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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]
The presiding bishop is the head clerical and executive leader of the fellowship, exercising authority along with other episcopates to provide administration. Within the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, its bishops claim apostolic succession through Bishop Morton's consecrator, the excommunicated Roman Catholic George Augustus Stallings ...
On November 5, 2007, United States Senator Chuck Grassley announced an investigation into the tax-exempt status of six ministries under the leadership of Benny Hinn, Paula White, Eddie L. Long, Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar, and Kenneth Copeland by the United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Robert Morris, founding pastor of the megachurch Gateway, delivers a sermon at the church in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2018. (Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times / Redux Pictures)
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." [3]
Muncie Mission was started in 1930 by Rev. Eddie Thomas to help struggling men. Today it assists those struggling with addiction and homelessness.
Oct. 30—NEW LONDON — When Eddie Long was asked by members of the New London Green Party if there was something that might hold him back from running for City Council, he said he wanted to be ...