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‘Let There Be Lightning’ and 25 other things a Hockey Pastor wrote on his church

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Tyler Moore is the self-professed “Hockey Pastor.” The St. Petersberg, Fla. pastor is making sure his Lutheran church is a bastion for Tampa Bay Lightning fans like him.

All year he’s been creating hockey-themed church signs amongst the palm trees. He took this to another level during the Bolts’ NHL playoff run.

There have been a LOT of signs.

Before you assume these were made with one of those “Fake Church Sign Generators”:

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