What started as a peaceful evening service turned into a nightmare.
In a chilling turn of events, American pastor Josh Sullivan was kidnapped during a sermon at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa.
Four masked men burst into the church, waving guns.
They grabbed two phones—and then Pastor Sullivan.
His silver Toyota Fortuner was later found abandoned. But he was gone.
“They knew his name,” said Jeremy Hall, a close friend who was at the service with his family.
That chilling detail has shaken the local community.
On his website, he describes his mission simply: “to serve.”
No Ransom Demands Have Come In
Sullivan, 45, had moved to South Africa with his wife and kids back in 2018 to plant a church for the Xhosa-speaking people.
And while the U.S. State Department says American safety abroad is a “top priority,” Sullivan’s family is still waiting for answers.
South Africa’s elite Hawks unit is now leading the investigation.
His mother, heartbroken, posted on Facebook: “Our congressman and American embassy are working on finding him.”
Unfortunately, this isn’t rare. Kidnappings in South Africa have skyrocketed by 264% over the last decade.
The country’s facing a growing crisis.
And now, one pastor’s disappearance is at the center of it.
