Churchgoers roared as burly wresters body-slammed and threw one another to the floor in Shipley, UK. This is Wrestling Church, the creation of Gareth Thompson, a charismatic 37-year-old who says he was saved by pro wrestling and Jesus. (AP Video by Kwiyeon Ha)

Grappling with faith gets literal at England’s Wrestling Church

Churchgoers roared as burly wresters body-slammed and threw one another to the floor in Shipley, UK. This is Wrestling Church, the creation of Gareth Thompson, a charismatic 37-year-old who says he was saved by pro wrestling and Jesus. (AP Video by Kwiyeon Ha)