A turkey hoping to avoid becoming someone's dinner for Thanksgiving decided it would seek refuge inside an Orlando church.

According to UPI.com, St. Luke's United Methodist Church posted a picture to its Facebook page showing the feathered fugitive outside the church trying to get in. A church employee even livestreamed the turkey on Periscope as it walked around the church grounds and peeked inside windows.

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"Maybe he is thankful that he is a wild turkey and not in the frozen section of a supermarket now," wrote one commenter.

Church members got a kick of the determined turkey's efforts and hope he lives a long life.

Said another commenter, "If President Obama won't pardon him, maybe Jesus will!"

>> A brief history of presidential turkey pardons

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Amber Hicks and Cherokee County firefighter Justin Hicks were found dead from gunshot wounds inside their home in November 2021. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)

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