Church goers say it was someone who hates they stand for. But neighbors say they don't know what to believe.

Leona McQueen's is 91 years old. Her garage is about 30 feet away from the site of the fire. McQueen says she has been butting heads with church members for decades. She says the fire may have be an elaborate attempt to scare her into selling her house.


McQueen said, “They keep claiming that this property is theirs, and it is not theirs. They keep wanting to buy me, but I don't want to sell it. I don't know if whether they are trying to push me out. I don't know."


Westboro Baptist Church Member Shirley Phelps-Roper said, “It's a ridiculous accusation. The fire was started by someone as we slept. Thankfully the lord our god keeps us in all our ways. The noise that they made the fire was so big and voluminous the popping and cracking woke people up."


McQueen is determined to stay put. She says she loves her house, and the church is just going to have put up with her. Investigators say the fire caused close to 10 thousand dollars in damage to the church including siding and electrical work.