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Church Pastor Sees Crime, Offers Gun and Self Defense Class<\/a><\/p>\n

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The recent crime wave is pushing a local pastor to organize a series of classes to keep churchgoers safe.<\/p>\n

Church is typically the place you attend to find peace. But there is a lot of unrest nationally and locally with pockets of criminal activity. So, the leader of one faith facility wants to make sure that his congregation and the community are ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my family and I will do everything to protect them,\u201d said Macedonia Church of Augusta Pastor Gregory Fuller.<\/p>\n

He may teach people about how to guard their faith each week. \u00a0But he will soon offer three classes focusing on how to escape the trials of life, an unlikely encounter with crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cHearing about the lady who was attacked at the Augusta Mall. The elderly lady attacked, robbed and then hit. \u00a0That really let me know that we need to do something to protect our women, in particular,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Pastor Fuller said some of his members were harassed and threatened in town. \u00a0And with the increase in other crimes, Macedonia is rolling out Gun Safety, Women\u2019s Self Defense and Fire and Fellowship gun range style classes, teaching people how to use a weapon, store it and thwart off an attacker without one.<\/p>\n