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Watch: Pastor SCOLDS “Broke” Congregation For Not Getting Him Movado Watch, Apologizes After Calling Them “Poor, Busted”

<p>A Missouri pastor is apologizing after video of him berating his congregation for not buying him a Movado wristwatch went viral last week&comma; where he could be heard telling them they&&num;8217&semi;re &&num;8220&semi;poor&comma; broke&comma; and busted&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Tuesday&comma; Carlton Funderburke&comma; Senior Pastor at the Church of the Well in Kansas City&comma; posted an apology <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;thewellkc&sol;videos&sol;428766915983322"><strong>video<&sol;strong><&sol;a> over the &&num;8220&semi;inexcusable&&num;8221&semi; remarks he made during a sermon on August 7&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Pastor Apologizes After &&num;8220&semi;Movado Watch&&num;8221&semi; Sermon Goes Viral<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Though there is context behind the content of the clip&comma; no context will suffice to explain the hurt and anguish caused by my words&period; I&&num;8217&semi;ve spoken to those I am accountable to and have received their correction and instruction&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period; &&num;8220&semi;I have also privately apologized to our church&comma; who has extended their love and support to me&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1559910729976889344" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A clip of the sermon&comma; which was posted to TikTok&comma; shows Funderburke as he calls out his members for not &&num;8220&semi;honoring&&num;8221&semi; him with a Movado watch&comma; which he added could be bought at a Sam&&num;8217&semi;s Club&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He then asked the congregation&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m not worth your McDonald&&num;8217&semi;s&&num;8230&semi; Red Lobster money&quest;&&num;8230&semi;&period; I ain&&num;8217&semi;t worth ya&&num;8217&semi;ll Louis Vuitton &&num;8230&semi;&period; St&period; John Knits&quest; &&num;8211&semi; ya&&num;8217&semi;ll can&&num;8217&semi;t afford nohow&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Pastor Asks Members &&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m Not Worth Your McDonald&&num;8217&semi;s Money&quest; Your Louis Vuitton&quest; Your Prada&quest;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;This is how I know you’re still poor&comma; broke&comma; busted and disgusted&comma; because of how you been honoring me&period; I’m not worth your McDonald’s money&quest; I’m not worth your Red Lobster money&quest; I ain’t worth your St&period; John Knits — y’all can’t afford nohow&period; I ain’t worth y&&num;8217&semi;all Louis Vuitton&quest; I ain’t worth your Prada&quest; I’m not worth your Gucci&quest;&&num;8221&semi; he said in the nearly minute-long clip&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-facebook-page data-href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;thewellkc&sol;videos&sol;428766915983322" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400"><&sol;amp-facebook-page><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He can be heard telling the congregation that he had asked for one last year&comma; but &&num;8220&semi;here it is all the way in August and I still ain&&num;8217&semi;t got it&comma;&&num;8221&semi; before calling them &&num;8220&semi;cheap&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;And y&&num;8217&semi;all know I asked for one last year&period; Here it is all the way in August and I still ain’t got it&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period; &&num;8220&semi;Y&&num;8217&semi;all ain’t said nothing&period; Let me kick down the door and talk to my cheap sons and daughters&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Movado Watches Range In Price From &dollar;350 to &dollar;3&comma;295 For More Expensive Models<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>A quick <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;search&quest;q&equals;movado&plus;watches&plus;&amp&semi;client&equals;safari&amp&semi;ei&equals;CFL-YtOjD-CbptQP6JaD4AM&amp&semi;ved&equals;0ahUKEwjTx9n50dD5AhXgjYkEHWjLADwQ4dUDCA0&amp&semi;uact&equals;5&amp&semi;oq&equals;movado&plus;watches&plus;&amp&semi;gs&lowbar;lcp&equals;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&amp&semi;sclient&equals;gws-wiz"><strong>Google<&sol;strong><&sol;a> search for Movado watches shows prices ranging from &dollar;350 for cheaper models all the way up to &dollar;3&comma;295 for more expensive ones&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The model&&num;8217&semi;s sold at <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;search&quest;q&equals;movado&plus;watches&plus;&amp&semi;client&equals;safari&amp&semi;ei&equals;CFL-YtOjD-CbptQP6JaD4AM&amp&semi;ved&equals;0ahUKEwjTx9n50dD5AhXgjYkEHWjLADwQ4dUDCA0&amp&semi;uact&equals;5&amp&semi;oq&equals;movado&plus;watches&plus;&amp&semi;gs&lowbar;lcp&equals;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&amp&semi;sclient&equals;gws-wiz"><strong>Sam&&num;8217&semi;s Club<&sol;strong><&sol;a> typically cost between &dollar;350 to &dollar;450&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1560023556896870400" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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