A historic Catholic Church in West Virginia burned to the ground this weekend, and law enforcement are now investigating the incident as arson.

St. Colman Catholic Church was by now a smoldering damage when firefighters from the Beaver Volunteer Fireplace Office arrived to the scene Sunday morning. The church was constructed in 1878 and was declared an official historical website in 1984.

Authorities have not released info about likely suspects.

Law enforcement inspired any one with information about the arson to contact Trooper D. Daniels at (304) 256-6700, the WV State Hearth Marshal’s Arson Hotline at 1 (800) 233-3473 or Crime Stoppers of Raleigh County at 304-255-End or crimestopperswv.com.

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St. Colman Catholic church was designed in 1878 and burned down in 2022 owing to arson, law enforcement say. (Beaver VFD)

The indication for St. Colman Catholic Church. (Beaver VFD)

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The alleged arson will come as Catholic Churches throughout the U.S. and in Canada have confronted a spate of vandalism and arson assaults in new a long time.

The church burnings rose amid protests towards Canada's now-defunct residential faculties plan. The plan saw Catholic-operate colleges tasked with forcibly assimilating indigenous small children from the late 1800's to 1970.

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The congregation stopped keeping companies at St. Colman just after it was declared a historic web-site in 1984.