A large fire destroyed a historic church-turned-wedding-and-event venue in downtown Indianapolis early Tuesday. The fire was reported around 5:30 a.m. Dec. 24 at The Sanctuary on Penn, near the intersection of North Pennsylvania and East Walnut streets. A 13News crew at a scene saw flames ripping through the building and smoke billowing into downtown Indianapolis just after 6 a.m. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/ifd-battling-fire-downtown-indianapolis-church-the-sanctuary-on-penn/531-5a60a052-bbd1-4de4-9fa4-bcef00f3bb1a