The Rev. Vincent Johnson looks at the damage and recalls the night the tornado storm took down the Community Baptist Church to The Tennessean in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

The Rev. Vincent Johnson gives George Presley a hug after seeing him since the tornado storm at the Community Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Johnson was with Presley when the building collapse over them, Presley blown into the bathroom and the last one to be rescued from the damage.

The present view the Community Baptist Church with the collapsed brick after a EF-2 rated tornado leveled the church community building in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.  About 35 parishioners and the pastor were under the rubble and debris of the buildings. 

The Revs. Vincent Johnson and George Armstrong pray over Mary Bradley while on bedrest at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

The Rev. Vincent Johnson looks at the damage and recalls the night the tornado storm took down the Community Baptist Church to The Tennessean in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.