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Faith Community Church worships around sinkhole problems

See larger David Albers/Staff Cracks spilt the drywall in the sanctuary of the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.

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David Albers/Staff Cracks spilt the drywall in the sanctuary of the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.

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  • David Albers/Staff A suspected sinkhole is marked off behind the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in North Naples on Sunday, June 10, 2012. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Cracks spilt the drywall in the sanctuary of the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Floor tiles sit cracked in the hallway of the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff A sign points church-goers of the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene to a nearby church's office space on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff A sign points church-goers to an office space for services for Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in North Naples on Sunday, June 10, 2012. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Pastor Roy Shuck gives his sermon in an office space used temporarily for services for Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in North Naples on Sunday, June 10, 2012. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Congregants pray together during services for Faith Community Church of the Nazarene as they are held in the office space of another church in North Naples on Sunday, June 10, 2012. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Naples resident Lee Webster greets others at an office space used for services for Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in North Naples on Sunday, June 10, 2012. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Naples resident Marie Sapp hugs fellow congregant Rick Arnold at the conclusion of services for the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in the office space of a nearby church on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Services for Faith Community Church of the Nazarene are held in the office space of another church on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Naples resident Edwina Szempruch prays with other congregants during services for Faith Community Church of the Nazarene as they are held in the office space of another church on Sunday, June 10, 2012, in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.
  • David Albers/Staff Usher David Dupree, of Naples, carries music supplies to a van after services for Faith Community Church of the Nazarene held in the office space of another church on Sunday, June 10, 2012 in North Naples. The church was forced to hold services outdoors and afterwards in another church's office space nearby after suspected sinkholes caused extensive structural damage to the church building. Church officials are now battling their insurance company to repair the damage and return to their building.

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