“What About Widows and Orphans?”: Church Congregation Buys Pastor Groceries, SA Unimpressed
- A group of churchgoers decided to extend a kind gesture by making sure their pastor was well-fed
- The group of women were captured carrying the things they got for their church leader, and the post was shared on TikTok
- The post did not sit well with some social media users, who took to the comment section to voice their concerns
- Briefly News spoke with Ditsego Morupe, a church deacon, on taking care of their pastors
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A caring congregation was seen pushing trolleys full of things they got for the man leading their church as other church members sat and watched.
The video attracted 263K and almost 9K likes after it was shared on the video streaming platform TikTok by @user5112787828872.
The caring gesture from congregants
The clip shows a group of women wearing makoti wrap-around dresses moving around. One lady pushes a trolley full of food, such as eggs, rice, and other things, while chanting a worship song. As the woman moves, a second lady pushes another trolley full of food to the pulpit.
Watch the video below:
Churches taking care of their leaders
Briefly, News had the pleasure of chatting with Ditsego Morupe, a Methodist church deacon, about the common practice of gifting reverends and pastors with goods by local churches.
"As Christians, we base our teachings on the Bible and live according to the word of God. Most churches understand the importance of offerings in any shape and form and showing appreciation to leaders sent by the Lord to guide us.."
"Some church pastors work nine-to-five jobs and minister on weekends; others only work for the Lord and do church-related work full-time. Therefore, a little help from church members goes a long way."
Touching on the talked about the practice of showering pastors with cars, food and expensive goods in Mzansi, he said:
"It is very shocking for people to act as if gifting a church leader is something wrong or new. Gifting is a practice that is common in the bible, too. Matthew 2:11 speaks about gifts such as myrrh and gold a young Jesus was showered with."
SA shares thoughts about the church gesture
The clip received over 1.3K comments from social media users who voiced their views seeing the women buying the man of God groceries. Many felt the women could have purchased food for struggling congregation members instead, and others thought it was a cute move.
User @loloseemise asked:
"What about widows and orphans?"
User @Tbzee88 said:
"That time, there's an orphan who hasn't eaten for days in that congregation, but they've closed their bowl of compassion. They give to someone who already has food ekhaya 😏"
User @matty shared:
"At my church, we doing it for those who don't work."
Joy Beauty.Co added:
"Even those who can’t afford proper groceries for their families contributed to grocery ya mfundisi 😫 ey faith will kill us 🤣"
User @SisMabus commented:
"If you are NOT a natural gifter or giver, you will see everything wrong with this. The gesture of Pastor appreciation has nothing to do with whether Pastor is rich or not. It's gifting 🥰"
User @Baks shared:
"Some of the congregants don't even have maize meal to cook at home, mxm I give up 😳"
University student buys groceries for 10 homeless people
In another Briefly News article, a third-year university student bought groceries and toiletries for 10 homeless people, which warmed many people's hearts.
The hun drove around Joburg with her boyfriend after packing bags accordingly and started handing plastics as they met people in need on the road.
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