96 Browns, AL - Central Missionary Baptist

05/06/96 Nauvoo, AL - Ashbank Freewill

06/03/96 Greensboro, AL - Rising Star

07/22/96 Tyler, AL - Isabella Baptist

07/28/98 Decatur, AL - Emanuel Outreach

08/31/96 Skyline, AL - Skyline Free Holiness

09/10/96 Dothan, AL - First Assembly of God

10/27/96 Eastaboga, AL - Sunlight Baptist

11/14/96 Hefelin, AL - Born Again Church of Christ

07/01/97 Little River, AL - St. Joseph Baptist

07/01/97 Little River, AL - Tate Chapel AME Zion

07/05/97 Mobile, AL - St. John’s Deliverance Temp.

09/21/97 Johns, AL - Holiness Deliv. Tabernacle

11/17/97 Docena, AL - St. Paul CME

11/19/97 Oak Grove, AL - Five Points Baptist

09/04/98 Lisman, AL - Gilfield Baptist Church

ALASKA

07/06/97 Fairbanks, AK - Ch. Of Latter Day Saints

ARKANSAS

05/21/95 Shirley, AR - Universal Church of God

05/02/96 Helena, AR - Church House of the Lord

07/20/96 Arkadelphia, AR - Clayborn Chapel

07/27/96 Camden, AR - New Calvary Church

08/20/96 Marvell, AR - Mt. Zion Missionary

08/21/96 Turner, AR - St. Matthew Miss. Baptist

08/24/96 Benton, AR - Kentucky Missionary

09/26/96 Helena, AR - Fredonia Miss. Baptist

10/31/96 Griffithville, AR - Pleasant Grove Bapt.

11/17/96 Luxora, AR - Princess Chapel Mission.

04/02/97 Beardon, AR - El Bethel C.O.G. in Christ

07/17/97 Luxora, AR - Luxora First Baptist

07/19/97 Miss. Co., AR - Princess Chapel Church

07/19/97 Joiner, AR - Joiner Church of Christ

08/14/97 Shirley, AR - Universal Church of God

10/05/97 Forest City, AR - Forest Hills United Meth.

09/23/98 Little Rock, AR - Capital View Baptist

10/04/98 Harrison, AR - First Christian Church

02/02/99 Magnolia, AR - Full Gospel Holiness

07/25/99 N. Little Rock, AR - Riverview AME Ch.

08/28/99 Harrison, AR - Northvale Baptist Church

ARIZONA

02/09/96 Tucson, AZ - First Southern Baptist

04/10/96 Phoenix, AZ - Greater New Mt. Zion

07/23/96 Glendale, AZ - Iglesia Del Nombre

07/23/96 Tucson, AZ - Korean First Full Gospel

09/30/96 Yuma, AZ - Our Lady of Guadeloupe

10/01/96 Yuma, AZ - Union Baptist

11/01/96 Glendale, AZ - Trinity Mennonite

11/09/96 Phoenix, AZ - Temple Beth Israel

12/22/96 Phoenix, AZ - Gospel Center & School

01/23/97 Chandler, AZ - New Life Trinity C.O.G.

06/30/97 Tucson, AZ - Tanque Verde Lutheran

03/22/99 Tucson, AZ - Mt. Sinai Baptist Church

05/23/99 Heber, AZ - Latter Day Saints

CHART G

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updated 10/05/99 Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
CALIFORNIA

09/25/95 Dana Point, CA - South Shores Community

03/18/96 Spring Valley, CA - Trinity Presbyterian

06/01/96 El Monte, CA - First Baptist Church

06/08/96 Oceanside, CA - St. Anne’s Episcopal

06/08/96 El Monte, CA - First Baptist Church

06/28/96 Visalia, CA - Visalia Community Church

07/14/96 Los Angeles, CA - Lighthouse Ch. Of God

08/04/96 Highland, CA - Church of the Body of Christ

08/21/96 San Diego, CA - Gethsemane Lutheran

09/07/96 Los Angeles, CA - Deliverance Ch. Of God

09/08/96 Sacramento, CA - New Home Miss. Baptist

09/15/96 San Francisco, CA - First Union Baptist

10/09/96 Los Angeles, CA - Iglasia Pentecostes

10/09/96 Los Angeles, CA - St. Vibiana Church

10/31/96 Colusa, CA - Sanatan Dharm Temple

12/26/96 Redding, CA - Native Am. Christian Outreach

12/31/96 Arcadia, CA - Serbian Orthodox Church

12/31/96 North Hollywood, CA - Liuvias De Gracia

01/19/97 Buena Park, CA - New Begin. Fr. Baptist

02/15/97 San Francisco, CA - Trinity Presbyterian

02/20/97 Wilmington, CA - Christo La Unica Esp.

02/25/97 Apple Valley, CA - Latter Day Saints Church

02/25/97 San Diego, CA - First United Methodist

03/26/97 San Fran., CA - Presby. Ch. Of Chinatown

04/14/97 Los Ang., CA - St. Mark Coptic Egypt. Orth.

05/18/97 Sylmar, CA - Mary Immaculate Church

06/27/97 Seaside, CA - Carpenter’s House Pentecost.

07/10/97 Los Angeles, CA - Fountain Of Hope Fellow.

07/21/97 Los Angeles, CA - First AME Zion Church

09/30/97 San Francisco, CA - Mt. Enon Baptist

10/22/97 Downey, CA - Trinity Baptist

12/28/97 Los Angeles, CA - Menachem & Krika Klein

12/29/97 Los Angeles, CA - Kanner Hall

01/25/98 Garden Grove, CA - Latter Day Saints

01/31/98 Gualala, CA - Gualala Baptist Church

01/27/99 Arcata, CA - Church Of The Nazarene

03/09/99 Arcata, CA - Arcata Mormon Institute Of Rel.

03/24/99 Los Angeles, CA - Celestial Church Of Christ

COLORADO

08/07/96 Denver, CO - Church Alive

08/10/98 Denver, CO - Central Baptist Church

10/30/96 Bailey, CO - Platte Canyon Community

11/03/96 Colorado Springs, CO - Household Faith

12/20/97 Denver, CO - St. Francis DeSales

01/03/98 Ft. Carson, CO - Soldiers Mem. Chapel

02/18/98 Denver, CO - St. Francis DeSales

DELAWARE

03/25/96 Newark, DE - St. Andrews Presbyterian

05/25/96 Milford, DE - Slaughter Neck Methodist

09/01/96 Wilmington, DE - Emaculate Heart

12/23/97 Middleton, DE - St. Joseph Catholic

FLORIDA

05/06/95 Tallahassee, FL - First Born Church

04/13/96 Lee Co., FL - Gunnery Road Baptist

04/14/96 Inverness, FL - Old Fashion Gospel Ctr

06/12/96 Marianna, FL - Evangelist Temple

08/06/96 Jacksonville, FL - Hunterdale Pent.

08/06/96 Jacksonville, FL - Mayfair Baptist

08/07/96 Jacksonville, FL - Bethel Baptist

09/07/96 Jacksonville, FL - Faith United Meth.

09/08/96 Deland, FL - New Life Tabernacle

09/15/96 Indiantown, FL - Apostle Faith

09/16/96 Sarasota, FL - Church of the Trinity

10/24/96 St. Petersburg, FL - Trinity United Meth.

10/27/96 Davie, FL - Jehovah Witness Hall

10/27/96 Jacksonville, FL - Shiloh Mission. Bap.

01/27/97 Miami, FL - Plantation Worship Center

02/15/97 Pensacola, FL - Holy Spirit Catholic

02/22/97 Jacksonville, FL - J-ville Jewish Center

03/19/97 Ocala, FL - Covenant Missionary Bap.

04/03/97 Pembroke Park, FL - Lake Forest Bap.

04/19/97 Miami, FL - Muslim Church of America

06/15/97 Florosa, FL - Florosa Baptist Church

06/19/97 Cape Coral, FL - Grace United Meth.

10/30/97 Jacksonville - Iglesia Advent. D. Septimo

11/13/97 Madison - Over Coming Body of Jesus

02/11/98 Lakeland, FL - First United Methodist

02/28/98 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Sikh Temple

05/18/98 Jacksonville, FL - Tabernacle Baptist

06/06/98 Ft. Pierce, FL - St. Andrew Episcopal

09/19/98 St. Petersburg, FL - Christ Gospel

12/02/98 Winter Haven, FL - Hurst Chapel AME

03/01/99 St. Petersburg, FL - St. Raphael’s Ch. 

03/11/99 Tampa, FL - Palma Ceia Presby. Ch.

03/17/99 Tampa, FL - Without Walls Int’l Church

05/07/99 Cross City, FL - Cross City United Meth.

05/29/99 Ft. Myers, FL - Penial 7th Day Adventist

06/21/99 Jacksonville, FL - Potter’s House Chrstn.

09/29/99 Naranja, FL - First St. John Miss. Baptist

CALIFORNIA (Continued)

06/12/99 Los Angeles, CA - St. Thomas the Apostle

06/18/99 Sacramento, CA - Beth Shalom Synagogue

06/18/99 Sacramento, CA - Mikuah Synagogue

06/18/99 Sacramento, CA - B’Nai Isreal Temple

07/22/99 Rancho C., CA - Shephard Of The Hills

08/03/99 Hollywood, CA - Trinity Comm. Presby.

CONNECTICUT

01/23/97 Mystic, CT - St. Marks Episcopal

03/03/98 New Haven, CT - St. Mary’s Catholic

05/03/98 Danbury, CT - Ariyamettaram Buddhist

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

08/04/98 Washington, DC - Solid Rock Ch / Christ

04/25/99 Washington, DC - Mohammed’s Mosque

Chart 2 of 10

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CHART H

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
GEORGIA

03/27/96 Millen, GA - Gay’s Hill Baptist

05/26/96 Stone Mtn., GA - New Life Christian

08/07/96 Macon, GA - Swift Creek Missionary

08/07/96 Warner Robins, GA - Central Baptist

08/14/96 Ft. Valley, GA - New Beginning Bap.

08/28/96 Auburn, GA - Church of Christ

10/22/96 Brunswick, GA - Holy Band of Insp.

11/30/96 Macon, GA - Greater Zion Mission. Bap.

12/19/96 Albany, GA - Jehovah’s Witness Hall

02/19/97 Savannah, GA - Antioch Holiness

02/22/97 Elko, GA - Oak Grove CME Church

04/01/97 Atlanta, GA - New Covenant Mission

04/03/97 Columbus, GA - Glenn Anthony Baptist

05/01/97 Nashville, GA - Graham Temp. Holiness

05/07/97 Marietta, GA - Galilee Missionary Bap.

05/16/97 Taylorsville, GA - Mt. Sinai Baptist

05/23/97 Stone Mt., GA - Stone Mt. Sev. Day Adv.

07/12/97 Carollton, GA - Old Bright Star Church

12/16/97 Atlanta, GA - New Hope Baptist

12/28/97 Springfield, GA - Mount Hope Baptist

01/08/98 Hawkinsville, GA - Hartford Baptist

01/19/98 Homersville, GA - First Homerville Hol.

02/13/98 Pavo, GA - Bethel Primitive Baptist

03/07/98 Lutherville, GA - Mount Zion Holiness

04/01/98 Columbus, GA - Faith Tabernacle Full Gos.

04/09/98 Jonesboro, GA - Corinth Baptist Church

05/17/98 Athens, GA - Hill Chapel Baptist Church

06/23/98 Tocca, GA - St. Matthias Episcopal Church

07/08/98 Jessup, GA - Westside Church of God

12/15/98 Stone Mtn., GA - Corpus Christi Catholic

12/23/99 Chatsworth, GA - Amazing Grace Baptist 

12/24/98 Chatsworth, GA - Mtn. View Bapt. Church

12/25/99 Monroe, GA - Sardis Full Gospel Church

12/31/98 Commerce, GA - New Salem United Meth.

01/01/99 Bishop, GA - Johnson United Methodist

02/11/99 Butler, GA - Crowell United Methodist

03/08/99 Jonesboro, GA - Bethel Baptist Church

04/27/99 Hinesville, GA - Full Gospel Tabernacle

IDAHO

09/03/98 Boise, ID - Parkview Bible Fellowship

ILLINOIS

08/09/95 Charleston, IL - Charleston Community

11/07/95 Chicago, IL - Revival Center

01/08/96 Chicago, IL - First Baptist Apostle

05/02/96 Chicago, IL - New Pilgrim 2 Baptist

06/16/96 South Aurora, IL - Church of God

06/28/96 Chicago, IL - Masjed Al Faatir Mosque

08/18/96 Evanston, IL - Lake St. Ch. of Evanston

08/30/96 Ford Hghts., IL - Baptist Ch. of Christian

10/01/96 Libertyville, IL - First Presbyterian

11/11/96 Chicago, IL - Good Hope Baptist

11/12/96 Chicago, IL - Celestial Church of God

11/30/96 Bradley, IL - St. Joseph Catholic

03/26/97 Chicago, IL - Iglesia Evan. Jesucristo

06/15/97 Unity, IL - Unity Baptist Church

12/30/97 Oakwood, IL - United Methodist

05/24/98 Danville, IL - First Assembly of God Ch.

12/01/98 Aurora, IL - Sacred Heart Catholic Ch.

03/14/99 Chicago, IL - Evangelistic Ch. Of Christ

INDIANA

08/03/96 Fort Wayne, IN - Peace Evangelical Luth.

04/23/97 Lawrence Co., IN - Mt. Olive Ch. of Christ

05/10/97 South Bend, IN - New Apostolic Church

05/19/97 Shelbyville, IN - First Baptist Church

05/29/97 Galveston, IN - Galveston United Methodist

07/13/97 Kokomo, IN - Faith United Methodist

07/17/97 Kokomo, IN - Shiloh United Methodist

07/22/97 Leesburg, IN - Leesburg Grace Brethren

10/04/97 Scipio, IN - Brown Corner Church

10/14/97 Poland, IN - Oak Grove Baptist

10/21/97 Columbus, IN - Ohio Chapel United Meth.

10/21/97 Lexington, IN - Pleasant Ridge Methodist

11/08/97 Indianapolis, IN - West. Missionary Baptist

11/13/97 Milledgeville, IN - Milledgeville United Meth.

04/21/98 Hope, IN - Hawcreek Missionary Baptist

05/16/98 Seymour, IN - Calvary Baptist Church

06/10/98 Coatsville, IN - Grace Baptist Church

07/05/98 Petersburg, IN - Sugar Ridge Ch. of Christ

07/12/98 Muncie, IN - Partners United Methodist

07/25/98 Lynn, IN - New Liberty Congreg. Christ.

07/26/98 Losantville, IN - Church of the Nazarene

08/19/98 LaFontaine, IN - Boundry Line Ch. of Christ

09/10/98 Lewisville, IN - Ebenezer Presbyterian

09/11/98 Salem, IN - Plattsburg United Methodist

10/18/98 Kitchel, IN - Hanna’s Creek Christian Ch.

11/01/98 Indianapolis, IN - Church Of God In Christ

11/20/98 Filmore, IN - Bethel Missionary Baptist

11/27/98 Sheridan, IN - Christian Liberty Church

12/20/98 Little York, IN - Mount Eden Christian Ch.

01/21/99 Indianapolis, IN - Crusaders For Christ Pent.

01/25/99 Lafayette, IN - Stidham United Methodist

01/30/99 Huntington, IN - Wabash Primitive Baptist

08/30/99 Evansville, IN - Bethel Fellowship Church

GEORGIA (Continued)

06/25/99 Tifton, GA - Greater Macedonia Free Will

09/16/99 Cairo, GA - Redeeming Life Fellowship

Chart 3 of 10

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CHART I

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
KENTUCKY

05/05/95 Dawson Spgs., KY - Pine Grove Chapel

05/05/95 Princeton, KY - Beulah Hill Baptist

05/05/95 Dawson Spgs., KY - Family Worship Ctr.

05/05/95 Crofton, KY - Shy Flat Church

10/03/95 Henderson Co., KY - Green Ridge Bapt.

02/10/96 Louisville, KY - St. Martin’s Catholic

03/09/96 Somerset, KY - Mt. Zion Baptist Church

04/04/96 Crofton, KY - Shy Flat Church

04/04/96 Princeton, KY - Beulah Hill Baptist

04/04/96 Dawson Spgs, KY - Lafayette Baptist

04/10/96 Henderson, KY - Cash Creek Baptist

05/01/96 Louisville, KY - St. Therese Catholic

06/27/96 Nicholasville, KY - Meth. Ch. of Christ

07/18/96 Walton, KY - Walton Church of God

07/23/96 Providence, KY - Church of God

07/26/96 Monticello, KY - Gospel Barn

07/27/96 Mt.Vernon, KY - Light House Assembly

07/29/96 Livingston, KY - Livingston Pentecostal

08/06/96 Louisville, KY - Arcade Baptist

08/09/96 Louisville, KY - Galilee Missionary

09/01/96 Hi Hat, KY - Emmanuel Full Gospel

10/26/96 Ivyton, KY - Parkway Baptist

01/10/97 Printer, KY - Salisbury Old Reg Baptist

04/24/97 Berry, KY - Berry United Methodist

06/08/97 Hodgenville, KY - Union Christian

07/02/97 Pine Knot, KY - Bethel Baptist Church

08/27/97 Shelbyville, KY - New Hope Baptist

12/01/97 Whitley Co., KY - Pleasant View Meth.

01/03/98 Bundy Branch, KY - Indian Grave Bap.

02/04/98 Louisville, KY - Farmdale Baptist

03/06/98 Union Co., KY - Woodlands Baptist

07/23/98 Lexington, KY - Southern Acres Christ.

11/01/98 Williamtown, KY - Fairview Christian Ch.

12/21/98 Bonnieville, KY - Bolton Schoolhouse Bapt

01/17/99 Franklin, KY - Cedar Grove Baptist Church

01/18/99 Elkton, KY - Pleasant Hill Methodist

01/18/99 Morgantown, KY - New Harmony Baptist

08/23/99 Richmond, KY - Lighthouse Worship Ctr.

LOUISIANA

04/15/95 Westwego, LA - Assembly of God

05/24/95 Vivian, LA - Mt. Corinth Church

02/01/96 Zachary, LA - Cypress Grove

02/01/96 Baker, LA - St. Paul’s Free Baptist

02/01/96 Baker, LA - Sweet Home Baptist

02/01/96 Baker, LA - St. Thomas Benevolent

03/01/96 Pine Prairie, LA - St. Peter’s Cath.

04/08/96 Calvin, LA - Oak Ridge Baptist

04/11/96 Paincourtville, LA - St. Charles Bap.

06/24/96 Shreveport, LA - New Birth Temple

06/29/96 New Orleans, LA - Greater Ebenezer

08/02/96 Shreveport, LA - St. Abraham Bap.

08/25/96 Lk. Charles, LA - Our Lady Queen Hvn

09/26/96 Haughton, LA - St. John’s Baptist

12/01/96 New Orleans, LA - Samuel Temple

12/10/96 Lk. Charles, LA - New Birth Missionary

01/20/97 Ruston, LA - Temple Baptist Church

02/06/97 Baton Rouge, LA - Vision Baptist

02/18/97 Thibodeaux, LA - St. Genoveave Cath.

02/23/97 Pine Prairie, LA - Pine Prairie First Bap.

02/27/97 Abita Springs, LA - St. John’s Catholic

05/11/97 Shreveport, LA - Summer Grove Bap.

10/18/97 Chalmette, LA - St. Bernards United Meth.

10/22/97 Fields, LA - Duett-Eddy Assembly of God

03/22/98 Morgan City, LA - Imanuel Baptist

06/01/98 Archie, LA - Old Mt. Olive Baptist Church

02/28/99 Baton Rouge, LA - Laura Lee Baptist

03/17/99 Lafayette, LA - Abundant Life Church

04/18/99 Madison Parish, LA - Old Mt. Zion Baptist

04/18/99 Delta, LA - Mound Baptist Church

09/10/99 Monroe, LA - Rose Of Sharon Baptist

IOWA

07/07/96 Westphalia, IA - St. Boniface

09/02/96 Ottumwa, IA - Hickory Grove Comm.

02/25/97 Council Bluffs, IA - Lighthouse Temple

03/20/97 Des Moines, IA - St. Anthony’s Cath.

10/23/97 Des Moines, IA - Community Baptist

05/13/99 Ft. Dodge, IA - St. Paul’s Lutheran 

07/02/99 Des Moines, IA - St. Ambrose Cathedral

08/10/99 Sheldon, IA - Bethel Reform Church

KANSAS

06/30/96 Bonner Springs, KS - Sacred Heart

12/02/96 Wichita, KS - Holy Temple Ch. of God

11/24/97 Basehor, KS - Basehor United Methodist

08/10/98 Pittsburgh, KS - St. Peter’s Episcopal

11/12/98 Kansas City, KS - 7th Day Adventist Ch

03/29/99 Wichita, KS - Reorganization Ch. JC LDS

04/03/99 Pittsburg, KS - Evangel Christian Center

Chart 4 of 10

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CHART J

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
MICHIGAN

08/12/96 Lambertville, MI - Faith Baptist Church

08/25/96 Detroit, MI - Cass Community Meth.

08/27/96 Detroit, MI - Greater M. Zion Baptist

10/01/96 Royal Oak, MI - Christ Memorial

10/12/96 Bloomingdale, MI - Bloomingdale Bible

04/28/97 Morley, MI - Brockway Wesleyan Ch.

06/24/97 Detroit, MI - Trinity Community Presby.

06/24/97 Madison Hghts., MI - St. Vincent Ferrere

06/29/97 Wyoming, MI - Church of God

07/04/97 Flushing, MI - Flushing Presbyterian

10/10/97 Detroit, MI - Glory to God Chris. Fellow.

02/01/98 Yates Twp., MI - Idlewild Church of God

03/22/98 Jackson, MI - Gethsemane Unit. Breth.

04/08/98 Sturgis, MI - New Hope Church

07/24/98 Hartland, MI - Heritage Hills Free Meth.

11/29/98 Muskegon, MI - Oak-Crest Church Of God

05/21/99 Ida, MI - St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

MINNESOTA

06/20/96 Westbrook, MN - Grace Lutheran

08/15/96 Brooklyn Pk., MN - Brooklyn Pk. Evan.

08/16/96 St. Paul, MN - Progressive Missionary

09/08/96 Belgrade, MN - Crow River Lutheran

11/05/96 Lake City, MN - United Methodist

05/06/97 St. Paul, MN - St. John’s Evan. Luth.

06/12/97 Minneapolis, MN - St. Olaf Catholic

07/12/97 Minneapolis, MN - St. James AME

07/13/97 Shakopee, MN - Light of the World

08/17/97 Darwin, MN - St. John’s Catholic

08/27/97 Norwood, MN - All Saints Lutheran

10/27/97 St. Paul, MN - St. Paul Cathedral

11/04/97 Waubun, MN - Lake Grove Lutheran

08/23/98 Biwabik, MN - Biwabik Covenant

03/05/99 Mora, MN - Zion Lutheran Church

03/05/99 Minneapolis, MN - Gualala Bapt. Ch.

09/16/99 Minneapolis, MN - Norwegian Lutheran

MISSISSIPPI

11/01/95 Clinton, MS - Lynch Chapel Methodist

03/05/96 Hatley, MS - St. Paul CME Church

03/20/96 Ruleville, MS - New Mt. Zion

03/30/96 Satartia, MS - El Bethel Church

06/17/96 Kossuth, MS - Mt. Pleasant Mission

06/17/96 Kossuth, MS - Central Grove Mission

06/30/96 Greenville, MS - House of Prayer

08/04/96 Yazoo City, MS - Beacon Baptist

09/09/96 Noxubee Co., MS - First James Creek

09/09/96 Gulfport, MS - First Missionary Baptist

10/09/96 Greenville, MS - House of Prayer

10/24/96 Petal, MS - Church of God Spirit

10/29/96 Tiplersville, MS - Mt. Olive Ch. of God

12/11/96 Meridian, MS - Mallalieu Methodist

04/09/97 Sledge, MS - Lakeview Mission. Bapt.

06/24/97 Coffeeville, MS - Air Mt. Primitive Bapt.

08/24/97 Pascagoula, MS - Calvary Baptist

09/29/97 West Point, MS - True Holiness

11/30/97 Canton, MS - Grtr. Mt. Levi Full Gospel

05/19/98 Potts Camp, MS - Reeds Gift Baptist

02/18/99 Yazoo City, MS - Hillcrest Miss. Bapt.

03/20/99 Byhalia, MS - New Faith Community Bap

04/06/99 Brandon, MS - Crossgate Baptist Church

07/13/99 Ocean Springs, MS - 1st Baptist Church

07/13/99 Ocean Springs, MS - Latter Day Saints

MAINE

06/14/96 Portland, ME - Sacred Heart Catholic

07/06/96 Lisbon, ME - St. Anne’s Catholic

MARYLAND

01/30/96 Fruitland, MD - Fruitland First Baptist

03/21/06 Bel Air, MD - John Watters Meeting

07/06/96 Annapolis, MD - Unitarian Universal

08/02/96 Sabillasville, MD - Pentecostal Full Gosp.

09/02/96 Hillsboro, MD - Phawley’s Chapel

09/06/96 Glen Burnie, MD - Granite Baptist

10/10/96 Baltimore, MD - St. Michael’s Ukrainian

03/17/97 Pasadena, MD - Community United Meth.

10/06/97 Pocomoke, MD - Mt. Zion Methodist

11/02/97 Chaptico, MD - Victory Temple C.O.G.

11/20/97 Mitchelville, MD - St. Michael’s Lutheran

05/07/98 Upper Marlboro, MD - Evangel Church

07/31/98 Largo, MD - Mt. Ephraim Baptist Church

08/06/98 Hyattsville, MD - Jehovah’s Witness

12/01/98 Largo, MD - Faith Missionary Baptist

04/05/99 Forest Heights, MD - Ledroit Baptist Ch.

07/31/99 Wheaton, MD - Lutheran Ch Of St. Andrews

09/21/99 Baltimore, MD - Christian Way Revival

MASSACHUSETTS

07/15/97 Boston, MA - Boston Buddhist Cult. Ctr.

02/21/98 Quincy, MA - The Lord’s Planting

10/10/98 Boston, MA - St. George’s Greek Orth.

10/23/98 Boston, MA - Most Precious Blood Cath

11/15/98 Boston, MA - Charles Street AME Ch.

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CHART K

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
NEBRASKA

02/06/97 Omaha, NE - Holy Cross Lutheran

03/17/97 Elgin, NE - United Methodist Church

07/25/97 Omaha, NE - Jehovah’s Witness Hall

09/11/97 Valley, NE - Bethel Baptist Church

04/03/99 Lincoln, NE - Havelock United Methodist

NEW JERSEY

02/13/96 Tinton Falls, NJ - Voice Center Baptist

07/24/96 Jersey City, NJ - Jersey City Deliv.

09/30/96 Woodbury, NJ - Beth Israel

10/23/96 Jersey City, NJ - Church Upon the Rock

04/12/97 Clark, NJ - St. John Apostle Parochial

05/30/97 Glassboro, NJ - First Baptist Church

06/24/97 Camden, NJ - Holy Temple Bible Church

06/29/97 Piscataway, NJ - North Shelton AME

08/08/97 Newark, NJ - St. John’s Lutheran

08/10/97 Clifton, NJ - St. John the Baptist Catholic

10/04/97 Neptune, NJ - Greater Emmanuel Temp.

10/07/97 Vineland, NJ - St. Francis of Assisi

10/18/97 Pennsville, NJ - Queen of Apostles Cath.

04/26/98 Readington, NJ - Calvary Baptist Church

04/26/98 Readington, NJ - Readington Reformed

06/20/98 Paterson, NJ - Ch. of the Ecum. Assoc.

08/09/98 Jersey City, NJ - Metropolitan AME Zion

03/30/99 Laurel, NJ - Mt. Laurel Ch o/the Nazerene

06/15/99 Hadden Heights, NJ - St. Rose Of Lima

NEW MEXICO

03/27/96 Albuquerque, NM - Bernaillo Baptist

08/15/96 Albuquerque, NM - Church of the Liv. God

11/02/96 Roswell, NM - N.M. Military Institute

06/28/98 Roswell, NM - Church of Latter Day Saints

MISSOURI

05/05/96 Kansas City, MO - Shilo Baptist

05/05/96 Fordland, MO - Ozark Primitive Baptist

06/21/96 Oglesville, MO - Oglesville General Bap.

07/26/96 Frederick, MO - Calvary Temple

08/26/96 Howell Co., MO - New Liberty Baptist

09/13/96 Sikeston, MO - Greer’s Chapel Baptist

10/18/96 Anderson, MO - New Bethal

11/12/96 Sedalia, MO - Goodwill Chapel UMC

11/12/96 Pettis Co., MO - Hopewell Baptist

12/30/96 Webster Co., MO - Amity Freewill Bapt.

01/05/97 Edwards, MO - Edwards Bethel Church

01/07/97 Sikeston, MO - Prince of Peace Baptist

03/11/97 Excelsior Spg., MO - St. Ann Catholic

04/29/97 Creighton, MO - Trinity Lutheran

05/15/97 Potosi, MO - Palmer Church

06/26/97 Bryn Mills, MO - Whole Truth Tabernacle

07/05/97 Dixon, MO - Church of the Nazarene

07/08/97 Glasgow, MO - United Methodist Church

07/28/97 Wardell, MO - Summach United Meth.

01/13/98 St. Louis, MO - Calvary Baptist

02/21/98 Eldon, MO - Oak Street Church of Christ

03/09/98 Marston, MO - Marston Free Trinity Pent.

03/14/99 Howell County, MO - Good News Baptist

06/13/99 Mercer Co., MO - Freedom Baptist

06/29/99 Ray County, MO - Christian Lighthouse

MONTANA

12/05/97 Belgrade, MT - Belgrade Church Of Christ

07/02/98 Whitehall, MT - Jefferson Valley Baptist

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NEVADA

06/16/96 Las Vegas, NV - Our Lady of Las Vegas

06/28/96 Reno, NV - First Congregational Church

09/19/96 Henderson, NV - Church of Christ

07/19/98 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

07/30/98 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

08/30/98 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

09/03/98 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

09/25/98 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

09/27/98 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

12/06/98 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

12/15/98 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

03/20/99 Las Vegas, NV - Mormon Church

06/06/99 Las Vegas, NV - Latter Day Saints

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
OKLAHOMA

06/14/96 Enid, OK - First Missionary Baptist

06/26/96 Tulsa, OK - S. Lakewood Baptist

07/09/96 Ponca City, OK - Faith Tabernacle

07/28/96 Frederick, OK - St. Paul AME

10/25/96 Tulsa, OK - Latter House Ministries

10/31/96 Oklahoma City, OK - Holy Angels

11/01/96 Tulsa, OK - Glenwood Baptist

01/19/97 Tahlequah, OK - Antioch Baptist

03/09/97 Ryan, OK - Ryan Church of Christ

04/14/97 Oklahoma City, OK - Northside Bible

04/30/97 Norman, OK - Shiloh Ind. Baptist

06/16/97 Wagoner, OK - Rocky Pt. Full Gospel

07/09/97 Pawnee, OK - First Christian Church

11/01/97 Lawton, OK - Storehouse Ministry

NEW YORK

01/13/95 Rockaway, NY - Temple Beth El

04/30/95 Rockaway, NY - Temple Derech Emuch

05/06/95 Belle Harb., NY - Yeshiva of Belle Harb.

06/15/95 Breezy Pt., NY - St. Edmund’s Catholic

06/21/95 Breezy Pt., NY - St. Edmund’s Catholic

03/06/96 Glenville, NY - Church of Jesus Christ

04/19/96 Kingston, NY - Riverview Missionary

07/21/96 Monroe, NY - Post Natal Care Ctr.

07/27/96 Fresh Mead, NY - Queensboro Hills Ctr.

08/30/96 Avoca, NY - Avoca United Methodist

10/04/96 Farmingdale, NY - St. Thomas Episcopal

11/18/96 Hamburg, NY - Southtown Christian Ctr.

12/24/96 Syossett, NY - Syossett Gospel

05/06/97 Troy, NY - St. Paul Missionary Baptist

08/31/97 Saugerties, NY - Dutch Reformed Church

10/20/97 Utica, NY - Believers Miracle Deliverance

04/19/98 Lynbrook, NY - Trinity Evangelical

07/24/98 Brooklyn, NY - Church of Annunciation

10/28/98 Brooklyn, NY - Trinity Baptist Church

11/17/98 Kingston, NY - Grace Temple Ch Of God

12/08/98 Brooklyn, NY - Celestial Ch. Of Christ, Inc

12/21/98 Jefferson Station, NY - Full Gospel Chrtn Ctr

02/15/99 S. Ozone Park, NY - St. Anthony Of Padua

07/14/99 Jamestown, NY - Blackwell Chapel AME

07/21/99 Blue Point, NY - Our Lady Of Snow Catholic

08/14/99 Bronx, NY - New Life Christian Center

08/15/99 Hauppauge, NY - Temple Beth Chai

08/15/99 Staten Island, NY - First Presbyterian

09/02/99 Buffalo, NY - Westside Chapel

NORTH CAROLINA

03/14/95 Chalotte, NC - New Outreach Christian

05/07/95 Wilmington, NC - B’nai Israel

10/31/95 Raeford, NC - Mt. Pisgah Baptist

12/25/95 Cheek Crossing, NC - Mt. Moriah Bapt.

01/06/96 Orrum, NC - Ohovah AME Church

04/26/96 Vail, NC - Hebron United Methodist Chart 7 of 10

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NORTH CAROLINA (continued)

05/23/96 Cerro Gordo, NC - Mt. Tabor Baptist

05/24/96 Lumberton, NC - Pleasant Hill Baptist

06/06/96 Charlotte, NC - Matthews Presbyterian

06/28/96 Greensboro, NC - Pleasant Ridge U.C.C.

06/30/96 Maysville, NC - St. James AME Church

07/01/96 Roaring River, NC - Beulah Land Baptist

07/14/96 Matthews Co., NC - Carmel Baptist

08/13/96 Sparta, NC - New River Baptist

11/15/96 Charlotte, NC - Covenant Presbyterian

12/15/96 Bolivia, NC - Faith Baptist

01/03/97 Charlotte, NC - Soul Saving Baptist

03/04/97 Greensboro, NC - Pleasant Grove Bap.

05/03/97 Lenoir, NC - John’s River Miss. Baptist

05/29/97 Fayetteville, NC - Genesis Freewill Bap.

07/09/97 Chapel Hill, NC - University Presbyterian

08/09/97 Charlotte, NC - Bible Tabernacle Church

11/07/97 Charlotte, NC - Pilgrim Ch. of S. Tryon

12/12/97 Morganton, NC - Denton Chap.Unit.Meth.

01/04/98 Fuquay-Varina, NC - Chalk Hill CME

01/08/98 Rocky Point, NC - Antioch Holiness

02/08/98 Stanley, NC - First Baptist Church

02/10/98 Gastonia, NC - Sunset Forest Baptist

02/12/98 Charlotte, NC - Garden Memorial Presby.

02/14/98 Charlotte, NC - Moore’s Chapel UMC

02/14/98 Charlotte, NC - New Apostolic Church

03/09/98 Rutherfordton, NC - St. Francis Episcopal

03/15/98 Charlotte, NC - Hedges & Highways Evan

06/09/98 Greenville, NC - World Harvest Oasis

06/10/98 Cooleemee, NC - Erwin Temple CME

06/11/98 Kill Devil Hills, NC - Holy Redeemer Cath.

07/07/98 Whiteville, NC - El Bethel Holiness 

07/26/98 Spring Lk., NC - Anderson Creek Comm.

11/28/98 China Grove, NC - Landis Church Of God

03/26/99 Charlotte, NC - Mallard Creek Presby. Ch.

04/04/99 Tabor City, NC - Sandy Plains Baptist

04/14/99 Wilmington, NC - Gospel Fellwshp Holiness

06/01/99 Clinton, NC - White Oak Baptist Church

OHIO

06/18/96 Canton, OH - Ebenezer Full Gospel

07/01/96 Bidwell, OH - On Fire for God

05/14/97 Newtonville, OH - Newtonville Ch. of God

02/06/99 Brookville, OH - Community United Meth.

04/18/99 Warren, OH - Alpha & Omega 7th Day Adv

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
PENNSYLVANIA (continued)

02/25/98 Buena Vista, PA - First Baptist Church

03/05/98 Pittsburgh, PA - Northmont United Presb.

03/12/98 Butler, PA - Calvary Baptist Church

04/07/98 Harrisburg, PA - Chisuk Emuna Syn.

05/10/98 Solebury, PA - Trinity Episcopal Church

05/31/98 Elizabeth Twp., PA - Ebenezer Baptist

05/31/98 Elizabeth Twp., PA - Victory Prim. Meth.

06/20/98 Beaver Co., PA - Pentecost. C.O.G.

06/23/98 Philadelphia, PA - St. Matthew AME

08/16/98 Carnegie, PA - St. Elizabeth Anne Sec.

10/05/98 Philadelphia, PA - Boanerges Ch of the Way

12/06/98 York, PA - St. Johns Lutheran Church

12/07/98 Nether Prov., PA - Holy Trinity Lutheran

12/31/98 Carlisle, PA - St. Matthias Lutheran

01/27/99 Canonsburg, PA - Canonsburg United Psby

06/08/99 Canonsburg, PA - Canonsburg United Psby

08/02/99 Eddystone, PA - The Praise Center

08/30/99 Penndel, PA - Redeemer Lutheran Church

SOUTH CAROLINA

04/05/95 Walhalla, SC - La Luz Del Mundo

05/20/95 Aiken, SC - Summergrove Baptist

06/20/95 Williamsburg Co., SC - Mt. Zion AME

06/21/95 Manning, SC - Macedonia Baptist

08/15/95 Lexington Co., SC - St. John Baptist

10/21/95 Greenville, SC - Islamic Center

12/01/95 Montmorenci, SC - Mount Hill Mission.

01/25/96 Harleyville, SC - St. Paul AME Zion

03/31/96 Orangeburg Co., SC - Butler Chap. AME

04/13/96 Barnwell, SC - Allens Chapel

04/13/96 Barnwell, SC - Rosemary Baptist

04/13/96 Barnwell, SC - Mt. Olivet Baptist

04/26/96 Effingham, SC - Effingham Baptist

SOUTH CAROLINA (continued)

05/22/96 Gaston, SC - Covenant Baptist

06/11/96 Florence, SC - New St. Paul Apostolic

06/17/96 N. Charleston, SC - Life Christian Assem.

07/16/96 Johns Island, SC - Johns Island Church

08/01/96 Flordale Comm., SC - Springhill AME

11/20/96 Greenville, SC - Riverside Holiness

12/22/96 Jasper Co., SC - Arm Oak Baptist

03/23/97 Taylors, SC - Cathedral of the Cross

06/09/97 Greenville, SC - St. Francis Episcopal

06/23/97 Townville, SC - Shiloh Baptist Church

08/23/97 Greer, SC - Calvary Baptist Church

09/12/97 Pacolet, SC - New Salem Zion Baptist

10/19/97 Chapin, SC - Countsville, AME

11/28/97 Hanahan, SC - Church of God

07/05/98 Gloverville, SC - Southside Baptist

09/03/98 Pelzer, SC - Shady Grove Baptist Church

05/01/99 Orangeburg, SC - Orangeburg Lutheran

09/07/99 Round O, SC - Mt. Zion AME Church

09/12/99 Orangeburg, SC - First Presbyterian Ch.

SOUTH DAKOTA

11/01/96 Rapid City, SD - Jehovah Witness

04/10/97 Sioux Falls, SD - Sermon on Mount

08/06/97 Carter, SD - St. Peter’s Catholic

11/26/97 Moody Co., SD - W. Bap. Mem. Chap.

04/25/98 Wakonda, SD - St. Patrick’s Rectory

OREGON

06/20/96 Portland, OR - Immanual Methodist

09/25/96 Portland OR - Church of Scientology

03/09/97 Salem, OR - First Spiritualist Church

07/23/98 Cottage Grove, OR - Cott. Grv. UMC

01/09/99 Portland, OR - First Bapt Ch Of The Deaf

PENNSYLVANIA

06/04/95 Philadelphia, PA - Glenwood Meth.

06/24/96 Bristol, PA - Bible Evangelical 

07/16/96 Philadelphia, PA - Cookman UMC

08/23/96 Philadelphia, PA - Cookman UMC

09/08/96 Pittsburgh, PA - Shaare Torah Syn.

09/14/96 Philadelphia, PA - Glading Presby.

10/03/96 Lancaster, PA - St. James Episcopal

11/04/96 Berwick, PA - First United Methodist

11/11/96 Emmaus, PA - St. John’s Lutheran

11/24/96 Boyertown, PA - Trinity Evang. Cong.

12/26/96 Franklin, PA - Calvary Comm. Bapt.

01/11/97 Washington, PA - First Christian Church

04/02/97 Philadelphia, PA - Evangelical Lutheran

04/22/97 Hanover, PA - All Saints Episcopal

04/22/97 Philadelphia, PA - St. Edward Rom. Cath.

05/27/97 Slippery Rock, PA - N. Liberty Presby.

06/26/97 Philadelphia, PA - Good Shepard Comm.

10/19/97 Philadelphia, PA - St. Therese Catholic

11/07/97 Birdsboro, PA - St. John’s Lutheran

11/12/97 Carnegie, PA - St. Mary’s Immac. Conc.

11/16/97 Essington, PA - First Baptist Church

01/20/98 S. Huntington Twp. - Barren Run Un. Meth.

01/22/98 Rostraver, PA - Salem Regular Baptist

01/27/98 Jefferson Twp., PA - Pike Run Ch. Breth.

02/13/98 Birdsboro, PA - Evangelical Christian Ch.

02/18/98 Suterville, PA - The Church Chart 8 of 10

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CHART N

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
TENNESSEE (continued)

05/25/98 Memphis, TN - Greater Gosp. Truth Miss.

08/08/98 Chattanooga, TN - Pilgrim Cong. United

08/25/98 Memphis, TN - New Mt. Sinai Miss. Bap.

09/11/98 Cleveland, TN - New Hope Baptist

12/22/98 Coffee Co., TN - Little Hurricane Prim. Bapt

01/16/99 Whiteside, TN - Whiteside United Methodist

TEXAS (continued)

07/12/96 Baytown, TX - Living Hope Church

07/19/96 Sanger, TX - Bolivar Baptist Church

07/25/96 Nassau Bay - St. Thomas Episcopal

07/28/96 Quinlan, TX - Christ Memorial Baptist

08/04/96 Fort Worth, TX - S.W. Christian

08/31/96 Hallsville, TX - Noonday Holiness

09/10/96 Dallas, TX - Church of Living God

09/17/96 Atlanta, TX - Faith Pentecostal

09/26/96 Dallas, TX - Soul Inspiration/2nd Timothy

10/18/96 Dallas, TX - Garza St. Church of Christ

10/21/96 Dallas, TX - God’s Gospel Temple

10/23/96 Mexia, TX - Sardis Primitive Baptist

11/20/96 Wichita Falls - Full Gospel Powerhouse

12/03/96 Colorado City, TX - Emmanuel Baptist

12/07/96 Centerville, TX - Hopewell United Meth.

12/25/96 Arlington, TX - Church of Abundant Life

12/29/96 Eastland, TX - Holy Trinity Episcopal

01/04/97 Fairfield, TX - Harp Baptist Church

02/19/97 Odessa, TX - Iglesia Fuente De Vida

02/21/97 Port Lavaca, TX - First Assembly of God

03/07/97 El Paso, TX - Templo Corona de Gloria

03/18/97 Houston, TX - Garden Gethsemane COG

03/22/97 Ferris, TX - Macedonia Baptist

04/08/97 Beaumont, TX - West Oakland Baptist

04/21/97 Colleyville, TX - St. Mary’s Orthodox

04/29/97 Potter Co., TX - St. Francis Catholic

05/15/97 Woodville, TX - Our Lady of Pines Cath.

05/16/97 San Antonio, TX - King of Kings Lutheran

06/09/97 Greenville, TX - Bethel Methodist Church

06/14/97 Fort Worth, TX - Fostepco Baptist

08/27/97 Keller, TX - Harvest Baptist Chapel

10/31/97 Corpus Christi, TX - Abiding Savior Luth.

10/31/97 Corpus Christi, TX - McArdle Rd. Baptist

12/27/97 Wellington, TX - Church of Christ

TEXAS

01/29/95 Houston, TX - Miles Chapel CME

02/16/95 Houston, TX - Love Fellowship

04/04/95 Marble Falls, TX - Marble Falls United

06/05/95 Denison, TX - Victory Baptist

07/25/95 Plano, TX - Fellowship Bible

11/14/95 Dallas, TX - Greater Gospel

01/27/96 Spring, TX - Cypress Trails

01/27/96 Spring, TX - Resurrection Lutheran

02/12/96 Houston, TX - Real Rock Church

02/16/96 Houston, TX - Real Rock Church

03/24/96 Katy, TX - Westside Church

04/12/96 Houston, TX - S.W. Community Baptist

04/18/96 Hillsboro, TX - Covenant Baptist

04/18/96 Houston, TX - Heights Christian

05/14/96 Waskom, TX - Long Ridge CME

06/09/96 Greenville, TX - New Lighthouse

06/10/96 Greenville, TX - Church of Living God

06/16/96 Fort Worth, TX - Oakwood Baptist

06/18/96 Houston, TX - On Track Baptist

06/23/96 Dallas - E. Spanish Cong. of Jehovah

07/04/96 San Antonio, TX - Community Pent.

07/11/96 Garland, TX - Audubon Park Baptist

TENNESSEE

01/13/95 Bells , TN - Johnson Grove Baptist

01/13/95 Denmark, TN - Macedonia Baptist

01/29/95 Maury Co., TN - Friendship Missionary

01/29/95 Maury Co., TN - Canaan African Meth.

01/31/95 Hardeman Co., - Mt. Calvary

10/16/95 Memphis, TN - St. Mary’s Episcopal

11/30/95 Memphis, TN - St. Mary’s Episcopal

12/01/95 Memphis, TN - Shady Grove Presby.

12/05/95 Memphis, TN - Colonial Park United

12/08/95 Memphis, TN - Emmanual United Meth.

12/30/95 Fruitland, TN - Salem Baptist

01/08/96 Knoxville, TN - Inner City Church

04/20/96 Memphis, TN - Calvary Baptist Church

05/14/96 Tigrett, TN - Mt. Pleasant Baptist

06/08/96 Viola, TN - Mt. Zion Methodist

06/29/96 Bartlett, TN - Church of the Nativity

07/22/96 Dyersburg, TN - Ch. of God of Prophecy

07/22/96 Speedwell, TN - Boone Temple Pent.

08/09/96 Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Comm. Inv. Co.

08/20/96 Mt. Pleasant, TN - Spencer Hill C.O.G.

08/25/96 Moshiem, TN - Harmons Valley United

08/28/96 Midway, TN - Sinking Springs Lutheran

09/01/96 Culleoka, TN - Smyma Church of Christ

09/19/96 Moristown, TN - New Freedom Mission.

09/20/96 Bells, TN - First Baptist of Bells

10/29/96 Memphis, TN - Springhill Missionary Bap.

11/12/96 Memphis, TN - Greenwood CME

02/25/97 Middleton, TN - New Hope Ch. Of Christ

03/23/97 Pulaski, TN - Pleasant Ridge Methodist

04/14/97 Memphis, TN - Madison Heights UMC

10/17/97 LaGrange, TN - New Beginnings Pent.

01/18/98 Memphis, TN - Independent Presbyterian

02/01/98 Madisonville, TN - New Bethel C.O.G.

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CHART O

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
TEXAS (continued)

01/06/98 Wellington, TX - Church of Christ

01/11/98 Wellington, TX - First Christian Church

01/18/98 Houston, TX - Brookhaven Baptist Church

01/23/98 Castroville, TX - Primera Bautista Hispana

03/05/98 Dallas, TX - Bethany Lutheran

03/28/98 Bowie Co., TX - Freedom Fellowship

04/01/98 Waco, TX - First Church of the Nazarene

05/08/98 Harrison City, TX - Gainsville Ch. of God

05/20/98 Houston, TX - Fair Haven United Meth.

05/30/98 San Antonio - Un. King. of Jehovah Wit.

06/26/98 Levelland, TX - Emmanuel Ch. of God

07/13/98 Waco, TX - Cedar Ridge Church of Christ

07/17/98 Houston, TX - Cullen Missionary Baptist

07/26/98 Port Arthur, TX - Central Ch. of the Naz.

12/09/98 Gilmer, TX - Mt. Olive Baptist Church

02/06/99 Corpus Christi, TX - Minnehulla Bapt. Ch.

02/06/99 Donie, TX - Old Spring Seat Baptist Ch.

02/15/99 Lakeworth, TX - Precious Faith Temple

03/02/99 Bryan, TX - United Pentecostal Church

04/19/99 Bedford, TX - First Methodist Ch of Bedford

05/04/99 Duncanville, TX - Westleyan Community Ch

05/10/99 Ft. Worth, TX - Living Rock Ch Of God/Christ

05/16/99 Houston, TX - Southwest United Methodist

06/02/99 Ft. Worth, TX - Faith Christian Church

06/24/99 Houston, TX - Third Presbyterian Church

06/25/99 Houston, TX - Iglesia Evangelica Emmanuel

06/28/99 Houston, TX - Bethel Baptist Church

08/13/99 Singleton, TX - Singleton Baptist Church

UTAH

03/28/96 Salt Lake City, UT - Templo Casa

03/14/97 Riverton, UT - Mountainview Wards Ch.

VIRGINIA

05/15/95 Portsmouth, VA - Greater Mt. Zion

08/14/95 Portsmouth, VA - Bethany Baptist

02/21/96 Richmond, VA - Glorious Church of God

04/16/96 Chesterfield, VA - First Bapt. Ch. of Centr.

06/18/96 Virginia Beach, VA - Green Run Baptist

06/18/96 Chesapeake, VA - Rosemont Christian

06/20/96 Duffield, VA - Peterson Chapel Primative

06/21/96 Chesapeake, VA - Congregational Christ.

06/21/96 Virginia Beach, VA - All Saints Episcopal

10/12/96 Reston, VA - Peace of Mind Baptist

02/11/97 Richmond, VA - St. Mark’s Episcopal

06/09/98 Leesburg, VA - Leesburg Christian School

08/02/98 Chesapeake, VA - Jackson. Mem. Bapt.

12/07/98 Richmond, VA - St. Mark’s Episcopal Ch

03/29/99 Springfield, VA - Franconia Baptist Ch.

WASHINGTON

07/28/95 Seattle, WA - Full Gospel Pentecostal

01/21/96 Oak Harbor, WA - Whidbey Isle Naval

06/10/96 Soap Lake, WA - Our Most Sorrowful

06/14/96 Soap Lake, WA - Community Evangelical

06/16/96 Seattle, WA - Eritrean Orthodox

06/26/96 Tacoma, WA - Grace United Methodist

07/07/96 Puyallup, WA - Pleasant Hill Baptist

07/09/96 Washougal, WA - Community Church

08/22/96 Kent, WA - Kent Church of the Nazarene

03/03/97 Mercer Island, WA - Stroum Jewish Ctr.

06/21/97 Seattle, WA - Jehovah Wit. Kingdom Hall

10/26/97 Edmonds, WA - Westgate Chapel Christ.

11/04/97 White Salmon, WA - Seventh Day Adv.

04/07/98 Vancouver, WA - Evergreen Baptist

09/28/98 Spokane, WA - South Hill Baptist

11/01/98 Seattle, WA - New Hope Baptist Church

04/11/99 Spokane, WA - South Hill Baptist Church

07/01/99 Spokane, WA - Subud Pacific Northwest

07/30/99 Yakima, WA - St. Joseph’s Catholic Ch.

WEST VIRGINIA

07/30/96 Breeden, WV - Breeden Church of God

09/05/96 N. Wheeling, WV - Bethlehem Apostolic

02/23/97 Morgantown, WV - Cheat Neck Apostolic

03/05/97 Granville, WV - Granville Apostolic

07/14/97 Berkley Spgs., WV - Holy Ch. of Jesus

07/30/97 Powellton, WV - Elkridge Community

10/07/97 Cheat Lake, WV - Cheat Lake Baptist

10/15/97 Welch, WV - Trinity Temple Pentecostal

02/05/98 Shinnston, WV - First United Methodist

01/06/99 Kermit, WV - Sweet Home Church

Chart 10 of 10

updated 10/05/99

CHART P

Red City, State & Church Name = African American Church Red Date = Open Investigation

Blue City, State & Church Name = Non African American Church Green Date = Arrest Made

 = Bombing/Attempted Bombing Incident Black Date = Solved Without Arres
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

Nationwide

January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996

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3

8

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2

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20

25

30

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCTNOV

DEC

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4

9

2

6

9

8

12

6

7

19

27

11

26

15

26

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13

17

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6

12

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15

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MAR

APR

MAY

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OCTNOV

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSES OF WORSHIP OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP

1995 1996

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1995 = 25

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1995 = 27

TOTAL INCIDENTS NATIONWIDE IN 1995 = 52

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1996 = 120

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1996 = 177

TOTAL INCIDENTS NATIONWIDE IN 1996 = 297

DATA ENTERED IS BASED UPON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT CHART Q
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

Nationwide

January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1998

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSES OF WORSHIP OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP

1997 1998

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1997 = 53

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1997 = 155

TOTAL INCIDENTS NATIONWIDE IN 1997 = 208

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1998 = 43

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1998 = 120

TOTAL INCIDENTS NATIONWIDE IN 1998 = 163

DATA ENTERED IS BASED UPON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT CHART R
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

Nationwide

January 1, 1999 - October 5, 1999

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSES OF WORSHIP OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1999 = 28

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1999 = 79

TOTAL INCIDENTS NATIONWIDE IN 1999 = 107

1999

CHART S
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

In the South

January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSES OF WORSHIP OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1995 = 24

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1995 = 18

TOTAL INCIDENTS IN THE SOUTH IN 1995 = 42

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1996 = 87

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1996 = 82

TOTAL INCIDENTS NATIONWIDE IN 1996 = 169

DATA ENTERED IS BASED UPON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT

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FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCTNOV

DEC

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2

8

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6

3

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12

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12

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1995 1996

CHART T
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

In the South

January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1998

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSES OF WORSHIP OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1997 = 32

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1997 = 57

TOTAL INCIDENTS IN THE SOUTH IN 1997 = 89

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1998 = 26

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1998 = 48

TOTAL INCIDENTS NATIONWIDE IN 1998 = 74

DATA ENTERED IS BASED UPON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT

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CHART U
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

In the South

January 1, 1999 - October 5, 1999

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSES OF WORSHIP OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP

INCIDENTS AT AFRICAN AM. HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1999 = 16

INCIDENTS AT OTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN 1999 = 36

TOTAL INCIDENTS IN THE SOUTH IN 1999 = 52

DATA ENTERED IS BASED UPON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT CHART V
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

Resulting in Arrest Nationwide

January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996

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INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED INCIDENTS SOLVED BY THESE ARRESTS

INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED IN 1996 = 139

INCIDENTS SOLVED BY THESE ARRESTS IN 1996 = 108

DATA ENTERED IS BASED UPON THE SUBJECT’S DATE OF ARREST

1995 1996

INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED IN 1995 = 18

INCIDENTS SOLVED BY THESE ARRESTS IN 1995 = 16

CHART W
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

Resulting in Arrest Nationwide

January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1998

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INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED INCIDENTS SOLVED BY THESE ARRESTS

INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED IN 1998 = 75

INCIDENTS SOLVED BY THESE ARRESTS IN 1998 = 51

DATA ENTERED IS BASED UPON THE SUBJECT’S DATE OF ARREST

1997 1998

INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED IN 1997 = 98

INCIDENTS SOLVED BY THESE ARRESTS IN 1997 = 69

CHART X
NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Church Arson/Bombing/Attempted Bombing Investigations

Resulting in Arrest Nationwide

January 1, 1999 - October 5, 1999

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INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED INCIDENTS SOLVED BY THESE ARRESTS

INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED IN 1999 = 34

INCIDENTS SOLVED BY THESE ARRESTS IN 1999 = 50

DATA ENTERED IS BASED UPON THE SUBJECT’S DATE OF ARREST

1999

CHART Y
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STATE

CONVICTIONS

TOTAL NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS CONVICTED = 287

FEDERAL

CONVICTIONS

NATIONAL CHURCH ARSON TASK FORCE

Analysis of Convictions in Connection with 

208 Church Arsons/Bombings Nationwide

January 1, 1995 - October 5, 1999

CHART Z
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P.O.Box 65798

Washington, D.C. 20530

FEDERAL AND STATE CHURCH FIRE CONVICTIONS

September 9, 1998 – October 5, 1999

ARKANSAS

1. Universal Church of God (Shirley, AR) -- In October, 1998, a white male (age 25) and a

white female (age 23) pled guilty in federal court to arson and civil rights violations. The

defendants were sentenced to 30 to 97 months imprisonment.

CALIFORNIA

2. Gualala Baptist Church (Gualala, CA) -- On February 25, 1999, a white male (age 43) was

declared insane and committed for life to the California State Mental Health Institution.

FLORIDA

3. Cross City United Methodist Church (Cross City, FL) -- On June 2, 1999, two white

females (age 13) pled guilty in state juvenile court to trespassing and were sentenced to 40 hours

of community service.

On June 16, 1999, a white male (age 14) pled guilty in state juvenile court to arson and criminal

mischief and was sentenced to a child services program.

4. First United Methodist Church (Lakeland, FL) -- On September 8, 1998, two white males

(age 22) pled guilty in state court to arson and were sentenced to two years imprisonment and

four years probation.

On the same date, a white male (age 21) was convicted in federal court of arson and sentenced to

12 months imprisonment followed by three years supervised release and 500 hours community

service.

GEORGIA

5. Hartford Baptist Church (Hawkinsville, GA) -- On June 21, 1999, a white male (age 70)

pled guilty in state court to vandalism to a place of worship and criminal damage to property and

was sentenced to 10 years probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $105,584.

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6. Bethel Primitive Baptist Church (Pavo, GA) -- On October 15, 1998, two white males

(ages 18 and 25) pled guilty in state court and were sentenced to 20 years for burglary, five years

for vandalism to religious property and three years for criminal gang activity.

7. Crowell United Methodist Church (Butler, GA) -- On May 25, 1999, a white male (age 26)

was convicted as an adult in state court of burglary and arson. He was sentenced to 20 years

incarceration and 20 years probation.

8. Mt. Zion Holiness Church (Luthersville, GA) -- On September 14, 1998, a white male (age

30) pled guilty in state court to first degree arson and burglary. He was sentenced to 10 years

incarceration on each charge.

9. Full Gospel Tabernacle Church (Hinesville, GA) -- On August 24, 1999, two white males

(age 19) pled guilty in federal court to arson and were sentenced to 60 months imprisonment

followed by three years supervised release. Additionally, the defendants were ordered to pay

restitution in the amount of $893,105.

IDAHO

10. Parkview Bible Fellowship (Boise, ID) -- On October 14, 1998, a white male (age 8) was

sentenced in juvenile court to informal probation and counseling for arson.

INDIANA

11. Partners United Methodist Church (Muncie, IN) -- On December 28, 1998, a white male

(age 19) pled guilty in state court to burglary and was sentenced to four years imprisonment.

Two African American males (ages 13 and 18) were convicted in juvenile court of burglary and

given suspended sentences.

KANSAS

12. Evangel Christian Center (Pittsburg, KS) -- On June 29, 1999, a white male (age 15) was

convicted in juvenile court of arson and sentenced to 1–3 years probation.

On September 13, 1999, a white male (age 17) was convicted in juvenile court of arson and

sentenced to 60 months probation.

KENTUCKY

13. Fairview Christian Church (Williamstown, KY) -- On July 19, 1999, two white males

(ages 17 and 18) pled guilty in state court to third degree arson and were sentenced to 60 months

imprisonment.

On the same date, a white male (age 18) pled guilty in state court to two misdemeanor counts of

criminal mischief and was sentenced to two years probation.
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On the same date, a white female (age 17) pled guilty in state court to one count of misdemeanor

criminal mischief and was sentenced to two years conditional discharge.

MICHIGAN

14. Faith Baptist Church (Lambertville, MI) -- On December 5, 1998, a white male (age 23)

was convicted in state court of breaking and entering and accessory after the fact. He was

sentenced to 51⁄2-10 years imprisonment for breaking and entering and

3–5 1⁄2 years imprisonment for accessory after the fact.

On the same date, a white male (age 23) was convicted in state court of breaking and entering

and arson of real property. He was sentenced to 51⁄2-10 years imprisonment for breaking and

entering and 51⁄2-10 years for arson of real property.

MINNESOTA

15. St. Olaf Catholic Church (Minneapolis, MN) -- On October 20, 1998, an African

American male (age 24) was convicted in state court for arson and sentenced to 90 days

imprisonment.

MISSOURI

16. Oak Street Church of Christ (Eldon, MO) -- On May 14, 1999, a white male (age 24) was

convicted in state court for Class C arson and committed to a state institution for psychological

treatment.

NEW JERSEY

17. Church of Jesus Christ (Jersey City, NJ) -- On September 9, 1999, an African American

female (age 50) pled guilty in federal court to mail fraud in connection with the October 23, 1996

arson of the Church Upon the Rock and the Church of Jesus Christ.

NEW MEXICO

18. Roswell Latter Day Saints (Roswell, NM) -- On July 20, 1999, a white male (age 50) was

sentenced in federal court to 60 months imprisonment for arson, 120 months imprisonment for

use of fire in commission of a felony, and 12 months imprisonment for seven counts of damage

to religious property. Additionally, he was sentenced to 180 months supervised release.

NORTH CAROLINA

19. Gospel Fellowship Holiness Church (Wilmington, NC) -- On July 22, 1999, two white

males (ages 11 and 12) were convicted in state court of arson and sentenced to one year of

probation and 64 hours of community service.
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20. Pilgrim Church of South Tyron (Charlotte, NC) -- On August 6, 1999, an African

American male (age 29) was sentenced in state court to 25-39 months imprisonment for burning

of a church.

21. St. Francis Episcopal Church (Rutherfordton, NC) -- On October 23, 1998, a white male

(age 18) was convicted in state court of church burning and sentenced to

29–44 months imprisonment.

OHIO

22. Alpha and Omega Seventh Day Adventist Church (Warren, OH) -- On July 20, 1999, an

African American male (age 19) was sentenced in state court to two years imprisonment for

aggravated arson and breaking and entering.

OREGON

23. Cottage Grove United Methodist Church (Cottage Grove, OR) -- On December 12, 1998,

a white female (age 39) was sentenced in state court for arson to 50 months incarceration and 36

months supervised release. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,500.

PENNSYLVANIA

24. Northmont United Presbyterian Church (Pittsburgh, PA) -- On December 1, 1998, a

white male (age 26) was convicted in state court for arson and sentenced to 9–18 months

imprisonment.

25. Evangelical Christian Church (Birdsboro, PA) -- On November 17, 1998, a white male

(age 20) was convicted in state court for arson and sentenced to three years probation.

On December 11, 1998, a white male (age 19) was convicted in state court for arson and

sentenced to 5–12 months incarceration.

26. St. Matthew AME Church (Philadelphia, PA) -- On July 1, 1999, an African American

male (age 53) was convicted in state court for arson and sentenced to 18–36 months

imprisonment.

SOUTH CAROLINA

27. New Salem Baptist Church (Pacolet, SC) -- On October 7, 1998, a white male (age 24)

pled guilty in state court to second degree arson and was given a 20 year suspended sentence and

a two year active term. He was further ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $400 and

serve five years probation following his release from prison.
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28. Covenant Baptist Church (Gaston, SC) -- On March 9, 1999, a white male (age 26) was

convicted in state court of third degree arson and given a 10 year suspended sentence and five

years probation

TEXAS

29. Abiding Savior Lutheran Church (Corpus Christi, TX)

30. McCardle Road Church of Christ (Corpus Christi, TX) -- On November 11, 1998, a

white female (age 15) was convicted in federal court of conspiracy and damage to religious

property.

31. Bethel Methodist Church (Greenville, TX) -- On January 20, 1999, a white male (age 21)

was sentenced in federal court to five years imprisonment followed by four years supervised

release for arson.

On May 26, 1999, a white male (age 21) was sentenced in federal court to five years

imprisonment followed by three years supervised release for arson.

32. Freedom Fellowship Church (New Boston, TX) -- On December 16, 1998, a white male

(age 31) was sentenced in federal court for arson and received 60 months imprisonment followed

by three years supervised release.

33. Community Pentecostal Church (San Antonio, TX) -- On November 2, 1998, a white

male (age 38) was convicted in state court for arson and was sentenced to seven years

imprisonment.

34. Cullen Missionary Baptist Church (Houston, TX) -- On February 8, 1999, a white male

(age 45) pled guilty in state court to arson and was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment. His

sentence was enhanced due to his motive being ruled hate-related.

35. United Kingdom of Jehovah’s Witnesses (San Antonio, TX)

On September 15, 1999, a white male (age 36) pled guilty in state court to arson and was

sentenced to eight years imprisonment and fined $2,500.

VIRGINIA

36. Leesburg Christian School (Leesburg, VA) -- On December 20, 1998, a white male (age

21) was convicted in federal court of arson and sentenced to five years imprisonment followed

by three years supervised release.
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FEDERAL HATE CRIME CONVICTIONS FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST

HOUSES OF WORSHIP REPORTED SINCE JANUARY 1995

(AS OF OCTOBER 5, 1999)

ARSONS AND BOMBINGS

ALABAMA

1. Greater Saint Joseph Baptist Church (Baldwin) (Southern District)

2. Tate Chapel AME Church (Baldwin) (Southern District) - On the night of June 30, 1997,

there was an arson at the Greater Saint Joseph Baptist Church and an attempted arson at the

nearby Tate Chapel AME Church. Both congregations were African American. The Greater

Saint Joseph Baptist Church was totally destroyed by the fire. Regarding the arson at the Greater

Saint Joseph Baptist Church, two 18-year-old Caucasian adults, one male and one female, were

found guilty by a jury (in November 1997) of violating 18 U.S.C. '371 (conspiracy to commit

an arson). These two defendants were sentenced to 41 months of imprisonment and ordered to

perform 300 hours of community service. Another 18-year-old Caucasian male was found guilty

(in November 1997) of violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '844(i) and one count of 18 U.S.C.

'844(h)(i). He was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. The fourth defendant, an 18-yearold Caucasian male, pled guilty (in October 1997) to violations of 18 U.S.C. '844(i) and 18

U.S.C. '247 (Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in the free exercise of

religious beliefs). He was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised

release, and 300 hours of community service. He was ordered to pay restitution. Regarding the

attempted arson at Tate Chapel, a 19-year-old Caucasian male pled guilty (in October 1997) to

one count of 18 U.S.C. '844(i). He was sentenced to 46 months of imprisonment, three years of

supervised release, and 300 hours of community service. He was ordered to pay $100 in

restitution. One of the 18-year-old Caucasian males found guilty in the arson of the Greater

Saint Joseph Baptist Church was also convicted (in November 1997) of violating one count of 18

U.S.C. '844(i) in connection with the Tate Chapel AME church. All of the co-defendants were

ordered to jointly pay $96,846 in restitution. Some of the defendants attended a Ku Klux Klan

rally two days before the arsons. One yelled a racial epithet at the time of the arson.

3. Born Again Church of Christ (Heflin) (Northern District) - On November 14, 1996, a

cross was burned at this African American church. Gasoline was poured onto two wooden

beams arranged in the shape of a cross and then ignited at the front doorway of the church.

Three Caucasian defendants, ages 26, 22, and 18, pled guilty in federal court (in April and May

1997) to violating 18 U.S.C. '241 (Conspiracy against rights). They were sentenced to 18

months, 15 months, and 24 months of imprisonment respectively. In addition, all were sentenced

to three years supervised release, fined $500, and ordered to pay restitution of $2,145.

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ARKANSAS

4. Universal Church of God (Shirley) (Eastern District) - In May 1995, the Christian Day

School operated by the Universal Church of God, which hosts a racially mixed congregation,

was burned. One defendant, a 25-year-old Caucasian male, pled guilty in federal court (in

August 1998) to violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '844(i) and one count of 18 U.S.C. '241. A

second defendant, a 24-year-old Caucasian male, pled guilty (in October 1998) to one count of

18 U.S.C. '844(h)(1) and one count of 18 U.S.C. '241. A third defendant, a 22-year-old

Caucasian female, pled guilty (in October 1998) to one count of 18 U.S.C. '241. The three were

ordered to terms of incarceration ranging from 30 to 97 months in prison.

LOUISIANA

5. Cypress Grove Baptist Church (Zachary) (Middle District)

6. Saint Paul=s Free Baptist Church (Baker)(Middle District)

7. Sweet Home Baptist Church (Baker) (Middle District)

8. Saint Thomas Chapel Benevolent Society (Baker) (Middle District) - On February 1,

1996, these African American churches were burned. The arsonists brought tires and gasoline to

the churches. In one church, the fire was started by a molotov cocktail, in another church, by

stacking tires and then setting them on fire, and in the last two instances gas was thrown into the

churches and ignited. One defendant, a 25-year-old Caucasian male, pled guilty in federal court

(in July 1997) to 18 U.S.C. '241 and was sentenced to 48 months of imprisonment.

NEVADA

9. Church of Christ (Henderson) - On September 19, 1996, the siding on this African

American church was burned. The defendant, a 23-year-old Caucasian male, pled guilty in

federal court (in December 1996) to violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '247(c). He confessed to

using a lighter to ignite a fire. Witnesses stated that he attempted to burglarize the church, but

failed. After the failed burglary, he stated he should burn the church because its members were

African American. He was sentenced to 63 months of imprisonment and three years of

supervised probation. He was also ordered to pay $1,619 in restitution.

NEW MEXICO

10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Roswell) - On June 28, 1998, this Caucasian

church was burned, causing 2.5 million dollars in damage. In the two months leading to this fire,

a series of vandalisms occurred at three other Latter Day Saints churches in Alamogordo, Artesia

and Alto, New Mexico, along with the arson of a truck used in interstate commerce. The

vandalism included destruction of musical instruments, pews, doors and walls resulting in

damage in excess of $150,000. A 48-year-old Caucasian male pled guilty in federal court (in

March 1999) to violating seven counts of 18 U.S.C. '247(a)(1), two counts of 18 U.S.C.

'844(i), and one count of 18 U.S.C. '844(h)(1). The defendant was sentenced to 15 years in

prison to be followed by three years supervised release.

NORTH CAROLINA
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11. Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Maysville) (Eastern District) -

On June 30, 1996, this African American church was burned. Seven molotov cocktails were

thrown at and into the church and a petroleum product was poured around the church foundation.

The damage estimate was $50,000. Three Caucasian males pled guilty (in May 1997) to various

federal charges. One of the defendants said they burned the church after hearing news reports

about church burnings. One defendant, a 19-year-old male, pled guilty to one count of 18

U.S.C.'844(i) and '844(h). He was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment to be followed by

three years supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution. Two of the juveniles pled guilty to

18 U.S.C. ''371, 844(i), 844(h), and 924(c)(1). They each received 18 months of

imprisonment. A third juvenile was granted pre-trial diversion.

SOUTH CAROLINA

12. Mount Zion A.M.E. Church (Greeleyville)

13. Macedonia Baptist Church (Manning) - On June 20 and 21, 1995, respectively, these two

African American churches were burned. Four Caucasian ex-members of the Ku Klux Klan pled

guilty (two defendants in August 1996 and two in December 1996) to federal charges relating to

these arsons. Three of the defendants, ages 23, 24, and 52, received 168 months, 144 months,

and 258 months of imprisonment, respectively, for violations of 18 U.S.C. '241 and 18 U.S.C.

'844(h). The fourth defendant, age 51, also pled guilty to violations of 18 U.S.C. '241 and 18

U.S.C. '844(h). He received 180 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release

probation for the arson of Macedonia Baptist Church.

TENNESSEE

14. Church of God of Prophecy (Dyersburg) (Western District) - On July 22, 1996, this

Caucasian church was burned. The defendant, a 20-year-old African American male, pled guilty

in federal court (in November 1996) to violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '247(c). He said that he

wanted to start a race war and that he was acting at the direction of Satan. The defendant was

sentenced to 60 months in prison.

15. Church of the Nativity (Bartlett) (Western District) - On June 29, 1996, this Caucasian

church was burned. The church suffered $10,000 in damage to the altar area. The defendant, a

46-year-old Caucasian pastor, admitted setting the fire. He used a match to ignite curtains

behind the altar. The defendant pled guilty in federal court (in March 1998) to one count of 18

U.S.C. '247. He was admitted into a rehabilitation clinic. He was sentenced to 33 months

imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release, and ordered to pay $27,952 in

restitution.
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16. Canaan A.M.E. Church (Maury County) (Middle District)

17. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Maury County) (Middle District) - On January

29, 1995, these African American churches were firebombed. Three Caucasian defendants, 33,

35, and 43, pled guilty in federal court (in October 1995) to violating 18 U.S.C. '241. One

defendant was sentenced to 57 months in prison while the other two defendants were sentenced

to 46 months in prison.

TEXAS

18. Gainesville Church of Christ (Harrison County) (Eastern District) - On May 8, 1998,

this African American church was burned. A 20-year-old Caucasian male pled guilty in federal

court (in July 1998) to violating 18 U.S.C. '247(c) and 18 U.S.C. '844(i). A 29-year-old

Caucasian male pled guilty (in August 1998) to violating 18 U.S.C. '247(c) and 18 U.S.C.

'844(i). A 15-year-old juvenile male also pled guilty (in August 1998) to 18 U.S.C. '5032 to

violate 18 U.S.C. '241 and 18 U.S.C. '844(i) in connection with this matter. The two adult

defendants were sentenced to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years supervised

release, and were ordered to pay $54,000 in restitution. The juvenile defendant was sentenced to

24 months probation with a condition that he must complete 14 months detention in a boot camp

program.

19. Freedom Fellowship Church (New Boston) (Northern District) - On March 28, 1998, this

African American church was burned. The defendant, a 31-year-old Caucasian male, pled guilty

in federal court (in September 1998) to violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '844(i). The defendant

was sentenced to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years supervised release.

20. Bethany Lutheran Church (Dallas) (Northern District) - On March 5, 1998, this

Caucasian church burned. Pentagrams, satanic symbols, racist and homophobic epithets were

spray painted on the church and around the neighborhood. A 20-year-old Caucasian male pled

guilty in federal court (in April 1998) to violating 18 U.S.C. '844(i) and 18 U.S.C. '247. He

was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $337,918 in restitution. A 19-

year-old Caucasian male pled guilty (in April 1998) to violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '844(i).

He was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release,

and ordered to pay $337,918 in restitution. Two juveniles are being prosecuted by the state.
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21. Abiding Savior Lutheran Church (Corpus Christi) (Southern District)

22. McArdle Road Baptist Church (Corpus Christi) (Southern District) - On October 31,

1997, these Caucasian churches were burned. Four defendants were involved. A 24-year-old

Caucasian male pled guilty in federal court (in April 1998) to one count of 18 U.S.C. '371, two

counts of 18 U.S.C. '247, and one count of 18 U.S.C. '844(i). He was sentenced to 71 months

imprisonment and three years supervised release. A second 23-year-old Caucasian male pled

guilty in federal court (in April 1998) to violating one count each of 18 U.S.C. '371, 18 U.S.C.

'247, and 18 U.S.C. '844(i). He was sentenced to 63 months imprisonment and three years

supervised release. A 23-year-old Caucasian female pled guilty in federal court (in April 1998)

to violating one count each of 18 U.S.C. '371 and 18 U.S.C. '247. She was sentenced to 63

months imprisonment and three years supervised release. They were held jointly liable for

$138,628 in restitution. A female juvenile defendant was convicted at trial (in November 1998)

for violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '371 and two counts of 18 U.S.C. '247. She was sentenced

to 51 months probation with the condition that she serve 12 months in a community corrections

center. They were alleged to have Satanic motives for the arsons.

23. Harvest Baptist Church (Keller) (Northern District) - On August 27, 1997, the chapel of

this Caucasian church was totally destroyed by fire. The damage estimate was $150,000. The

defendant, a 26-year-old Caucasian male, confessed to breaking a window, pouring diesel fuel,

and striking a match. He said he decided to burn the church because he felt that the members of

the congregation who attended services there were bothering his dog and creating parking and

traffic problems along his street. He pled guilty in federal court (in November 1997) to one

count of 18 U.S.C. '247(a)(2). He was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment to be followed by

three years supervised release. He was also issued a $100 special assessment and ordered to pay

$150,000 in restitution.

24. Macedonia Baptist Church (Ferris) (Northern District) - On March 22, 1997, this

African American church was burned. Two Caucasian male defendants confessed to setting the

fire using gasoline and a cigarette lighter. One defendant, 25, pled guilty in federal court (in

May 1997) to violating 18 U.S.C. '844(i) and 18 U.S.C. '247(c). The other defendant, age 22,

pled guilty (in May 1997) to violating 18 U.S.C. '844(i) and 18 U.S.C.'241. The 25-year-old

defendant received 60 months of imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release,

and was ordered to pay $64,785 in restitution. The 22-year-old defendant received 70 months of

imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release, and was ordered to pay $64,785

in restitution.
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OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE

GEORGIA

25. New Jerusalem African Methodist Episcopal Church (Ellenwood) (Northern District) -

On November 6, 1998, a Caucasian male made a threatening telephone call to this African

American church. During the call he stated his intention to blow up the church. The defendant

pled guilty in federal court (in April 1999) to violating one count of 18 U.S.C '844(e). The

defendant was sentenced to one year imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised

release, and was fined $2,000.

IOWA

26. Second Baptist Church (Fort Dodge) (Northern District) - On August 15, 1993, a

vandalism occurred and a cross was burned at this African American church. Two Caucasian

male defendants in their 20s pled guilty in federal court (in November 1998) to violating one

count of 18 U.S.C. '241 and one count of 18 U.S.C. '844(i). One defendant was sentenced to

102 months in prison while the other was sentenced to 41 months in prison.

KANSAS

27. Beth-El B=Y=Shue Messianic Synagogue (Wichita) - On June 6, 1998, threatening

graffiti was spray painted on all sides of this synagogue. The four defendants who were involved

were members of a self-described skinhead group. Two Caucasian males, ages 21 and 23, pled

guilty in federal court (in March 1999) to violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '241 and violating

one count of 18 U.S.C. '247. A 22-year-old Caucasian male pled guilty (in March 1999) to

violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '241. The fourth defendant, a 19-year-old Caucasian male,

was convicted in federal court (in March 1999) of violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '241 and one

count of 18 U.S.C. '247. The three defendants who pled guilty were sentenced to terms of

house arrest, while the fourth defendant who was convicted was sentenced to 18 months in

prison.

NORTH CAROLINA

28. China Grove A.M.E. Zion Church (Charlotte) (Western District)

29. Flora Williams Ministries (Charlotte) (Western District) - On April 3, 1996 and May 19,

1996, these African American churches received racially threatening messages on their telephone

answering machines. Two Caucasian defendants, ages 22 and 21, pled guilty in federal court (in

January 1997) to violating one count of 18 U.S.C. '241. The 22-year-old defendant was

sentenced to 15 months of imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release, and

was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. The 21-year-old defendant was

sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment to be followed by three years supervised release, and

was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.
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TEXAS

30. Baruch Ha Shem (Dallas) (Northern District) - On April 26, 1997, this Messianic

Congregation building was damaged by gunfire and members were threatened with gunfire. The

defendant, a 48-year-old Caucasian male, was yelling anti-semitic epithets as he fired the

automatic weapon. He pled guilty (in January 1998) to violating one count of 18

U.S.C.'247(a)(2) and one count of violating 18 U.S.C. '924(c). He was sentenced to 147

months imprisonment and three years supervised release.

TENNESSEE

31. Parkers Chapel (Memphis) (Western District) - On August 5, 1996, this African

American church was damaged by two gun shots. Three defendants, including two juveniles,

were involved. One defendant, a 19-year-old Caucasian male, pled guilty in federal court (in

October 1996) to one count of a federal firearms violation, 18 U.S.C. '922(j) (Unlawful acts),

and one count of 18 U.S.C. '922(x)(1). He was sentenced to six months in prison to be followed

by six months home detention and two years supervised release. He was ordered to pay $866 in

restitution. A juvenile Caucasian male pled guilty (in October 1996) to one count of 18 U.S.C.

'922(x)(2). He was sentenced to serve the remainder of his state sentence in addition to one

year federal probation. The other juvenile Caucasian male pled guilty (in October 1996) to one

count of 18 U.S.C. '922(j) and one count of 18 U.S.C. '922(x)(2). He has been sentenced to six

months home detention and two years probation. He was ordered to pay $866 in restitution.