A Fort Worth church is reeling after thieves stole an entire brand-new building from their property – a structure worth more than $200,000 before it was even assembled. Now, the congregation is asking for the community's help.

When Pastor Brian Fisher arrived at Longvue Baptist Church's newest property in west Fort Worth the morning of Saturday, Aug. 9, he immediately knew something was wrong.

"It was a gut punch. I can't think of anything else. It just takes the wind out of you," said Fisher.

Several cut locks and chains remained, but every piece of the church's new metal auditorium and family life center, once laid out across the grass, was gone.

"I just put my hands up. Oh, no. What do we do? I mean, what happened?" Fisher said.

For the past year, the materials had sat locked behin

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