[DFW.CBSLOCAL] It was to be a very special Sunday service this weekend at Calvary Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas. But the action of one man has left parts of the church in shambles and hundreds of school children without some necessities as they return to classes.For a lot of young people in the community surrounding Calvary Philadelphia Missionary the start of school didn't necessarily mean they were ready for class. But each year the church and the community rallied together to help.
Now church leaders say a thief not only broke into and vandalized the church but also took off with school supplies donated for kids in the community who often have a hard time affording them.
But the whole time the criminal was walking through church hallways, he was being watched -- not by a member of the congregation but by rolling video cameras.
Video shows the man laying his hand on the wall and driving his foot through the door. The thief then kicked his way into one office after another.
Pastor Joe Moore showed a CBS 11 News crew how the thief came into the building. He pointed to an air vent believed to be the point of entry.
Pastor Moor said the man dropped through the ceiling and started ransacking offices. "I just couldn't believe someone would break into the Lord's house," he said.
A camera captured a glimpse of the intruder's face, partially hidden under a baseball cap.