Dr. Kennon Vaughan, the lead pastor of Harvest Church, had to undergo surgery Tuesday night just hours after he survived a plane crash that killed four others.
“Kennon has suffered some significant internal injuries that called for surgery last night,” the Germantown church said in a statement. “He came through that surgery well and has a breathing test this morning to see if he can come off the breathing machine.”Click here to follow KWAM on Twitter.
Vaughan was a passenger on board a small plane that crashed Tuesday morning about a mile from an airport in Yoakum, Texas.
Executive pastor Bill Garner, Elder Steve Tucker and church members Tyler Patterson and Tyler Springer were killed in the crash.
“All were beloved members of Harvest Church and their loss currently leaves us without the proper words to articulate our grief,” the church posted. “We ask for your prayers and kindly request that the families of all involved are given the proper space to grieve at this time.”Several thousand people turned out at the church Tuesday night for a time of grieving and prayer.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Agency,
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