AUSTELL, Ga. - One week after a fire destroyed their church, members of Prayer City Eagles Chapel International Ministries gathered in the parking lot Sunday to worship and pray for strength as they begin to rebuild.

What they're saying:

The congregation raised their hands and voices in praise outside the burned remains of their sanctuary on Joe Jerkins Boulevard.

"We are determined to have this service," said Rev. Raphael Grant, the church’s pastor.

Investigators said last Monday’s fire that gutted the building was intentionally set. Police later arrested Aries Jordan, charging her with arson.

"You cannot be in your rational, logical, cognitive mind to do such an abominable, evil thing," Grant said.

Grant said Jordan is not a member of the church but had visited before. Despite t

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