Pastor Has Unbelievable McDonald’s Meltdown — Then Gets Arrested.

Pastor’s Giant McMess Highlights Gaps in Pastoral Development

Dan Foster
Backyard Church
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5 min readJan 2, 2024

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I’ve been on the receiving end of some pretty lousy service at McDonald’s down through the years. Who hasn’t? If I had a dollar for every time the pimply teenager at the drive-thru window forgot to put in the sweet n’ sour sauce for my McNuggets, well… I’d have a few more dollars than I have now.

But, as a half-decent human being, one learns to overlook these slip-ups and carry on with life without flying off the handle. Mild annoyance, perhaps, is appropriate — but nothing over the top.

However, in the quiet town of High Point, North Carolina, where the hum of traffic often competes with the soothing sizzle of burger patties, a recent incident at a local McDonald’s has made national headlines.

Pastor Dwayne Waden of Elevated Life International Ministries was arrested Thursday by the High Point Police Department after allegedly attempting to baptize a McDonald’s cook in hot oil.

Yes, you read that correctly.

It all started when Pastor Dwayne received a call from his wife, informing him that she felt disrespected by her fellow McDonald’s employees during her managerial training. In response, Pastor Dwayne…

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