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A pastor in Winnipeg narrowly avoided being stabbed during a church service, and the entire incident was caught on camera.

The attack took place around 6 p.m. on Sunday at Holy Ghost Parish on Selkirk Avenue, Canada.

In a viral video, a man is seen walking towards the altar before suddenly speeding up to approach the pastor. He appears to try grabbing the pastor, who quickly runs away.

According to a police statement on Monday, the 38-year-old pastor managed to escape unharmed. The attacker then stabbed the altar before sitting down in a chair further back.

“This is a very rare incident, and everyone involved is quite shaken,” said Winnipeg police spokesperson Constable Stephen Spencer. “Nobody expects to face an armed attacker when they come to church.”

An off-duty RCMP officer, with help from churchgoers, detained the suspect until police arrived around 6 p.m.

The suspect, a 50-year-old man from Winnipeg, has been charged with offenses related to weapon use and disturbing a religious gathering. He remains in custody. Police also confirmed that he is known to them from previous incidents.

At the time of the attack, the church service had just begun and was being livestreamed. A video shared on Reddit shows the pastor singing a hymn when the suspect, wearing a yellow jacket, moves toward him. The man grabs at the pastor’s robe and raises what appears to be a knife. The pastor screams and runs away. The suspect then stabs the altar before sitting at the back.

Thankfully, no one was injured during the incident.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksa22BKZzfk?si=WAlK5mrXHtK6we4F

Summary:

A Winnipeg pastor narrowly escaped a stabbing attempt during a church service at Holy Ghost Parish. The attack, which was caught on camera and livestreamed, showed a man approaching the altar, attempting to grab the pastor, and then stabbing the altar before sitting down. An off-duty RCMP officer and churchgoers detained the suspect, a 50-year-old man known to the police, until officers arrived. The pastor was unharmed, and no injuries were reported. The suspect has been charged with weapon-related offenses and disturbing a religious gathering.

In a viral video, a man is seen walking towards the altar before suddenly speeding up to approach the pastor. He appears to try grabbing the pastor, who quickly runs away 🏃🏃🏃.

The Pastor never ready to go enjoy for heaven.

Things like this are the reason why we Yoruba Muslims want sharia in SW.

How can one just walk into a place of worship and attempt to stab, and there is no Fatwa to stone him to death immediately.

We can't claim to be Muslims and still not want sharia, it's haram.

Without acknowledging Sharia, no Muslim will make Jannah.
Let's not make mistake.

Ahh thank God o

What would Oledepo and Adebole have done in similar situation?

Crazy whites

Na so truth dey pain for body?

HIT inside church? you can't try this in a naija church because only oyedepo get like 20 bodyguards

Thank God he's safe and the capture of the terrorist.

NA miracle e avoid soo.

Orí eyë ni ò pëyë.

Rebuker:
Summary:

A Winnipeg pastor narrowly escaped a stabbing attempt during a church service at Holy Ghost Parish. The attack, which was caught on camera and livestreamed, showed a man approaching the altar, attempting to grab the pastor, and then stabbing the altar before sitting down. An off-duty RCMP officer and churchgoers detained the suspect, a 50-year-old man known to the police, until officers arrived. The pastor was unharmed, and no injuries were reported. The suspect has been charged with weapon-related offenses and disturbing a religious gathering.

Lol

Character full this nairaland...

There's Grammarnazi - The Nigerian version of Grammarly.
There's Nwamaikpe - Huge comic relief.
There's Slawomir - The Dammmmmmn niggggar
There's TemplarLandry - Dedicates a song per post.
There's Lalami - Chief DNA tester and marry a virgin promoter.
Then there's Boogieman - Tie my weed in peace.


I like your niche anyway. Sometimes, OPs would just copy and paste load of BS for us to read, instead of summarising the whole thing.

I can't believe that cleric wasn't paying 100% attention to what he was doing. Nigga, you suppose to get stabbed serving the Lorda.
Shanarababba!

Not funny but the pastor shout make me laugh. Nobody wan die.

Check well.


Pastor shey you sleep with him wife

Pastor ahey you owe money


Pastor shey you wash him brain him come realise himself

??

Probably some personal stuff. Maybe he slept with his wife

Abi Pastor dey fvck the man wife?

Abi how una see the matter?🤒

Karlovich:
What would Oledepo and Adebole have done in similar situation?

You forgot to add, Shigbuzo!

Who brought this very old news to Nairaland?

Something of 2023? 😲

Karlovich:
What would Oledepo and Adebole have done in similar situation?

you cannot even come 10ft of the altar without being hit by their bodyguards.

Someone shared this story of culture shock here and this attack is a good case for it

What is your biggest cultural shock from visiting America?

Over lunch, he told me the old gentleman at church did not open his bible because it was not a bible. What I thought was a bible all this time was a holster.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-biggest-cultural-shock-from-visiting-America/answer/Rereloluwa-Fatunmbi?

Hope this one will not become a trend

Revealpanda:
Who brought this very old news to Nairaland?

Something of 2023? 😲

Now, judge for yourself.
I’ve noticed that many people like to appear informed and "woke" when, in reality, they often lack proper knowledge. A simple Google search could have saved you from this blunder. Next time, do your research properly before commenting—that’s called wisdom.

😔🤷

GanagiBitrus:
The Pastor never ready to go enjoy for heaven.

. If na our so-called 72 virgins lover, I am sure he would've given in. How person go prefer non-existent 72 virgins to heaven is still a bewilderment to me.

Glad no one was hurt and the priest was smart not to wait for him as well.

Jihadists blood flow in him

Instead of shouting at his attacker the verse “no weapon fashioned against me shall prosper”, he remembered there is another verse that says there is a time for everything.
To the pastor it is a time to flee.

Karlovich:
What would Oledepo and Adebole have done in similar situation?

Run of course.

Heaven is better but I tell you they will prefer the earthly abode when confronted with same scenario.

YellowbaMoslem:
Things like this are the reason why we Yoruba Muslims want sharia in SW.

How can one just walk into a place of worship and attempt to stab, and there is no Fatwa to stone him to death immediately.

We can't claim to be Muslims and still not want sharia, it's haram.

Without acknowledging Sharia, no Muslim will make Jannah.
Let's not make mistake.

And South East too. We all love Sharia init?