Big Church Festival recap: Pastor killed by falling sign named and pictured as tributes pour in

A 41-year-old pastor killed after a sign fell at Big Church Festival has been named and pictured for the first time, as tributes pour in.

A church in North Lanarkshire has paid tribute to a man who sadly died at the ‘UK’s biggest Christian festival’ this week.

Robert Guanco died and six other people were injured when a sign fell at the Big Church Festival

Robert Guanco died and six other people were injured in the tragic incident.

Robert Guanco’s church has described his death as an ‘unimaginable tragedy’

Robert Guanco, 41, was a pastor at Jesus the Living Water Church in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

A man killed at a Christian festival in West Sussex has been identified as pastor Robert Guanco.

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 30, 2026 9:56am Updated August 30, 2026 10:01am Robert Guanco, who was the pastor at Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne (Picture: Jesus Living Water Church Eastbourne) The dad who was crushed to death by a falling sign at a Christian festival in West Sussex h

Man killed by falling sign at Christian festival named as 41-year-old pastor  GB News

Pastor, 41, killed by falling sign at Christian festival in West Sussex named  lbc.co.uk

A DAD killed by a falling sign at a Christian festival has been named and pictured for the first time. Pastor Robert Guanco, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was crushed when a huge wooden archway gave way on Friday. Another six people were injured with four rushed to hospital for treatment. Robert was Pastor at Jesus...

The festival began on Friday and had been set to run until Sunday, but has been cancelled following the tragic incident

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