This 6-foot-5 usher who tackled a church shooter may look like a superhero — but is instead crediting first responders and calling for prayers.

Robert Engle, 22, was injured after he “physically engaged” bodybuilder Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, who shot seven worshipers, killing one, in a Tennessee church, police said.

Samson was shot in the chest during his struggle with Engle at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, said Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson, the Tennessean reported.

“He’s the hero. He’s the person who stopped this madness,” Anderson said during a news conference about the bloodshed at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The Sudanese immigrant entered the rear sanctuary doors and began “indiscriminately” shooting, killing Melanie Crow, 39, police said.

After being pistol-whipped, Engle went to his car to get his own weapon and held Samson — who had shot himself, apparently accidentally — at gunpoint until cops arrived, police said.

“I ask everyone to pray for the victims, family members of the victims, our church community. Please pray for healing. Also, please pray for the shooter, the shooter’s family and friends. They are hurting as well,” Engle said in a statement.

“The real heroes are the police, first responders and medical staff and doctors who have helped me and everyone affected,” he added.

Engle’s grandmother said she’s proud of her grandson.

“That’s like him. He’s just someone who cares about a lot of people. He has all their feelings at heart,” said Rheta Engle, 69, the paper reported. “It would make any parent, grandparent very, very proud of him.”

Blake Langford, 20, described his friend as “just a great guy.”

“Just one of the kindest human beings you’ll ever meet,” he said.

Church member Minerva Rosa said the congregants had been talking about the success of their yard sale on Saturday when the gunshots erupted.

Pastor David Spann, 60, shouted, “Run, run, gunshots!” as members hid under pews or in bathrooms while the shooter went on the rampage while carrying two guns.

Rosa — who applied pressure on a gunshot wound in Spann’s chest — also praised Engle for his heroics.

“He’s amazing,” she said. “Without him I think it could be worse. He was the hero today.”

Also wounded were Spann’s wife, Peggy, 65, William and Marlene Jenkins, 83 and 84, respectively, Linda Bush, 68, and Katherine Dickerson, 64.

Samson, who came to the US from Sudan in 1996 and is a legal resident, posted a series of bizarre messages on Facebook in the hours before the shooting.

“Everything you’ve ever doubted or made to be believe as false, is real. & vice versa, B,” the former congregant wrote.

Another post read: “Become the creator instead of what’s created. Whatever you say, goes.”

And a third said: “You are more than what they told us.”

Samson also posted several shirtless photos of himself flexing his muscles. In some, he wears a tank top that reads “Beast Mode.”

Police, who recovered another handgun and a rifle from Samson’s vehicle, charged him with one count of murder. They said additional charges were pending.

Samson told police he arrived at the church at 10:55 a.m. and “fired upon the church building,” according to a police affidavit. His motive has not been determined, authorities said.

The feds also have opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting.