January 11, 2005

Preacher Dies During Sermon About Heaven

He was on the pulpit and saying, "And when I go to heaven..." when Presbyterian minister the Reverend Jack Arnold collapsed and died last Sunday at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Florida.

Several members of the congregation with medical backgrounds tried to revive the minister and paramedics were called, but Arnold appeared to die instantly...  Before collapsing, Arnold quoted the 18th century Bible scholar, John Wesley, who said, "Until my work on this earth is done, I am immortal. But when my work for Christ is done ... I go to be with Jesus," said associate minister Michael Beates in a telephone interview.

"We were stunned," Beates said. "It was traumatic, but how wonderful it was he died in his own church among the people he loved the most."
Posted by Jill Fallon at January 11, 2005 3:30 PM | Permalink