BREAKING NEWS: Virginia pastor dies of Coronavirus weeks after defiantly holding packed church service and telling the government "I don't care about your opinion"
BREAKING NEWS: Virginia pastor dies of Coronavirus weeks after defiantly holding packed church service and telling the government "I don't care about your opinion"
Virginia Bishop Gerald Glenn has died of Coronavirus just weeks after he defied the ban on social gatherings to host a packed church service.
Church official Bryan Nevers announced the news during New Deliverance Evangelistic’s Easter Sunday livestream.
He said: "It is with a
Glenn’s death comes after his last in-person service on March 22.
Glenn made headlines after the sermon, for proudly broadcasting a completely full service while boasting about flouting the ban on social gatherings.
Glenn also slammed the government for "making moral decisions for church members."
He said at the time:
Glenn also explained that church service is "essential," in an attempt to justify why he continued to promote such a large gathering of people.
On April 3, Glenn’s daughter Mar-Gerie Crawley explained on Facebook Live that the pastor was hospitalized in "pretty critical condition."
On April 4, Crawley said that her father and mother Marcietia Glenn tested positive for the virus.
Crawley explained during an interview with WTVR that the family did not initially think Glenn was seriously ill as "he has diverticulitis" and "it’s not uncommon for him to get fevers or virus or sinus infections."
However, Glenn’s condition worsened and he was taken to the emergency room.
Glenn is survived by his wife and their three daughters and two sons.
Since his death, members of his congregation and spiritual leaders and political figures all over have expressed their condolences.
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