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Photos: Storm destroys Wisconsin church
Apple Grove church
A makeshift altar is set up at Apple Grove Lutheran Church, which was destroyed in Saturday's storms. The congregation met there Sunday morning for a service.
Apple Grove Lutheran Church
Apple Grove Lutheran Church was leveled in severe storms that swept quickly through southern Wisconsin on Saturday.
Apple Grove church cleanup
Cleanup began Sunday morning at Apple Grove Lutheran Church, which was leveled by a reported tornado Saturday. A volunteer sets up a makeshift altar ahead of Sunday's service.
Argyle church destroyed
Diane Boyle inspects her grandparents’ tombstone at the Apple Grove Lutheran Church in Argyle. “People don't realize how bad it really is down here,” she said of the dozens of stone markers that had tipped over in the storm.
Service in Argyle
Parishioners of Apple Grove Lutheran Church wait for services to start after a tornado destroyed the church.
Argyle church
Bill Johnson with a part of the steeple bell.
Apple Grove Lutheran Church
Nothing but rubble remained of Apple Grove Lutheran Church Sunday after a tornado leveled the building Saturday night.
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Jackie Yaun, member of Apple Grove Lutheran Church, kneels at the altar found in the debris the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Alysabeth Lantz finds the wooden cross made by her great-grandfather in the debris the morning after Apple Grove Lutheran Church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Beth Fransen, who has been the organist at Apple Grove Lutheran Church for over 40 years, receives a hug from Ashton Edler as the congregation gathers for a service on the property the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. “It’s like losing a family member,” said Fransen. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Dan Bohlman, pastor of Apple Grove Lutheran Church, gives communion to members of the church as they gather on the property for a service the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Members of Apple Grove Lutheran Church, and those with a family history to the church, look at the damage the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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(From left) Rich and Roberta Scott take in the damaged gravestones that belong to Rich’s family the morning after Apple Grove Lutheran Church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. Rich, who grew up going to the church, has a total of 11 family members buried at the cemetery. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Dan Bohlman, pastor of Apple Grove Lutheran Church, says a prayer as a group gathers on the property for a service the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Kevin Phillips, who has been a member of Apple Grove Lutheran Church since 1970, finds a 100 year anniversary book in the debris the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Members of Apple Grove Lutheran Church, and those with a family history to the church, look at the damage the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Members of Apple Grove Lutheran Church give offerings after a service was held on the property the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Members of Apple Grove Lutheran Church, and those with a family history to the church, look at the damage the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Clean up at Apple Grove Lutheran Church the morning after it was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Members of Apple Grove Lutheran Church and others sing “Amazing Grace” as they gather on the property for a service the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado, in Argyle, Wis., Sunday, June 23, 2024. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Apple Grove Lutheran Church members Lucas Flanagan and his 3-year-old niece, Hattie Meier, check out the damage Sunday, the morning after the church was leveled by a tornado.
