Mosaic church pastor Tim Reid speaks Tuesday about the shootings outside Club Fathom, home to the church’s youth ministry.Mosaic church pastor Tim Reid said his church will leave its Market Street building before Jan. 31, reacting to pressure from city officials following Christmas Eve shootings outside the property that left nine people wounded.
Witnesses, including a Chattanooga Times Free Press employee, spotted church members moving chairs, tables and other equipment out of the ministry at 412 Market St. on Saturday morning.
“We can confirm that by the end of January we will no longer be at that location,” Reid said in a phone interview Saturday.
Reid said he would consider other buildings, but an email hints he may drop his youth outreach program altogether.
Five juveniles and four adults were shot following a Christmas Eve party hosted by Club Fathom, Mosaic’s urban youth outreach program. No arrests have been made.