Celebrity evangelist reflects on 2024 meeting with Hayden Panettiere after actress's sudden passing

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Founder of Celebrity Evangelist Ministries, pastor Dylan Novak has shared the gospel with over 2,000 celebrities. A young actress's death highlights the urgency behind his unique outreach. A Tennessee pastor who has shared the gospel with over 2,000 celebrities opened up about meeting actress Hayden Panettiere in 2024 following news of her untimely death on Aug. 16. Dylan Novak serves as a youth pastor at Henard's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rogersville, Tennessee. He is also the founder of Celebrity Evangelist Ministries, a non-profit outreach dedicated to sharing the gospel with the world's most famous figures in what Novak calls a forgotten mission field. Novak recalled meeting Panettiere in April 2024 at Steel City Con in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife connected with the star over parenthood and raising daughters. While