At Easter, a message of renewal hits home among fire-weary faithful

Community United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades Pastor John Shaver addresses church members as John Dean holds a cross during a Good Friday cross walk from the church that the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades destroyed to bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Debris from the Community United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades Church that was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades on Friday