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A US pastor who said his congregation was "poor, broke, busted and disgusted" for not buying him the luxury watch he wanted has issued an apology.
©Other Church at the Well in Kansas City, Missouri. Pic: Google Maps
Carlton Funderburke, the senior pastor at Church at the Well in Kansas City, Missouri, issued an apology for his "inexcusable" remarks. A video clip of his sermon from 7 August in which he berated his church members for not "honouring" him with a Movado watch went viral on TikTok.
"This is how I know you're still poor, broke, busted and disgusted, because of how you been honouring me", he says. "I'm not worth your McDonald's money? I'm not worth your Red Lobster money? I ain't worth your St John Knits - y'all can't afford no-how. I ain't worth y'all Louis Vuitton? I ain't worth your Prada? I'm not worth your Gucci?" he raged in the nearly-minute-long clip. "And y'all know I asked for one last year. Here it is all the way in August and I still ain't got it", he said. "Y'all ain't said nothing. Let me kick down the door and talk to my cheap sons and daughters."
Many people in the comments condemned Mr Funderburke for preaching about material items. "That would've been my last day in his church", a commenter typed. "I would've left so fast and loudly, oh no sir," another said. Another typed, "I missed the scripture about the Movado watch."
In his apology, the pastor said, "Though there is context behind the content of the clip, no context will suffice to explain the hurt and anguish caused by my words. I've spoken to those I am accountable to and have received their correction and instruction", he said. "I have also privately apologised to our church, who has extended their love and support to me."
https://archive.ph/NRV4X
A jew goes to heaven and meets god and says 'God, do you want to hear a joke?" and god says, "Yeah". The jew says, "The holocaust". God says, "I don't understand", and the jew replied, "I suppose you had to be there".
©Other Church at the Well in Kansas City, Missouri. Pic: Google Maps
Carlton Funderburke, the senior pastor at Church at the Well in Kansas City, Missouri, issued an apology for his "inexcusable" remarks. A video clip of his sermon from 7 August in which he berated his church members for not "honouring" him with a Movado watch went viral on TikTok.
"This is how I know you're still poor, broke, busted and disgusted, because of how you been honouring me", he says. "I'm not worth your McDonald's money? I'm not worth your Red Lobster money? I ain't worth your St John Knits - y'all can't afford no-how. I ain't worth y'all Louis Vuitton? I ain't worth your Prada? I'm not worth your Gucci?" he raged in the nearly-minute-long clip. "And y'all know I asked for one last year. Here it is all the way in August and I still ain't got it", he said. "Y'all ain't said nothing. Let me kick down the door and talk to my cheap sons and daughters."
Many people in the comments condemned Mr Funderburke for preaching about material items. "That would've been my last day in his church", a commenter typed. "I would've left so fast and loudly, oh no sir," another said. Another typed, "I missed the scripture about the Movado watch."
In his apology, the pastor said, "Though there is context behind the content of the clip, no context will suffice to explain the hurt and anguish caused by my words. I've spoken to those I am accountable to and have received their correction and instruction", he said. "I have also privately apologised to our church, who has extended their love and support to me."
https://archive.ph/NRV4X
What? So not "god", then? Why did "god" not tell that congregation this would happen?! Maybe "god" was asleep and couldn't be arsed to attend church that Sunday.I've spoken to those I am accountable to
A jew goes to heaven and meets god and says 'God, do you want to hear a joke?" and god says, "Yeah". The jew says, "The holocaust". God says, "I don't understand", and the jew replied, "I suppose you had to be there".