A viral video has surfaced showing Pastor Terry Jackson of True Vine Apostolic Church of Christ in Hampton, Virginia, publicly reprimanding a young woman for being pregnant out of wedlock.
The incident, which reportedly took place on Sunday, shows the pastor directing the visibly emotional woman to address the congregation.
Standing in the middle of the church, she tearfully apologised, saying, “I want to apologize to everybody in here because I am pregnant. I’m sorry, y’all. I just hope that y’all forgive me. Keep on praying for me.”
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Pastor Jackson responded by condemning her actions, calling the situation “out of order.”
He stated that the church would not celebrate the pregnancy with events like a baby shower.
“If you sin, you don’t wait to repent later. We don’t condone sin. There ain’t no baby showers. That’s what you lose when you have a baby out of wedlock. Ain’t nobody in this church gonna attend one.
“When you have a baby out of wedlock, you don’t get a baby shower, and nobody at this church should attend one,” the pastor declared.
He added, “Thank God that God didn’t take you out of here.”
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE