Eddie Long, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eddie Long

African-American Baptist megachurch pastor and sex scandal figure (b. 1953)

Date of Birth: 12-May-1953

Place of Birth: Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jan-2017

Profession: writer, priest

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Eddie Long

  • Eddie Lee Long (May 12, 1953 – January 15, 2017) was an American pastor who served as the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a megachurch in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, from 1987 until his death in 2017. When Long started as pastor for New Birth Church, there were 300 church members, which grew to 25,000.
  • During this time, Long was a subject of a Senate investigation, concerning whether he personally profited from his church's tax-exempt status, which eventually ended without a finding of wrongdoing.
  • Also, civil lawsuits were filed against him alleging sexual abuse of underage male members of his parish.
  • Long denied wrongdoing through his attorneys and privately settled the lawsuits out of court for undisclosed amounts.

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