{"id":2238016,"date":"2024-05-06T03:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T07:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-pulls-gun-on-pastor-giving-a-sermon-at-church\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T03:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T07:44:13","slug":"man-pulls-gun-on-pastor-giving-a-sermon-at-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-pulls-gun-on-pastor-giving-a-sermon-at-church\/","title":{"rendered":"A man brandishes a gun at a pastor during a church sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-pulls-gun-on-pastor-giving-a-sermon-at-church%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2238016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A pastor, \u2063Glenn\u200b Germany, was targeted by \u200ba\u200d gunman during a church service in western\u2064 Pennsylvania. Despite\u2064 the assailant&#8217;s \u2062attempt to \u2062shoot him, the gun\u200d miraculously jammed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antitrust-reform-a-trojan-horse-packed-with-progressives-and-crony-capitalists\/\" title=\"Antitrust Reform: A Trojan Horse Packed With Progressives And Crony Capitalists\">preventing harm<\/a>. Pastor Germany described the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-world-reacts-to-chinese-dictator-xi-jinping-purging-former-leader-on-camera-chilling-and-orwellian\/\" title=\"The World Reacts To Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping Purging Former Leader On Camera: \u2018Chilling And Orwellian\u2019\">chilling moment<\/a> when the gunman smiled \u2064at him\u200d before pulling \u2063the weapon. This harrowing incident unfolded during the pastor&#8217;s sermon at Jesus\u2019 Dwelling Place Church near Pittsburgh.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A pastor escaped without any harm after a gunman tried to shoot him during a service at a church in western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Glenn Germany was giving a sermon at Jesus\u2019 Dwelling Place Church near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Sunday when an unknown gunman walked up to the pastor, pointed a gun at him, and tried to shoot him, WTAE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/braddock-church-gun-pulled-on-pastor\/60694951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe pulled the gun; it clicked,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/man-arrested-after-trying-shoot-pastor-during-sermon-north-braddock\/BYQCZCCJI5EGVI2ZIKMVIMMY6E\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany said<\/a>. \u201cYou heard him shoot it. God jammed the gun so the bullet didn\u2019t come out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe stood up and he smiled at me, and it was just a smile,\u201d\u00a0Germany said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe comes to right here, and then all of a sudden, that\u2019s when I see him pull the gun, and all I could do is duck and try to get out of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germany told WTAE that he had never seen the gunman before Sunday\u2019s incident. He said he saw the gunman walking in and out of the church before positioning himself toward the front of the church near where he was speaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started to begin to preach and all of a sudden, from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-oreo-release-a-mcdonalds-cheeseburger-flavor\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Oreo Release A McDonald\u2019s Cheeseburger Flavor?\">left-hand side<\/a>, I saw him move from the back to the front of the church, and he set up in the front corner of the church and smiled at me,\u201d\u00a0Germany said. \u201cAll of a sudden, I just saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-shooting-suspect-caught-searching-for-ammo-on-phone-during-class-days-before-shooting-prosecutor\/\" title=\"Michigan Shooting Suspect Caught Searching For Ammo On Phone During Class Days Before Shooting: Prosecutor\">gun pointing<\/a> right at me. And at that point, all I could try to do is run for cover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarence McCallister, 63, a deacon at the church, was filming the sermon when he noticed the gunman, WPXI <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/man-arrested-after-trying-shoot-pastor-during-sermon-north-braddock\/BYQCZCCJI5EGVI2ZIKMVIMMY6E\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. McCallister rushed to the front of the church, leaped over a railing, and tackled the gunman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I seen a gun, then I leaped out of my seat and leaped over that railing, and I tackled him down to the ground,\u201d\u00a0McCallister said. \u201cThe man had his back turned towards me, and I could see he would never see me coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pastor and the deacon wrestled the pistol away from the gunman and held him down until police officers arrived, according to WPXI. <\/p>\n<p>Germany lauded McCallister\u2019s actions as heroic and praised him with a post on social media later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could have lost his life in that struggle,\u201d\u00a0Germany said of McCallister. \u201cBut he sacrificed himself for everyone, and he\u2019s the hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank GOD for Deacon Clarence Mccallister, the true GOD Sent Hero,\u201d\u00a0Germany wrote on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/glenn.germany.9\/videos\/837189405094241\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While pinned down, the gunman told Germany voices in his head commanded him to shoot the pastor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said the spirits were in my mind,\u201d\u00a0Germany said. \u201cThey got in my mind and told me to shoot the pastor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thankful to God that I\u2019m still here, because he definitely pulled the trigger,\u201d\u00a0said Germany.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a service at Jesus\u2019 Dwelling Place Church near Pittsburgh, PA, Pastor Glenn Germany narrowly escaped unharmed when a gunman approached him mid-sermon. 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