Mormon Missionaries Visit Black Church--Panic Ensues

Watch out for the scary missionaries (Source)

From WISTV in North Carolina:

The Rowan Sheriff's Office is investigating after a member of a Salisbury church reported a troubling incident that he said took place during a revival service on Tuesday night.

On Wednesday, church deacon James Greene told deputies that during the service at St. Luke Baptist Church on Hawkinstown Road, three white men [oh no!] entered the African-American church carrying "black nylon shoulder bags."

The men were said to have entered the church just after 9:00 pm, which church members thought was unusual.

Greene said that two of the men remained at the back of the church, while the third "got into the pulpit with the pastor while he was preaching." As this was happening, Greene said that one of the other men took pictures on his phone.

Once the service ended, Greene said that he approached the men and told them that they were welcome to attend services, but that "they may want to consider leaving their shoulder bags in their vehicle."

Greene said that one of the men was from Texas, one from Idaho, and the third did not say where he was from. The men showed Greene badges [i.e., name tags] identifying themselves as Mormons, and they said that they were working from a Mormon Church on Julian Road.

No one called 911 or took any pictures, according to investigators. They say the men were only described as white, and in their 20's, and were wearing white shirts, dark ties, and dark pants. There was no vehicle description. [Because they were on bicycles?] 

Investigators told Greene that they would follow up and would have a deputy check on the church as revival services continued.

Note: The copyright to the story is 2014, but it indicates it was published only a couple days ago. (H/t Weasel Zippers).