US churches face continuing campaign of vandalism into 2025: List

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter
Friday, July 25, 2025

2. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

In a Facebook post published on March 19, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Southwest District shared images of vandalism at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, that had occurred the previous day. The church building, as well as a bus belonging to the church, were defaced with the number 666 as well as a profane message presumably reading “F— the Lord.”

On March 20, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Southwest District published a follow-up post announcing that two juveniles, a male and a female, had been arrested in connection with the vandalism.

Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com

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