The whole building is gone, it ripped it apart: Madison Church members recount 2023 tornado [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A church in Madison held a prayer and worship event on Monday to mark one year since the deadly tornado of Dec. 9, 2023.

The Community Baptist Church congregation came together on Dickerson Pike a year after a tornado leveled their building with dozens of people inside.

More than 30 people gathered to pray and sing in the now-empty space where their beloved church once stood. The pastor and members said that even a year later, they’re still shaken up and heartbroken. Instead of crying, they said they celebrated what they did have.

“We were scratched up, we were bruised, broken, but we are alive,” said church member Brenda Lucas.

Lucas said she remembers the storm like it was yesterday.

“One minute I’m sitting at the table dressed, and the next minute I’m on the floor and the whole building is gone,” Lucas said. “The whole …