Megachurch Pastor Tells Parishioners in Need to Take Money from the Offering Plate

A South Carolina Megachurch Pastor is receiving both praise and criticism after offering parishioners in need money from the church offering plates. 

Pastor John Gary of Relentless Church in Greenville, SC, posted a video to Facebook last week where he can be seen standing before his congregation and asking them how the church can help them meet their needs. 

He said, “The role of the church is also to meet the needs of people in the house.” 

“Any single mothers in here?” he asked. “Any widows? Are there any single fathers, are there any veterans that don’t have what they need to make ends meet,” he continued.

“Come to the altar. Stand right here. There’s some money in these baskets,” Gary said as he pointed down to the offering baskets at the front of the stage.

The church exploded with applause, as Gary said while holding back tears, “You get what you need for you and the kids to eat and get some gas. We might not be able to do everything, but we can do something.”

The video’s caption reads, “Our church is six months old. We don’t have a war chest of money. We believe God every week for what we need. But God told me after we collected offering to leave [it] at the altar. And then let those who had needs get what they needed-from the offering baskets. We can’t do everything. But we can do something. I love my…