A box truck used by a Maple Valley church to deliver items to people in need was destroyed in an arson overnight.
The truck belongs to Generational Hope Christian Center. A neighbor told KIRO 7 that transients had been living on the property and that one person had been living near the van that caught fire. The neighbor said he saw flames as high as 30 feet shoot from the burning vehicle starting at about 2 a.m.
The church uses the van for ministry purposes to deliver items such as food and clothing.
The church suffered two much more personal losses in March.
Pastor Ed Pohlreich died in a car crash in Uganda, Africa along with longtime friend and fellow missionary Pastor Scott Volz, also from Maple Valley. A local Ugandan pastor, Stephen Kaweesa, was also killed in the crash.