Heavenly fire - Witness recounts Pathways leader’s alleged shooting rampage as cops, soldiers arrived at church

The late leader of the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries had reportedly claimed to be the prophet ‘Elijah’ and tried to summon heavenly fire before shooting at cops during a bloody 2021 service at the church.

“Mr [Kevin] Smith started to say he was Elijah and just as Elijah called down fire from Heaven to consume the army. [He said,] ‘If I be a prophet of God and the word from my mouth is true, I call down fire from Heaven to consume the 5-0s’,” a former member of the church testified.

The seven-member jury, which listened intently, was told that Smith repeated the declaration three times.