{"id":986351,"date":"2021-11-08T18:44:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T23:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=986351"},"modified":"2021-11-08T18:44:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T23:44:34","slug":"we-had-faith-tennessee-pastor-tackles-gunman-likely-saving-many-in-congregation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-had-faith-tennessee-pastor-tackles-gunman-likely-saving-many-in-congregation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Had Faith\u2019: Tennessee Pastor Tackles Gunman, Likely Saving Many In Congregation"},"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%2Fwe-had-faith-tennessee-pastor-tackles-gunman-likely-saving-many-in-congregation%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=986351&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 Christian pastor in Tennessee tackled a man with a handgun during a church service on Sunday, likely saving many in the congregation. The man with the gun reportedly said that churches and schools should be \u201cshot up\u201d as police took him away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the incident, Pastor Ezekiel Ndikumana, of Nashville Light Pentecostal Church in North Nashville, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/08\/tennessee-pastor-ezekiel-ndikumana-tackles-gun-waving-man\/\">was<\/a> praying alongside others at the altar when the 26-year-old walked to the front of the church and pulled out a gun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ndikumana was able to walk behind the gunman then rush and tackle him. Other church members then helped to hold the man down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe heroic actions of a local pastor and several of his parishioners saved a church from further violence this afternoon,\u201d Metropolitan Nashville police said in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashville.gov\/departments\/police\/news\/pastor-stops-man-who-pulled-gun-during-service-north-nashville-church\"> statement<\/a>. \u201cThe pastor quickly tackled [the gunman] before any shots were fired. Several church members jumped in to assist in disarming [the gunman] and holding him to the ground until officers arrived on scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The gunman, though not a member of the church, had reportedly attended services there before. He now faces 15 counts of felony aggravated assault with possibly more charges coming. Bond is set at $375,000, and he is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After walking to the front of the church, the gunman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2021\/11\/08\/nashville-pastor-disarms-man-gun-church-service\/6336005001\/\">pulled<\/a> out his handgun and began waving it around. Then, according to one witness, he asked, \u201cDo you think I\u2019m playing with you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside declaring that churches and schools <a href=\"https:\/\/fox17.com\/news\/local\/man-pulls-gun-during-n-nashville-church-service-pastor-and-church-members-stop-him\">should<\/a> be \u201cshot up,\u201d the gunman also claimed to be Jesus. No one was injured during the incident, and no shots were fired.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted to kill, that\u2019s what first came to mind,\u201d Ndikumana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkrn.com\/news\/crime-tracker\/pastor-stops-man-who-pulled-gun-at-north-nashville-church-service\/\">told<\/a> News 2 via a translator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was standing in the front of almost everybody,\u201d he continued. \u201cNo one was behind him yet, so he could have done anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Tennessean, which reviewed an affidavit detailing the circumstances of the incident, \u201c..the suspect pulled a handgun from his waistband and began waving it at the entire congregation \u2018causing turmoil.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nzojibugami Noe, a congregant, said he was praying for the church to have courage during the service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForty minutes after my prayer that happened and God used the pastor to tackle him \u2014 a man who could have killed many people,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ndikumana, an immigrant from Burundi, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2021\/11\/08\/nashville-pastor-disarms-man-gun-church-service\/6336005001\/\">been<\/a> at Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal Church for nine years. According to one congregant, about 68 people were worshiping at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Christian pastor in Tennessee tackled a man with a handgun during a church service on Sunday, likely saving many in the congregation. The man with the gun reportedly said that churches and schools should be \u201cshot up\u201d as police took him away.\u00a0During the incident, Pastor Ezekiel Ndikumana, of Nashville Light Pentecostal Church in North Nashville, was praying alongside others at the altar when the 26-year-old walked to the front of the church and pulled out a gun.\u00a0Ndikumana was able to walk behind the gunman then rush and tackle him. Other church members then helped to hold the man down.\u00a0\u201cThe heroic actions of a local pastor and several of his parishioners saved a church from further violence this afternoon,\u201d Metropolitan Nashville police said in a statement. \u201cThe pastor quickly tackled [the gunman] before any shots were fired. Several church members jumped in to assist in disarming [the gunman] and holding him to the ground until officers arrived on scene.\u201dThe gunman, though not a member of the church, had reportedly attended services there before. He now faces 15 counts of felony aggravated assault with possibly more charges coming. Bond is set at $375,000, and he is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.\u00a0After walking to the front of the church, the gunman pulled out his handgun and began waving it around. Then, according to one witness, he asked, \u201cDo you think I\u2019m playing with you?\u201dAlongside declaring that churches and schools should be \u201cshot up,\u201d the gunman also claimed to be Jesus. No one was injured during the incident, and no shots were fired.\u00a0\u201cHe wanted to kill, that\u2019s what first came to mind,\u201d Ndikumana told News 2 via a translator.\u201cHe was standing in the front of almost everybody,\u201d he continued. \u201cNo one was behind him yet, so he could have done anything.\u201dAccording to the Tennessean, which reviewed an affidavit detailing the circumstances of the incident, \u201c..the suspect pulled a handgun from his waistband and began waving it at the entire congregation \u2018causing turmoil.&#8217;\u201dNzojibugami Noe, a congregant, said he was praying for the church to have courage during the service.\u00a0\u201cForty minutes after my prayer that happened and God used the pastor to tackle him \u2014 a man who could have killed many people,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are blessed.\u201dNdikumana, an immigrant from Burundi, has been at Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal Church for nine years. According to one congregant, about 68 people were worshiping at the church on Sunday.\u00a0\u201cI would say that God used me because I felt like I was going to use the back door as an example as going on by trying to go behind him. And then I felt the feeling that I would go and grab him\u2026 and that\u2019s what happened,\u201d the pastor said.\u00a0Ndikumana gave credit to God for protecting the congregation.\u00a0\u201cGod wanted to show that he\u2019s a powerful God,\u201d he added. \u201cOne main thing I said, we had faith.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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