1.   Bethune said the congregation would meet next week to decide its official response.

2.   Before Temple Kol Emeth raised money for its own facility, the congregation met at Mount Zion United Methodist Church in east Cobb and were welcomed without incident.

3.   Later, the congregation met at MacArthur High School, where professional movers were employed to help volunteers turn part of the school into a church, Young said.

4.   The congregation will meet at nearby Paine College until land is purchased and a sanctuary built, according to the Rev. Ronzell Maness.

5.   The first Saturday after the fire, the congregation met at a nearby Holiday Inn.

6.   Until then, he said, he did not know where his congregation would meet, an especially troubling question because Sunday is Easter.

7.   In the past, the congregation met in two sessions because of its size.