03-29-2016
A Tennessee church is counting its blessings after a gunman walked into its sanctuary with several guns on Easter morning.
Police say, Marcus Donald, 31, arrived at Bellevue Baptist Church around the time of the 11 a.m. service with an estimated 4,500 people inside the church.
A church usher saw the man who was carrying several guns and alerted the church's security team. Security then contacted the Memphis Police Department.
In 2014, CBN News highlighted Bellevue Baptist, one of the largest churches in Memphis, for a story about church security. Watch that story below.
Andy Willis, who heads up security at the church, has the monumental job of keeping this large congregation safe.
"Today, churches that speak the truth, that teach and preach true biblical principles, they draw a lot of attention because there are a lot of components of society today that don't want to hear that," Willis told CBN News.
Willis said the church relies on state-of-the-art cameras.
*** No shots were fired - the Memphis police arrived and removed the armed man...
Police say, Marcus Donald, 31, arrived at Bellevue Baptist Church around the time of the 11 a.m. service with an estimated 4,500 people inside the church.
A church usher saw the man who was carrying several guns and alerted the church's security team. Security then contacted the Memphis Police Department.
CBN News's Charlene Aaron spoke with Andy
Willis, head of the security program at Bellevue Baptist Church. He says
churches must be prepared for attacks and threats and have security in
place to respond.
Andy Willis, who heads up security at the church, has the monumental job of keeping this large congregation safe.
"Today, churches that speak the truth, that teach and preach true biblical principles, they draw a lot of attention because there are a lot of components of society today that don't want to hear that," Willis told CBN News.
Willis said the church relies on state-of-the-art cameras.
*** No shots were fired - the Memphis police arrived and removed the armed man...
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