The bishop, Gerald O Glenn, 66, the founder and pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, Virginia, died on Saturday night, according to Bryan Nevers, a church elder. Nevers announced Glenn’s death during an Easter sermon, which was posted on the Facebook page of the Richmond-area Pentecostal congregation. May all do as much for so many.”Glenn’s death came as church leaders from Pope Francis to local pastors grappled with the challenges of social distancing. Some church leaders have notably defied pleas from governors and public health officials to shutter houses of worship. During a March 22 sermon, Glenn preached to a few dozen worshippers at the church, video on the website of the television station WTVR showed.

Source: bd News24 April 14, 2020 06:33 UTC