The kidnapping of a Tennessee pastor working in South Africa comes amid a soaring kidnapping rate in the country over the last 10 years, fueled by armed robberies. Josh Sullivan, a 34-year-old ...

Sullivan was identified as the kidnapping victim by Tennessee church's pastor Tom Hatley, at the request of Josh Sullivan's wife Meagan Witt Sullivan—the South African police have not confirmed ...

American pastor Josh Sullivan was kidnapped during a church service in South Africa, authorities are investigating. His family is calling for prayers for his safe return. American pastor Josh ...

There should be "no rush" in negotiations after a Tennessee pastor was kidnapped while preaching at a church in South Africa, a retired FBI agent and hostage negotiator from Knoxville told Fox ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The search for a pastor with connections to Maryville continues in South Africa after he was abducted at gunpoint during one of his sermons. Because of the abduction ...

A pastor was abducted by armed and masked men as he was preaching a sermon before a congregation in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, police said Friday.Four men broke into the Fellowship ...

Update: Officials say Pastor Josh Sullivan was rescued on Tuesday, April 15. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. Gunmen in South Africa have abducted a U.S. missionary from his ...