ST. LOUIS — Facebook posts are popping up claiming members of a local church are in danger in Afghanistan.
The posts are about Harvester Christian Church. The church has locations in Troy, St. Charles and soon-to-be Ferguson.
The posts claim: “Harvester Christian Church had 9 missionaries in Afghanistan. Two have been beheaded.”
Is this true?
The Verify team talked to Harvester Christian Church pastor, Kevin Hamilton.
He told Anne Allred the church does not send missionaries or support to Afghanistan.
While he has heard some reports of Christians being persecuted in the country, those people are not affiliated with Harvester.
We can verify, these claims are false.
Harvester Christian Church does not have missionaries in Afghanistan and no one from their church has been beheaded in Afghanistan.