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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]
Eddie Long took over as pastor in 1987. At the time, the church had only 300 members. In 1994, New Birth became a member of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. [2] In 2001, it dedicated a new building including a 6,056-seat auditorium. [3] [4] In 2002, New Birth was chosen to host the live recording of Dorinda Clark-Cole.
She was an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church but resigned in May 2011. [31] King joined the church in 2002 and came to regard Bishop Eddie Long as her mentor and spiritual father. The church was the setting for her mother's funeral.
Mar. 20—Speaking with Eddie Long is rather like having a conversation with a cinema snack bar machine that pops ideas instead of corn. The 40-year-old New London resident is forever engaged, and ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s Surgeon General nominee caused a gun accident when she was 13-years-old that left her dad shot dead.
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Attracting some of the largest churches by membership from the oldest black Baptist denomination—the NBC USA—New Birth Missionary Baptist Church became a notable affiliate before leaving the fellowship during Bishop Eddie Long's pastoral tenure after multiple controversies surrounding their leadership at New Birth. [11] Eddie Long was ...
He is the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Former pastor of Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore, Bryant has appeared on BET's Meet the Faith, CNN , C-SPAN , and Politically Incorrect , served as a panelist on the national town hall meetings entitled "The State of Black America" and "The State of the Black Doctor."