A pastor who vowed to hold services unless he was 'in jail or the hospital' has died from COVID-19
Kelly McLaughlin Apr 14, 2020, 10:19 PM
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Bishop Gerald O. Glenn
Bishop Gerald O. Glenn defied recommendations to end in-person church services. WTVR
Bishop Gerald O. Glenn of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, Virginia, has died from COVID-19, the church announced this week.
Glenn held his last in-person service on March 22, when he told his parishioners: "God is larger than this dreaded virus."
The 66-year-old pastor told his followers that he would continue preaching unless he was "in jail or in the hospital."
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An evangelical pastor who continued in-person services amid warnings of the coronavirus outbreak has died of COVID-19, just weeks after vowing to continue preaching unless he was "in jail or in the hospital."
Bryan Nevers, an elder at the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, Virginia, announced in a Facebook video shared on Sunday that Bishop Gerald O. Glenn, 66, had died on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19.
"During this time of intense grief, we ask that you pray continually for the FIRST FAMILY of NDEC," a Facebook post from the church said. "While they are mourning the heartbreaking earthly absence of their family patriarch & spiritual father, they also have family members who are struggling to survive this dreaded pandemic."
Glenn's wife, Marcietia, had also tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Mar-Gerie Crawley, the couple's daughter, said in a video shared on Facebook.
Kelly McLaughlin Apr 14, 2020, 10:19 PM
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Bishop Gerald O. Glenn
Bishop Gerald O. Glenn defied recommendations to end in-person church services. WTVR
Bishop Gerald O. Glenn of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, Virginia, has died from COVID-19, the church announced this week.
Glenn held his last in-person service on March 22, when he told his parishioners: "God is larger than this dreaded virus."
The 66-year-old pastor told his followers that he would continue preaching unless he was "in jail or in the hospital."
Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.
An evangelical pastor who continued in-person services amid warnings of the coronavirus outbreak has died of COVID-19, just weeks after vowing to continue preaching unless he was "in jail or in the hospital."
Bryan Nevers, an elder at the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, Virginia, announced in a Facebook video shared on Sunday that Bishop Gerald O. Glenn, 66, had died on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19.
"During this time of intense grief, we ask that you pray continually for the FIRST FAMILY of NDEC," a Facebook post from the church said. "While they are mourning the heartbreaking earthly absence of their family patriarch & spiritual father, they also have family members who are struggling to survive this dreaded pandemic."
Glenn's wife, Marcietia, had also tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Mar-Gerie Crawley, the couple's daughter, said in a video shared on Facebook.
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