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The crash happened just hours before church, so the pastor is grateful that no one was inside.

Church of the Open Door is the name of the church, but this has given it a whole new meaning.

A member of the congregation was the first to arrive and see the damage, they immediately called pastor Ronnie Holmes who arrived at the jaw-dropping scene just minutes later.

“Wow, what a mess. Wow, I’m thankful nobody was here,” Holmes says.

Another viral video that circulated the internet showed the perspective of the crash from the parking lot. That video has since been removed because it was taken by an employee of a nearby business, and a manager told KWTX that posting the video was a violation of company policy.

That video did show the car driving erratically through the parking lot before crashing into the church, Pastor Holmes says they were just collateral damage from the driver’s actions.

“In his process of disrupting things at Whataburger, we were just in his path of destruction at that point,” Holmes explains.

Regardless of who or why, the church is choosing to focus on what didn’t happen.

“No one was here at the church when he made his grand entry,” Holmes says. “Just very grateful, even though some things had happened that certainly we wouldn’t want to have happen, I’m glad that God’s protection was still here.”

Bellmead police told KWTX the investigation is ongoing and active. Police said more information should become available by the end of the week.

No further information regarding the driver was provided.