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Single Mom Explains How She Felt When Pastor Refused to Bless Her Son
Source: All Christian New
Is it right or wrong? Good or bad? Pastor Marvin Winans is one of the most respected religious figures in the nation and certainly within the Detroit area. But he recently got national attention after refusing to bless children who were born out of wedlock. Since the spike in prison populations, there has been a growth in the number of single parent homes in the black community. While most people accept this as the new way things are being done, Pastor Winans has taken a stand against the trend.
The pastor leads the Perfecting Church, which has about 4,500 members. He is also a respected gospel singer and bishop of Perfecting Fellowship International. The pastor was supposed to do a baby dedication for children under the age of two. But one mother says that she was told that the pastor would not bless her child because he was born out of wedlock.
Charity Grace is 39-years old and the mother of a two-year old boy. She says she wanted to give her child to God, but the pastor refused to help, at least not in public.
“I want to instill values and morals in my son based upon the word of God,” she told WJBK.
She says that the woman who answered the phone at the church told her that she basically need not apply to have her son blessed.
“Her exact words were, ‘Pastor Winans’ rules, policy and standards that he has is not to bless children in front of his congregation [that were conceived by] unwed mothers,’” she said.
The church did offer to bless the child in private, but not in public, for fear of sending the wrong message.
“What they could do for me is let my son get dedicated during a weekday with one of the elders of my choice,” she stated.
The woman says that the incident left her bitter about the church and she plans not to attend anymore.
“I absolutely would not set foot back in the church right now because I feel like they look down upon me and ‘my kind,’ meaning single moms and unwed mothers,” she said. “The church should be the last place you should go to be judged and denied.”
Single Mom Explains How She Felt When Pastor Refused to Bless Her Son
Source: All Christian New
Is it right or wrong? Good or bad? Pastor Marvin Winans is one of the most respected religious figures in the nation and certainly within the Detroit area. But he recently got national attention after refusing to bless children who were born out of wedlock. Since the spike in prison populations, there has been a growth in the number of single parent homes in the black community. While most people accept this as the new way things are being done, Pastor Winans has taken a stand against the trend.
The pastor leads the Perfecting Church, which has about 4,500 members. He is also a respected gospel singer and bishop of Perfecting Fellowship International. The pastor was supposed to do a baby dedication for children under the age of two. But one mother says that she was told that the pastor would not bless her child because he was born out of wedlock.
Charity Grace is 39-years old and the mother of a two-year old boy. She says she wanted to give her child to God, but the pastor refused to help, at least not in public.
“I want to instill values and morals in my son based upon the word of God,” she told WJBK.
She says that the woman who answered the phone at the church told her that she basically need not apply to have her son blessed.
“Her exact words were, ‘Pastor Winans’ rules, policy and standards that he has is not to bless children in front of his congregation [that were conceived by] unwed mothers,’” she said.
The church did offer to bless the child in private, but not in public, for fear of sending the wrong message.
“What they could do for me is let my son get dedicated during a weekday with one of the elders of my choice,” she stated.
The woman says that the incident left her bitter about the church and she plans not to attend anymore.
“I absolutely would not set foot back in the church right now because I feel like they look down upon me and ‘my kind,’ meaning single moms and unwed mothers,” she said. “The church should be the last place you should go to be judged and denied.”
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