PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y.–A New York pastor says one of his congregants donated a winning lottery ticket worth $3 million to his church.
Pastor Bertrand Crabb of the True North Community Church in Port Jefferson says the donor, who asked to remain anonymous, donated the “Ba Da Bling” scratch-off ticket immediately after realizing he won.
Crabb says the donor said “This was why God put the ticket in his hands.”
A state lottery official said that the independent Christian church will get a little over $100,000 a year through 2028. The amount could be higher if withheld taxes are refunded because of the church’s nonprofit status.
Crabb says the 650-member church will give the first year’s proceeds to other charities.
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