Prayer Alert: Pastor Shot in the Mouth Outside His Church; His Wife Requests Help, Is Grateful for Prayers

Billy Hallowell : Mar 7, 2024
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"At this time, he is unable to eat or speak and communicates with us through notes and hand gestures. Surgeons have drilled ... and attached a brace to the right side of his face to try and hold the jaw closed, because the bullet shattered his jaw bone into many pebble size pieces." Find out more about the GoFundMe here. 

[Faithwire.com] The wife of a Tennessee pastor who was shot in the mouth last month outside his church is appealing to the public for help, explaining his injuries require multiple surgeries and a long path to recovery. (Screengrab image: via Go Fund Me)

"My husband, Reverend Clemmie Livingston Jr., was the victim of a violent crime," Gwendoline Livingston wrote in a GoFundMe description. "On Sunday, February 25, 2024, he, the Pastor of New Zionfield Baptist Church, was shot down outside the front door of his church."

As CBN News previously reported, the shocking moment came when Livingston, 70, reportedly attempted to stop two men from trying to steal a Sunday school teacher's vehicle, WREG-TV reported.

The assailants reportedly shot the pastor while driving away from the scene.

"The victim was shot when he came out of the church as the suspects were stealing a 2019 silver Chevrolet Corvette," a statement from the Memphis Police Department read. "As the suspects fled the scene in the stolen vehicle, they fired shots, striking the victim."

Livingston, who preaches at New Zionfield Baptist Church, was in critical condition after the assault. Despite being listed in stable condition, Gwendoline said her husband is still in the ICU and is "awaiting at least two more surgeries..." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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