Pastor Creflo Dollar addressed his congregation Wednesday night over the shooting that took place in his church.
Pastor Dollar told the congregation that he took the loss personally, even joking at one point that he knew McDowell when he was skinny and that he performed the wedding ceremony for McDowell and his wife.
Dollar called it a tragedy but told his congregation he wanted to drill home three main points: God is good, heaven is real and to be absent from the body is to be present with the lord.
"While I was in my morning briefing I got a report that some shots took place over here in the chapel," Dollar told his followers Wednesday night.
Dollar was candid with his congregation as he explained how he learned of the shooting in the chapel Wednesday morning, and the personal sense of loss surrounding the death of McDowell.
"One of our very faithful, loving, kind servant , volunteer," Dollar said.
Dollar's entire message Wednesday centered on the violence that erupted in the chapel of World Changers Church hours earlier.
"That's not God's will for a husband to be taken away from his wife and family. That's not God's will," Dollar said.
Dollar said this night, it was important for him to feed his congregation the word of God and to encourage them.
Dollar said the church will pray for and support the McDowell family any way it can, including financially.
He added that it's important for the church to pray for the alleged shooter and his family as well
