Pastor of Minnesota church is murdered after moving family to become a missionary

A erstwhile lead pastor of a Minnesota religion has been murdered aft he moved his family to Africa to go a missionary.

Beau Shroyer, 44, was nan lead pastor of Lakes Area Vineyard Church successful Detroit Lakes earlier he moved to Angola pinch his wife, Jackie, and their 5 children successful 2021 to go a missionary pinch nan statement SIM USA.

The pastor antecedently described nan African area arsenic a 'remote bush village' pinch nary electricity, sewer aliases h2o systems, the Detroit Lakes Tribune reports.

But Randy Fairman, nan president of SIM USA, told congregants of nan pastor's religion that he received a telephone connected Friday 'informing maine that Beau Shroyer was killed while serving Jesus successful Angola and is now pinch his Savior.'

Many specifications astir Shroyer's decease stay unclear arsenic religion and ngo officials activity to get accusation from authorities successful Angola. 

Shroyer had antecedently worked arsenic a constabulary officer, joining nan Detroit Lakes Police Department successful 2013, earlier becoming a existent property agent, according to nan Tribune.

He yet became a pastor, and successful 2021, he and his wife, Jackie, became missionaries - and became 1 of nan first families to move to Angola aft pandemic lockdowns eased, Fairman said.

'It is my belief that from his vantage point, he tin spot really his family will beryllium cared for, and it is not difficult for him to spot our bully Father,' he wrote successful his missive to congregants.

'From our position and nan position of Jackie and nan kids, we must now spot Jesus successful a play that we ne'er imagined.

'We must spot Him without requiring Him to springiness america an knowing of why He allowed this,' Fairman continued. 

'It is difficult and stretches our faith.'

Troy Easton, who succeeded Shroyer arsenic lead pastor of Lakes Area Vineyard Church, besides wrote successful his ain missive to congregants. 

'Moments for illustration these create truthful galore unanswerable questions for america and it adds to nan symptom to cognize that we whitethorn ne'er understand why our Father has allowed thing for illustration this to happen,' he said.

'And yet, amidst nan daze and grief, we must not hide nan truths recovered successful nan scriptures that constituent to His wise, merciful, gracious, faithful, trustworthy, and ever loving characteristic arsenic good arsenic nan truth that Beau was a man who, because of his emotion for nan Lord, gave His life to pointing nan lost, nan hurting, nan hopeless and nan surgery to nan God who rescued, saved and transformed his life.'  

He added that he has been successful interaction pinch nan Shroyer family, telling congregants: 'Be assured that moreover successful their daze and grief, they are beardown successful nan Lord and His connection and person awesome support astir them.'

'As much specifications go disposable regarding what's adjacent for nan family, what arrangements are being made to observe and grant Beau's life and applicable ways you tin emotion and service them, we will beryllium definite to stock them pinch you,' Easton vowed.

In summation to his wife, Shroyer leaves down children Bella, Avery, Oakley, Iva and Eden.