Hundreds, dressed in their Sunday best, and many likely fasting, congregated in Grand Blanc for the weekly 10 a.m. service. “I saw the active shooter come out of the building, and at that point, I just started trying to drive away,” he said. Churchgoers also rushed to protect children, Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said at a news conference Sunday. She said she joined the Grand Blanc church — the same building attacked on Sunday — 38 years ago. And the tall white spire, which once towered over Grand Blanc worshippers as it reached toward heaven, is gone.