Pastor Janice Thomas was preaching hard during church, she died moments afterwards. The pastor said seek validation from God and not from people
Pastor Janice Thomas, 63, died on February 19, 2026 right after preaching a sermon in Durham, NC. Janice was the pastor at His Kingdom Ministries. She co-pastored the church with her husband Pastor Randall Thomas. Follow Charlotte Alerts on Instagram.
At 7 p.m. Pastor Janice was preaching on Facebook Live, the sermon was titled Emotions vs Maturity coming from Matthew chapter 4 verses 1-11. In the sermon Pastor Janice talked about being spiritually mature enough to not do the things that will bring you down, rather study the Bible and follow God so you can be in God’s good grace and make good decisions aligned with Jesus Christ.
Pastor Janice also talked about seeking validation from God and not from people. After preaching for over an hour, Pastor Janice also marketed her book ‘The Untold Side of The Pulpit’ she then ended her live stream.
Before 11 p.m. Pastor Janice was dead. She died at her home, likely due to medical complications. An official cause of death has not been ruled yet. No foul play is suspected. The funeral was on February 28th.
The church will likely go on and continue services with her husband taking the helm.
Pastors have died continually over the years, some have even died from cocaine and fentanyl overdoses.
Another pastor was found dead in the woods.
