A Detroit pastor is coming under heavy fire after a viral video appears to show him scolding a church member who was making a $1,200 donation instead of the $2,000 he had requested during a fundraiser.
Bishop Marvin Winans of Perfecting Church is shown to be seemingly offended as the worshiper, Roberta McCoy, made her donation.
“I, Roberta McCoy, give in faith, and stand in unity with the vision of Perfecting Church with sowing this seed of $1,000, plus $235 in receiving the blessings to come to all that participate,” McCoy read aloud to the church.
The pastor had asked members to give $1,000 as well as raise $1,000 toward the completion of a new cathedral for the church.
He interrupted McCoy, saying, “That’s only $1,200,” adding, “y’all not listening to what I’m saying.”
“If you have a thousand plus a thousand,” he explained.
“OK, I’m gonna work on the other $800,” McCoy replied.
“That ain’t what I asked you to do,” Winans concluded.
The Winans Family (Cece, Bebe, Marvin et. al) is among the richest Black music and church influencer families on Christian TV, in the Christian music industry and in America. Marvin Winans is just driven by an abusive greed because no one holds him accountable. pic.twitter.com/dlkup3jQQW
— Saint James Hartline (@JamesHartline) October 21, 2025
The live-streamed event has since gone viral, collecting millions of views.
“People need to understand that men like this are exactly who Jesus warned us about,” said journalist Collin Rugg.
“He’s totally taking advantage of them. This woman is giving what she has, and he is scolding her for it. Shameful.”
“The woman is clearly giving all she has. In Jesus’ eyes, she gave more than everyone in the room.”
Another commenter noted: “I hope he goes viral and everyone leaves his church. This has no place in the Christian world.”
Winans told ABC7 Detroit his actions during the event were meant to maintain order and ensure elderly members wouldn’t have to stand for long periods.
“I was calling because the whole church was giving, and it was our day of giving, and the whole church was coming, and we didn’t want people standing, the mothers and all that, so I was calling them by increments,” Winans said.
“And we had someone that had given out of before, and I corrected it, and I told everybody to listen and come when you call, and that’s all that was.”
McCoy actually holds herself responsible, telling the station: “He absolutely did not rebuke me. Now there’s a difference. There was a correction because let me clearly state that pastor gave instruction on the lines to get into.”
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