According to the latest report, a pastor in the United State, Gerald Glenn, who defied lockdown order and vowed to keep preaching unless he was “in jail or the hospital” has died of COVID-19.
Bishop Gerald Glenn showed off his jam-packed congregation back on March 22 at the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, VA telling followers to stand up and prove their numbers despite social distancing guidelines and warnings against large gatherings in the face of the coronavirus pandemic…TMZ reports
However, his church announced that Glenn died on, of all days, Easter Sunday from COVID-19 a week after testing positive for the disease.
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During that infamous service, the Bishop said he firmly believed God was larger than the virus and said he was proud of being “controversial” for violating safety protocols.
The Bishop also claimed he was an “essential” worker, saying he’s a preacher and he talks to God.
The Bishop’s wife, Marcietia Glenn, is also infected with COVID-19.
The couple’s daughter, Mar-Gerie Crawley, reportedly said her father dismissed his symptoms at first because he has a health condition that often results in fevers and infections.
Now, she’s urging everyone to stay home, saying the virus has become very real to her.
