UPDATE: Pastor Mike Todd of Transformation Church has posted a social media video acknowledging “it was disgusting” Sunday when he wiped spit on another’s face to illustrate a point during a sermon.
“That was gross. I want to validate everybody’s feelings,” he said, apologizing and encouraging people to watch the full message. “That was a distraction to what I was really trying to do.”
The original story is below Pastor Todd's tweet.
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TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) - A Tulsa pastor is stirring controversy after he was seen wiping spit on a man's face during his sermon Sunday.
Pastor Mike Todd of Transformation Church made some people in the crowd and online uneasy during the demonstration as he wiped spit onto the face of another parishioner to show that "receiving God's vision can sometimes be nasty."
After the move, a gasp from people in attendance could be heard.
NewsChannel 8 has reached out to the church, but they say they have no comments at this time.