Coronavirus: US pastor who said ‘God is larger than this infection’ and defied social distancing dies of COVID-19

Adrian Ovalle

A US pastor who defied social-distancing guidelines to host big churchgoers has actually passed away after contracting coronavirus.

The New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, which he established in 1995, said Bishop Gerald Glenn had actually passed away over the weekend.

The 66- year-old had actually openly turned down official standards to prevent big spiritual events throughout the coronavirus pandemic and guaranteed to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital”.

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Video shows him resolving his parish in Richmond, Virginia, 5 days after state guv Ralph Northam prompted people to “avoid non-essential gatherings of more than 10 people”.

He informed his parish: “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus.”

It is uncertain how long after the 22 March address he ended up being ill with COVID-19, however church older Bryan Nevers revealed the death throughout an Easter preaching, a video of which was posted on Facebook.

He said: “The first thing I asked God is, ‘Why?’. The bishop has touched our lives in so many ways.”

US senator Tim Kaine was amongst those to commemorate Bishop Glenn, who was the first black pastor for his regional Chesterfield County Authorities Department.

“He was a friend and a pillar of the region’s faith community,” he said on Twitter.

“My heart sinks as I learn this morning that Bishop Gerald Glenn, pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, died yesterday from COVID-19. May all do as much for so many.”

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