An evangelical pastor who boasted about packing his church with people despite warnings from public health officials has died from coronavirus.
Bishop Gerald O. Glenn of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, Virginia held his last in-person service on March 22.
At the time, he had been warned against holding gatherings of 10 or more people. But he did it anyway. “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus,” he preached. “You can quote me on that.” Then he said