A congregation is in mourning after their missing pastor was found deceased from a ‘self-inflicted gunshot wound,’ according to law enforcement.
Gene Jacobs, 59, was the lead pastor of Real Life Ministries Silver Valley, a satellite campus of the megachurch Real Life Ministries, led by Jim Putman.
He was reported missing by Real Life Church members after failing to attend an early morning 6:00 meeting. Concerned congregants told police that potential threats were made against him, prompting authorities to treat it as a possible abduction and begin investigating and searching right away,
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