Please join as we raise funds to provide financial support to Community UU Church in Plano, after a firebomb attack that took place around 12:30am Sunday, July 23rd. Thankfully no one was injured or killed, but this was a horrific act.
Share the Plate Sunday will be September 10th. On that day all of the loose cash will go to this effort. You may give to Horizon’s Share The Plate Partner any time during the month of September by navigating to horizonuu.org/donate and selecting “Give to Share The Plate”, or by including the word “share” in your text-to-give message, or you may place a check made out to Horizon UU Church with Community UU on the memo line in the offering basket on Sundays during the month.
Send notes of love and encouragement to: Community Unitarian Universalist Church, 2875 East Parker Road, Plano, Texas 75074-7503.
Acts of hate can bring up so much understandable fear, pain, anger, and more for us, even if we do not live in Plano. We encourage you to reach out to our minister or pastoral care team if you are struggling with this news. We are in this together, and we need each other.
Below is the original statement released by Community UU after the event.
Firebomb Attack on July 23, 2023 at Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano
On Sunday, July 23, 2023, between 12:00 am and 12:30 am, a firebomb attack took place at Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano. An incendiary device with a chemical accelerant was thrown or placed at the front doors of the main church building. The fire and smoke caused the monitored fire alarm system for the building to go off, which notified church personnel. The City of Plano 911 system received a call from a passerby who saw the fire at the same time. City of Plano Firefighters arrived on the scene and were able to extinguish the fire. Because of the quick action of Plano’s First Responders, the damage to the church property was limited to the front doors, the materials directly outside the front doors, and the entrance foyer. There were no injuries. Plano Police and Fire Department personnel did a thorough collection of evidence of the crime scene. They also interviewed multiple church personnel who arrived on-site to assess the incident.
Church officials have been reviewing building security and working with the Plano Police Department since the intrusion of a hate group in the church building during and after Worship Service on Sunday, June 25. That group has posted video of their activities inside the church on various social media sites.
The church community asks for your support and prayers at this time as we deal with the impact of this incident.
Thank you and blessings.