Cap-Haitien, Haiti ? Kidnappers seized a U.S. missionary as he left his church in northern Haiti and demanded a $5,000 ransom for his release, U.N. officials and relatives said Tuesday.

The Rev. Pritchard Adams III, a 24-year resident of Haiti, was kidnapped Sunday night in the northern town of Cap-Haitien, U.N. police spokesman Fred Blaze said.

Four men grabbed Adams, his wife and a Haitian groundskeeper as they left Adams’ church, Blaze said. The kidnappers drove the three to a secluded area, released Adams’ wife and the groundskeeper and sped off with Adams.

Adams’ mother, Lucy Adams, said the kidnappers contacted her son’s wife and demanded $80,000 for his release. They later lowered the demand to $5,000.