An insurance company refuses to pay for floodwater damages at a Pennsylvania church, claiming the damage is considered an “act of God,” Pittsburgh’s WTAE reports.

Connellsvile Church of God Rev. Nelson Confer told WTAE he was denied coverage by Church Mutual Insurance because of God’s hand in the devastation. The church’s basement was destroyed after water destroyed an outside wall, flooding the basement with four feet of water.

“Act of God” is a common term in insurance contracts seeking to lessen the liability of insurance companies to pay customers for unavoidable events stemming from natural causes. But the use of the term against an actual place of worship seems ironic.

"The devastation on our whole church is unreal,” Rev. Nelson Confer told WTAE. “But we serve a good God.”

Confer said volunteers are working tirelessly to clean up the church, adding church services continue in the gymnasium until the clean-up is complete.

"I know God," Confer said. “He opened the door today, so many different blessings for us and helped us with different things so far. I know there's more coming.”