From the New York Post: A Detroit pastor is under fire for ridiculing a worshipper who attempted to gift $1,200 to the church instead of the $2,000 he had requested during a fundraiser — as the minister defended his now-viral stance on giving.
Perfecting Church’s Bishop Marvin Winans was caught on camera sneering at a woman’s charity to her face as she delivered the large donation to the church during the congregation’s “Day of Giving” on Oct. 19.
“I, Roberta McCoy, give in faith, and stand in unity with the vision of Perfecting Church with sowing this seed of $1,000, plus $235 in receiving the blessings to come to all that participate,” McCoy read to the full congregation.
Winans created the event and asked congregants to donate $1,000 and raise $1,000 toward the completion of the church’s new cathedral.
But then, Winans appeared to scold McCoy, saying, “Now that is only $1,200. Y’all not listening to what I’m saying.”
When she said she would work on getting the remaining $800, he declared, “That ain’t what I asked you to do!”
Winnans has defended his outburst, claiming he wasn’t scolding McCoy for the amount she gave, but that she was in the wrong line.
He reportedly asked people who were giving over $2,000 to step up and announce their donations, but said she went against the rules and announced her donation in the wrong order.
McCoy is now also defending the pastor’s controversial behavior, saying, “He absolutely did not rebuke me. Now there’s a difference. There was a correction because let me clearly state that Pastor gave instruction on the lines to get into.”
The report explains that Winans started a $23 million project about 20 years ago to build a new 168,000-square-foot, 3,200-seat cathedral. However, the project was abandoned in 2008 when their funding dried up.
But in 2023, the city of Detroit sued the church, stating the unfinished building was an eyesore, so in August 2024, the church resumed construction and is still trying to raise money to finish it.
Pastor Marvin Winans of Detroit, Michigan scolds a woman for “only” donating $1200 to the church.
The incident happened at Detroit’s Perfecting Church on their “Day of Giving.”
According to Blavity, Winans urged participants to donate “$1,000 plus 1,” suggesting they should… pic.twitter.com/0Awrs5lMc9
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 21, 2025
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