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Pizza delivery driver gets $700 tip during church sermon

By Kacie Goode, The Kentucky Standard

A Papa John's delivery driver received an unexpected surprise Sunday when he showed up in the middle of a sermon at Nelson Christian Church with a pizza order. About 30 minutes prior, Pastor Mark Jones caused a few chuckles and perplexed looks from the congregation during the 10:40 a.m. service when he whipped out his cell phone on stage to make a call.

"I need to order a pizza please," Jones told the order taker. "I would like to have an extra-large pepperoni pizza and an order of breadsticks." While the pizza was a snack for the leadership meeting after church, the purpose of the mid-service delivery was to help Jones illustrate his final sermon on generosity.

When employee Stephen Greenwell walked through the door with the order, Jones brought the man up on stage, shook his hand and gave him a small pink box that contained the money collected throughout the morning -- $717.

Read more at kystandard.com




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