First Baptist Church often posted videos of services on YouTube

First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas often posted videos of its services on YouTube and last week was no exception.

The sermon, delivered on Oct. 29, was entitled “Proverbs 3 - You Don’t Need Training Wheels, You Need Christ!”

The church, located about 40 miles from San Antonio, was the scene of a massacre after a gunman identified Devin Kelley, of New Braunfels entered the sanctuary and shot members during the Sunday service, killing at least two dozen people and injuring just as many.

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According to ABC News, KSAT-Channel 12, among the victims named in the deadly shooting was 14-year-old Annabelle Renee Pomeroy, the daughter of First Baptist Church pastor Frank Pomeroy, according to ABC News.

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