Police arrested a 46-year-old man who confessed to setting fire to a church and vacant house in east Portland early Sunday.

Jaime Farfan Calderon is charged with two counts of arson.

Jaime Farfan Calderon is accused of two counts of first-degree arson and is being held in the Multnomah County Justice Center.

No one was injured in either fire, authorities said. Damage to Eastside Free Methodist Church, at 650 S.E. 139th Ave., is estimated at $100,000. Damage to the vacant house, at 651 S.E. 139th Ave., is estimated at $3,500.

Fire crews responded to the church blaze at 1:46 a.m. Authorities said the suspect later confessed.

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