evidence: The claim appeared in a post and video on Instagram published on June 9, 2023, under the title "A church in Massachusetts hosted a Pride event and hours later was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. God will not be mocked." The description for the post said: [...] A 160-year-old church named First Congregational Church of Spencer in the U.S. state of Massachusetts was struck by lightning, caught fire and burned to ashes during a homosexual wedding on June 3. Some say it was divine anger over the church's acceptance of homosexuality. [...] It is true that the First Congregational Church of Spencer, United Church of Christ was struck by lightning and was destroyed on June 2, 2023, but the additional claims made in the social media posts are not true. A gay Pride event was not held at the church hours before the lightning hit. In addition, a same-sex wedding was not taking place there either.