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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 ...
Franklin was born Clarence LaVaughn Walker in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, [2] to sharecroppers Willie and Rachel (née Pittman) Walker (1897-1988). [3] C. L. Franklin would recall that the only thing his father did for him was to teach him to salute when he returned from service in World War I in 1919.
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]
The French soccer federation president is joining forces with the country's referees after Marseille president Pablo Longoria accused them of being corrupt in a bitter rant that followed his team ...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his ...
When the zoo couldn't locate an eagle in its care, “I was told, ‘Don’t say anything to anybody, we can’t let anybody know we lost the eagle,' " former town worker Meredith Tinsley said.
The Times story also cited a buprenorphine study by researchers in Sweden that looked at “100 autopsies where buprenorphine had been detected.” According to the Times, the study found that “in two-thirds, it was the direct cause of death, mostly in combination with other drugs.” It was a misreading of the study.
In 1991, they completed a successful month-long tour of England which grossed nearly $300,000. [29] At the time of his death, they were planning a European tour. [ 29 ] Ruffin's final recording in his lifetime was "Hurt the One You Love", which was released as a solo record for Motorcity Records .