Pastor Marvin Winans, a member of the well-known Winans gospel household, drew intense backlash this week after a video of him correcting a churchgoer’s donation quantity mid-service at Detroit’s Perfecting Church went viral.

The 67-year-old pastor interrupted a lady throughout Sunday’s “Day of Giving” service after she offered a $1,235 providing—wanting the $2,000 he requested.

“I’m giving in faith and standing in unity with the vision of Perfecting Church, sowing this seed of $1,000 plus $235 and receiving the blessings to come,” the girl mentioned on the pulpit.

Winans rapidly interjected. “That’s only $1,200,” he mentioned, correcting her math earlier than persevering with, “You’re not listening to what I’m saying. If you have $1,000 plus $1,000…”

The girl, visibly making an attempt to conform, provided to deliver the remaining $800 later. Winans responded, “Well, that ain’t what I asked you to do.”

🚨🇺🇸 BISHOP SCOLDS WOMAN’S $1,200 DONATION IN FRONT OF CONGREGATION

Bishop Marvin Winans drew backlash just lately after publicly difficult a lady’s pledge throughout a church fundraising attraction—together with her little one standing beside her within the congregation.

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— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 21, 2025

The second, captured on video and shared broadly throughout social media, triggered a wave of criticism from churchgoers and on-line observers alike. Many accused Winans of embarrassing a loyal member in public and prioritizing cash over compassion.

One Instagram person wrote, “A pastor who shames someone for giving ‘too little’ forgets Scripture. Jesus praised the widow who gave two coins, not the rich who gave much (Mark 12:41-44). God looks at the heart, not the amount. To humiliate a giver is to love money more than mercy.”

Another commenter mentioned, “I just called your church to request that you apologize to that woman and her son for shaming them. You should do it in front of the church and also give her money back to her. That was wrong to treat someone like that.”

Others had been extra blunt: “Demons hang out in church too y’all don’t forget.”

Winans, a founding member of the Grammy-winning gospel group The Winans, established Perfecting Church in 1989.

He stays a distinguished determine in gospel music and ministry. As of Tuesday (October 21), neither Marvin Winans nor the church had responded publicly to the controversy.

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