Sunday, 15 February 2026

Clive Doyle, Sheila Martin Channel 8 News Dallas, Texas [AC9g INmBe4]

A controversial media figure joins forces with siege survivors to resurrect the Mount Carmel chapel from the ashes of the infamous 1993 Waco fire.

Waco Rebuild Alex Jones Branch Davidians Mount Carmel Sheila Martin Archival Digitization

By Mike Hanson Archives | 4m listen | 2 chapters

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About this episode

Austin radio host Alex Jones leads a massive volunteer effort to rebuild the Branch Davidian church at the Mount Carmel Center near Waco, Texas. The project utilizes seventy thousand dollars in private donations and specialized flame retardant to reconstruct the chapel destroyed during the 1993 federal siege. Survivors Sheila Martin and Clive Doyle participate in the weekly construction sessions alongside Jones to restore the site before the April 19th anniversary.

Staff members at the compound manage live call-in lines and a massive archival digitization project to preserve the history of the Davidian community. Volunteers process thousands of hours of magnetic tape for online publication while answering inquiries at the 830-area-code headquarters. The construction crew works on-site every weekend to frame the new sanctuary using donated lumber and industrial materials. This reconstruction marks the first major structural addition to the property since the fire that claimed seventy-six lives decades ago.

Sheila Martin shares her perspective on the restoration while Alex Jones directs the heavy machinery and logistics. The atmosphere at the Waco site blends somber memorialization with the frantic energy of a modern media operation. Listeners call in from across the country to offer support for the archival mission and the physical rebuilding of the chapel.

CHAPTER 01 / 2 Discussion

Alex Jones Organizes Rebuilding of Branch Davidian Church

Austin radio host Alex Jones organized a volunteer effort to rebuild the church at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas. The project uses donated materials, including $70,000 in funds and specialized flame retardant, to reconstruct the chapel destroyed in the 1993 fire. Survivors like Sheila Martin participate in the weekly construction sessions, aiming for completion by the April 19th anniversary.

alex jones· branch davidian· waco· sheila martin· compound chapel

00:01 I love Mike Hanson Archives. Get ready to run. Laura Martin reports. You can see it in their faces, they're serious about their cause rebuilding the church at the Branch Davidian compound Austin radio talk show host Alex Jones organized the effort The materials are donated Volunteers do the work. Some weeks as much as 150 people out here, on average I'd say about 40-50 people over the day It's taken us quite a while but on the other hand we've only been working at it like a day a week so it's not really a long time when you consider the size of it and everything The church shell stands where the compound chapel stood before the 1993 fire that destroyed it and killed more than 80 Davidians

00:59 So far, $70,000 in donations for the new building have come in from Austin to North Texas. Every piece of wood has been doused with a flame retardant. This too donated by Dallas company, a five thousand dollar product Branch Davidian Sheila Martin watches the construction almost every Sunday. She lost her four children and husband in the fire, and longs to tell her family about this effort. Look Wayne look what's going on what's happening isn't it great? Look at these people who are willing to do these things I don't have him there beside me to do that. Volunteers planned how the church finished for a special service on April 19th The anniversary of the fire

CHAPTER 02 / 2 Discussion

Live Call-In and Archive Digitization Operations

Staff members are actively answering phone lines and working to process archival tapes for online publication. Viewers are encouraged to call the provided 830-area-code phone number to participate in the broadcast or support the archival project.

call-in· phone lines· archive· vhs tapes· live broadcast

02:25 Good Alex right there. Okay and then also if you want to call, here's the box of books... If you want a call I don't hear no phones ringing in there yet If you want to call here, we got people answering the phones here. And no phone's ringing yet! If you want to call us our phone number is 830-672-3089 I go that right this time didn't i? Okay and look at it...look there are the phones ringing okay and then We've got people over here working hard on putting tapes up tonight right It is the best and most comprehensive book on Bohemian Grove, and it's written by Mike Hanson, my old camera guy.

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Clive Doyle, Sheila Martin Channel 8 News Dallas, Texas [AC9g INmBe4]

About this episode

Alex Jones Organizes Rebuilding of Branch Davidian Church

Live Call-In and Archive Digitization Operations