(KAIR)--A Wednesday morning fire destroyed a former church in Cummings.

The fire was reported around 10:30 at the former United Methodist Church building in the 13-thousand block of Front Street.   

Flames were visible when firefighters arrived on the scene.   

Fire departments from Shannon Township, Lancaster, Nortonville and Atchison worked to control the fire and maintain the security of adjacent properties.

No one was in the building when the fire began.

The fire remains under investigation.