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*Out of the dusty caves of the past crawls the memory of that dreary time in Bishop Eddie Long’s life – “The First Lady,” the story of (and by) Centino Kemp, a young man who claims to have been led into the sexual secrets of the church leader. In the book he discusses the struggles he encounters [...]
*Bishop Eddie Long’s wife, Vanessa, recently gave a heart to heart speech spoke before the congregation at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Long addressed her trials and tribulations and the “storm” she had to endure during Bishop Long’s sexual misconduct crisis in 2010. Earlier this year she filed papers to divorce him, but later [...]
*The divorce case between Georgia megachurch pastor Eddie Long and wife Vanessa Long has been closed and dismissed, according to the DeKalb County Online Judicial System. However, there remains a possibility the case could continue in the future, says The Christian Post. According to the online judicial system record, there are three new entries as of [...]
*From church closings and foreclosures of houses of worship across the nation to the limited number of clergy jobs for new rabbis, imams and pastors, the recession has hit religious Americans just as it has affected the tens of millions of the country’s jobless, says the HuffingtonPost.com. Even before the recession, most spiritual leaders of small towns and big cities across [...]
*By now King … er, uh, Bishop Eddie Long is used to apologies and looking dumb to the public. He apologized to the Jewish community after being crowed king by Rabbi Ralph Messer at last Sunday’s service, as we reported. “The ceremony was not my suggestion, nor was it my intent, to participate in any [...]
*Although no one is immune to sexual temptation, a pastor leading an online pornography addiction recovery ministry says that church leaders may be especially vulnerable to sexually moral failure, says the Christian Post. Pastor Jeff Fisher, whose past secret addiction to pornography was discovered while pastoring a church in the Northeast several years ago, recently [...]
*After striking fear in the hearts of parents by closing the private educational institute, Eddie Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church announced that it reopened the congregation’s school. New Birth’s announcement in late December that the school would close after 18 years sent hundreds of students scrambling to find a new school, reports the Atlanta Constitution [...]
*Bishop Eddie Long has apparently returned to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church after a month-long absence, says the Christian Post. The senior pastor had announced that he was stepping away from the pulpit to spend time with his family – an attempt to save his marriage with Vanessa Long, who has recently filed for divorce. [...]
*Atlanta area parents are shocked and left scrambling to find a school for their children since they found out New Birth Christian Academy will not open its doors again after Christmas break. The Eddie Long church institution is feeling the brunt of a plague of bad press and diminishing church membership. Not enough students remain [...]
*(Via ajc.com) – When Bishop Eddie Long was accused of sexual misconduct by former church members, his congregation rallied around him and his wife stood by his side. About a year later, the Atlanta megachurch pastor is headed for divorce and stepping away from the pulpit. Long announced Sunday at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church [...]
*The quagmire that Bishop Eddie Long finds himself in has gotten so deep he’s decided to step away for awhile and use the time to heal his family, he says. The pastor of New Birth Missionary Church in Lithonia, Georgia delivered the message to the congregation Sunday morning (12-04-11). “I’m still your pastor. You’ll still [...]
*Ok, first she did. Then she didn’t. Now she does again. We’re talking about Vanessa Long, the wife of embattled Bishop Eddie Long, who on Friday filed for divorce, then announced that she was stopping the petition and now we’re back full circle to her saying that she will go through with the divorce after [...]
*Just hours after announcing she had filed for divorce from Bishop Eddie Long, his wife, Vanessa, issued a statement saying she had withdrawn her petition, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Mrs. Long had issued a statement early Friday morning saying that she had filed for divorce Thursday from Long, the pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist [...]
*Hmm, it may have taken a little longer than we thought it would, who didn’t see this one coming? Vanessa Long, the wife of Bishop Eddie Long, has filed for divorce. “After a great deal of deliberation and prayer, I have decided to terminate my marriage to Bishop Eddie L. Long. Accordingly, I authorized my [...]
*They’re after Bishop Eddie Long once again. They, meaning anyone whose got something against the guy. The head of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga. is in trouble again. A lawsuit was filed against the scandalous preacher for allegedly scheming church folk out of millions of dollars, via a business Long endorsed. According [...]
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