Montgomery County fire and explosives investigators are seeking the public’s help following attacks on three churches relatively close to each other in Bethesda.
One incident was reported at 2:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church on Old Georgetown Road. An estimated $50,000 in damage was done to the sanctuary and forced the congregation to move services to an adjacent gymnasium, media reports indicated.
“We are of course shocked and saddened by this, but ours is a deeply committed and resilient community of faith,” a spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said in a statement.