Executive director says hope remains one year since Clayborn Temple arson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – One year after flames tore through Clayborn Temple in Downtown Memphis, only a few walls remain standing.

Anasa Troutman is the executive director of The Big We, a local nonprofit that owns the historic church and has been fundraising for nearly a decade to restore it.

She said Tuesday marked the first time she had fully confronted what happened on April 28, 2025…

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