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Police investigating hate symbol in church parking lot

by Geoff Fox

Hancock Police are investigating the placement of a hate symbol drawn on a wall at the Hancock United Methodist Church on Monday, September 8.

In a post on the church’s social media site, Pastor Becki Wessinger said it was with a heavy heart she shared the church property was defaced that morning by someone drawing a chalk swastika on a parking lot wall.

“Let me be clear, we do not tolerate racism in any form or fashion,” Wessinger said in the post.

“Racism is a SIN and hinders our relationship with Christ and each other, as it directly opposes the good news of Jesus Christ. We whole-heartedly affirm the worth of all persons. You are loved here,” she continued.

The symbol has since been removed, Wessinger said.