'The emotional part is hard’: Saanichton church ransacked by snacking thief

'The emotional part is hard’: Saanichton church ransacked by snacking thief

Central Saanich United Church is aiming to raise $10,000 through fundraising efforts to recover from the break-in

'Shocked': 130-year-old Central Saanich church ransacked by thieves

Churchgoers in Central Saanich were shocked to find thieves had targeted their roughly 130-year-old church, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in damage and stolen items. Sometime after 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday, thieves broke into the historic Central Saanich United Church, located at 7180 E Saanich Rd. They smashed through a century-old heritage window in the church, then they got to work, according to Philip Cotterell, a truste…