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Eddie Lee Long (May 12, 1953 – January 15, 2017) was an American pastor who served as the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a megachurch in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, from 1987 until his death in 2017. When Long started as pastor for New Birth Church, there were 300 church members, which grew to 25,000. [3]
In 2005, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that between 1997 and 2000, Eddie Long received more than $3.07 million worth of compensation and benefits from his non-profit charity, 'Bishop Eddie Long Ministries Inc.' Long contended that the charity did not solicit donations from members but instead gained its income from royalties, speaking fees and several large donations. [17]
Donations to Eddie Long Ministries dropped significantly following the controversies surrounding Long's salary and church finances. [31] The Alliance Defending Freedom protested the investigation and the National Religious Broadcasters said the questions Senator Grassley asked were too broad. [15]
This is illustrated through individual case studies involving the late megachurch pastor (and Rev. Dr. Bryant’s predecessor) Bishop Eddie Long, multiply accused as an alleged groomer and ...
Eddie Long was consecrated a bishop by Paul Morton in the 1994. [12] [13] In 2013, Bishop Morton announced his intent to resign as Presiding Bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. [14] He appointed Bishop Joseph W. Walker III in Nashville, Tennessee as successor. [8]
Transparent in Your Presence is the second and final gospel CD recorded by Byron Cage & Purpose.It was recorded at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (Bishop Eddie L. Long, Pastor), and was released in the summer of 1996.
As church elder becomes a bishop, celebration prompts reflection about his long, exemplary life | Opinion. Bea L. Hines. June 30, 2023 at 6:50 PM.
He led Praise and Worship, a weekend-long church service conducted entirely in American Sign Language. The congregation at Elevate Life Church in Sacramento cheers for Eduardo Cardenas Jr. of Loud ...