Graffitti mars Baptist church

YOUNGSTOWN — Anti-Christian graffiti, including “666,” “Satan loves you” and “Antikrist,” was spray-painted on the side of West Side Baptist Church, 304 Matta Ave. between 1 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Sunday.

A pentagram also was painted in the rear stairwell at the southwest corner of the building, where the graffiti was written on the wall extending out from the corner.

There had been a meeting at the church that concluded early Thursday afternoon, and the painting was not observed at that time.

The pastor, the Rev. Carl W. Cramer, could not be reached to comment.