The recently revealed “peeing pastor,” who drunkenly urinated on a fellow passenger during a late-night Delta Flight has stepped down from his role at Catch The Fire Raleigh.
Daniel Chalmers, Pastor of Love Wins Ministries, was axed from his position at the church after it was determined that his behavior disqualified him from ministry.
The church released a brief statement on Instagram:
Not only has his employment been suspended, but his ministry has also been shut down and social media sites being deleted and his website now simply leading to a locked splash page:
Consequently Alicia Beverly, the victim, filed a lawsuit against Raleigh’s Love Wins Ministries and Daniel Chalmers for $2,000,000+ plus attorney fees, alleging severe emotional distress, anxiety, shock, humiliation, and grief due to the incident.
As far as legal ramifications, Chalmers could receive an assault charge, indecent exposure, and some form of sexual battery, receiving up to 6 months in prison.
Daniel Chalmers, founder and president of Love Wins ministry was taken into police custody after the disturbing event, where he was found to have been intoxicated with a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit. According to the police report here:
We also read more about the incident from the off-duty officer: who later mentions to Chalmers admitting to being on medication, which may has exacerbated his poor choices.
The policed report also notes that “As Chalmers passed by the flight crew he advised the Captain of his intentions to sue Delta Airlines for defamation of character for their treatment of him.”
Though the details are a bit hazy on what Love Wins ministry actually is, it seems to have to do with filmmaking and providing resources that “plead the cause for the poor, needy and marginalized people of the world and provide a voice for the voiceless” while also involving life-coaching and fantastical charismatic miracles and prophecy. According to Daniel Chalmer’s bio from his ministry page: Chalmers is closely associated with some of the most extreme charismatics in Christendom and up to his elbows in the New Apostolic Reformation.
“God sent Danny to Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. There, Danny served and lead in the healing rooms and developed a passion for Jesus to get His full reward. Danny wants to shout from the rooftops the goodness of His Heavenly Daddy and see people completely healed – spirit, soul and body. Just as Jesus was the exact representation of the Father, Danny lives to embody the heart of His perfect Father in heaven. He is on staff at Catch the Fire Raleigh-Durham. Danny functions strongly in the prophetic, miracles, signs and wonders. His highest priority is to love God with all his being, adore his family and then overflow into ministry. “
As reported, Alicia Beverly was flying from Las Vegas to Detroit when the dastardly incident happened, telling WJBK-TV, FOX 2 News in Detroit:
“It felt warm, like on the side of me I felt something warm. I jump up and I seen his private area out and I screamed and that woke everybody up. By that time I actually looked at him and I see him shake himself off and I’m like this man just peed on me! I looked and there was a puddle of pee in the seats!”
After her scream, the pastor was subdued by an off-duty officer flying on the same trip who was woken by the shouts. He restrained the man until landing and handed over to the FBI to be taken into custody.
