Megachurch Pastor Caught on Tape Breaking Into Parishioner's Home
Posted on 03/25/2025 8:25:42 AM PDT by DFG
A megachurch pastor faces jail for stalking a female congregation member after being caught twice breaking into her home on CCTV.
Marie Columna, 43, said she’s “still afraid” of Sergio Guardia, 49, a minister at the renowned Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Guardia was convicted by a jury last week on two counts of burglary and one count of stalking, according to Lynchburg Circuit Court and faces up to ten years in jail.
The megachurch in Lynchburg — founded by Jerry Falwell Sr. and affiliated with Liberty University — is one of the most celebrated Baptist churches in the country and is affiliated with the scandal-hit Southern Baptist Convention.
Marie, 43, a service coordinator for early intervention said she reported Guardia’s increasingly bizarre behavior before leaving the church in 2016 — but “nothing was ever done about it”.
The Lynchburg woman is speaking out about the 2023 break-ins, caught on security camera footage.
“I was out of state with my children visiting a friend, and I got a notification on my phone that a person was in my house,” Marie recalled.
The footage, captured at 11:30 p.m. on November 10, revealed Guardia walking through the door and creeping around the kitchen.
“Every light was off, and he was using the flashlight on his phone. It was very clear that he knew exactly where he was – that he had been in my house before.”
Guardia, wearing sweatshirt and jeans, appeared to notice the camera and ran away.
Marie, who had installed security cameras about a month before, due to a series of neighborhood break-ins, said she called police the next morning.
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She should purchase a pistol and become proficient with it.
Tell him Vaya con Dios as you dispatch him .
> Then, coming home and seeing him sitting on her couch greeting her cheerfully when she came in. <
In parts of the country that’ll get you shot.
Not advocating. Just saying.
I think he wanted her on his staff.
That is just plain creepy. He is lucky she didn’t have a gun with a will to use it.
Baseball bat, dog, or gun; he would not be cheerful upon exiting the property.
Nothing uninvited leaves my house unscathed.
No, he spotted the camera so he didn't have time to.
LOL.
ok....in my post I was sort of referring to this
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4306575/posts
I know. Finnish/finish. Joke.
yes I got it.....I should have added a LOL
wearing white shoes
“I don’t see him on the staff as they claim.
https://trbc.org/staff/“
Went to the site. A few dozen people. Only one of them wore a suit and tie. I expected the “Executive” category to be a little more formally dressed.
It used to be Catholic priests, now Evangelical megachurches!
It is really a coordinated effort to discredit Christianity.
Megachurch Pastor Caught on Tape Breaking Into Parishioner's Home
Looks like this report is a lie then, he never worked at the church they claim he was a pastor at.
Quick! Get him a position at the FBI !
Q. How can you tell the difference between Baptists and Catholics?
A. Catholics make eye contact with each other at the liquor store...
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