We are told Former Gov. Roy Barnes, former Falcons and Braves star Deion Sanders, Rev. Byron Cage, Ms. Dottie Peoples and civil rights activist Xernona Clayton are among the prominent figures who are featured on the funeral program. Long’s viewing was earlier this morning prior to the service. Long passed away after fighting an aggressive form of cancer, […]
Lines of mourners — and those simply curious — began arriving at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday morning for a public viewing for Bishop Eddie L. Long. The influential and controversial megachurch pastor died Jan. 15 of cancer at age 63. Inside, two lines formed as people signed guestbooks before being ushered inside to […]
Follow Praise 104.1: News flooded social media this morning reporting that Bishop Eddie Long has passed. Bishop Long, Senior Pastor of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia was reportedly in bad health after recent appearances shown looking very thin and frail. Long disputed the claims saying that a new diet led to the weight loss but a hospital […]
Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church responded Tuesday afternoon to reports that he is facing a serious health problem. The church’s Executive Administrator said Tuesday that Bishop Long is not in the hospital. The church also released a statement from Bishop Long. It reads as follows: “I am recovering from a health […]
Bishop Long a new lease on life. He told his congregation that his recent weight loss is because of a new diet and the elimination of a ‘slave menu.’ The YBF.com reports: Bishop Eddie Long has dropped a significant amount of weight and he’s showing off a lean new look. The megachurch pastor credits […]
Bishop Eddie Long will appear on Steve Harvey’s TV show Wednesday to discuss the struggles he and his family went through several years ago after the megachurch pastor was sued by four young men, who alleged he coerced them into sexual relationships. The accusations made in 2010 against Long by Anthony Flagg, Spencer LeGrande, Jamal […]
According to social media: Just a few days away from the pre release event of my new book; The Untold Story – The Story of Adversity, Pain, and Resilience! This Sunday, May 15th 2016, we will be selling limited copies exclusively at New Birth in Lithonia after both services! source: theoldblackchurch.com
In an emotional video posted to YouTube entitled “The Power of God’s Love,” Bishop Eddie Long has revealed to his congregation that heonce considered committing suicide. Although Long did not specifically say what circumstances led to his contemplating suicide, it was likely tied up in the 2010 sexual allegations against Long’s “spiritual sons.” He referenced a time when he […]
According to the book of Genesis, it took the Lord six days to create everything under the heavens and on the Earth. On the seventh…
There was a shooting today (February 5) in the parking lot of Bishop Eddie Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia. The shooting involved a deputy who is reportedly okay. A spokesperson for the church told WSB-TV that the shooting is unrelated to the church. Deputies reportedly chased a suspect onto church property where the shooting […]
Bishop Eddie L. Long’s mother, Hattie Long – the matriarch of the Long family, died Friday evening at her home in Charlotte, North Carolina.…
