An American pastor living in South Africa was reportedly kidnapped from his church mid-sermon by a group of masked gunmen who stole from congregants and whisked the cleric away in his own truck.

An American pastor abducted by gunmen during his sermon at a South African church last week was rescued during a deadly “high-stakes” shootout, which left three suspects dead. Josh Sullivan ...

A U.S. missionary from Tennessee was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint by several men during a church service in South Africa. Josh Sullivan was at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell ...

Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. Gunmen in South Africa have abducted a U.S. missionary from his church as he was delivering a sermon, police and a colleague said Friday.

American pastor Josh Sullivan was kidnapped during a church service in South Africa, authorities are investigating. His family is calling for prayers for his safe return. American pastor Josh ...

Josh Sullivan is believed to have been abducted on April 10 at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Four armed suspects abducted Josh Sullivan on Thursday, police said. The search for an American missionary continued on Sunday in South Africa after his Tennessee church said he was reportedly ...