Overview
- Bishop Marvin Winans announced during Sunday’s service that Perry sent $100,000 and framed the moment as a testimony of faith.
- The controversy stems from the Oct. 19 Day of Giving, when Winans requested “$1,000 plus one,” a phrase that some congregants found unclear.
- A short video showing Winans correcting member Roberta McCoy’s $1,235 offering circulated widely online and drew criticism.
- Both McCoy and Winans later said the moment was a procedural correction rather than a rebuke, and Winans said he apologized to her.
- Church leaders note the funds are going toward a new facility that has been in development since 2002 at 7 Mile and Woodward in Detroit.