New sanctuary set for Texas church where massacre occurred

Lisa Krantz

New sanctuary set for Texas church where massacre occurred

Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife, Sherri Pomeroy, speak to the media after a news conference announcing the new building plans for First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, at the Hilton San Antonio Airport, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in San Antonio. The church was the site of a mass shooting in November 2017. (Lisa Krantz/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Lisa Krantz

New sanctuary set for Texas church where massacre occurred

Mike Ebert, a spokesperson at North American Mission Board, standing, listens to pastor Frank Pomeroy, not pictured, answer a question during a news conference announcing the new building plans for First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, at the Hilton San Antonio Airport, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in San Antonio. The church was the site of a mass shooting in November 2017. (Lisa Krantz/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Lisa Krantz

New sanctuary set for Texas church where massacre occurred

Sherri Pomeroy, right, with her sister, Sylvia Timmons, wipes tears from her face as her husband, pastor Frank Pomeroy, speaks during a news conference announcing the new building plans for First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, at the Hilton San Antonio Airport on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in San Antonio. Pomeroy was thinking of her friend Karla Holcombe, who walked the grounds next to the church for years praying for God to provide the funds for the church to buy the property. Holcombe was killed during a mass shooting at the church in November 2017. (Lisa Krantz/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Lisa Krantz

New sanctuary set for Texas church where massacre occurred

Tears stream down the face of Sherri Pomeroy, center, with her husband, pastor Frank Pomeroy, right, and sister, Sylvia Timmons, left, during a news conference at the Hilton San Antonio Airport, announcing the new building plans for First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in San Antonio. Pomeroy was thinking of her friend Karla Holcombe, who walked the grounds next to the church for years praying for God to provide the funds for the church to buy the property. Holcombe was killed at the church during a mass shooting in November 2017. (Lisa Krantz/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Lisa Krantz

New sanctuary set for Texas church where massacre occurred

Sherri Pomeroy, right, is embraced by her sister Sylvia Timmons at the conclusion of a news conference at the Hilton San Antonio Airport, announcing the new building plans for First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in San Antonio. At left is Mark Collins. Pomeroy's husband is pastor at the church, which was the site of a mass shooting in November 2017. (Lisa Krantz/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 10:09 pm | Updated: 10:32 pm, Tue Mar 27, 2018.

New sanctuary set for Texas church where massacre occurred Associated Press |

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A South Texas church where more than two dozen died when a gunman entered a Sunday service and opened fire now plans to erect a new sanctuary complex its pastor hopes is a new start for his congregation.

The pastor of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, southeast of San Antonio, announced the $3 million project planned for just north of the present sanctuary, which has been turned into a memorial to those killed in last November's massacre.

Pastor Frank Pomeroy said Friday that just as Easter marked the Resurrection fundamental to Christian belief, the new project will serve as a "resurrection" for his congregation.

Pomeroy's 14-year-old daughter was among those killed by Devin Kelley, who killed himself after he was wounded by pursuers just after the attack.