( CNN ) -- Hurt . Devastated . Crushed . Those are words an African-American couple used to describe how they felt when they were forced to change the venue of their wedding because of their race . `` Because of the fact that we were black , some of the members of the congregation had got upset and decided that no black couple would ever be married at that church , '' Charles Wilson told CNN on Sunday night . `` All we wanted to do in the eyes of God was to be man and wife in a church that we thought we felt loved . What was wrong with that ? '' Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson had planned to marry this month at the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs in Mississippi , but were asked at the last minute to move . Southern Baptists elect first black president . Their pastor , Stan Weatherford , made the request on behalf of some congregants who did n't want to see the couple married there , according to CNN affiliate WLBT . He performed the ceremony at a nearby church . `` This was , had not , had never been done here before so it was setting a new ( precedent ) and there were those who reacted to that , '' Weatherford told WLBT . `` I did n't want to have a controversy within the church , and I did n't want a controversy to affect the wedding of Charles and Te ' Andrea . I wanted to make sure their wedding day was a special day , '' he reportedly said . On Sunday , some church members reacted to news of the wedding with surprise , many had n't known what happened to the Wilsons until they heard about it on the news , and offered apologies . `` I would say I 'm sorry this happened and would you forgive the people who caused it ? Because we 're gon na try to , '' Bob Mack told WLBT . Talking about the group that opposed the wedding he said : `` We hope we can straighten them out , you know , get them to understand what Christianity is all about because they have some misconceptions about it . '' But for Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson , support from the church now might be too little , too late . `` I had dreams of having my wedding the way I wanted it , and I also dreamed of having it at the church and unfortunately , it did n't happen , '' Te'Andrea Wilson told CNN . Her husband said if there was a time to `` step up and be Christ-like , '' it was before their wedding . Hindsight is 20/20 . `` If it was such a minority of people , why did n't the majority stand up and say , 'in God 's house we do n't do this ? ' '' said Charles Wilson . North Dakota paper reviews ban on same-sex wedding announcements . Read more about this story from CNN affiliate WLBT .
Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson say they were asked to change venues at the last minute . The pastor was approached by some congregants who did n't want the wedding to take place . Husband : `` All we wanted .. was to be man and wife in a church that we thought we felt loved ''