Bishop Eddie Long

Bishop Eddie L. Long, the flamboyant megachurch pastor whose reputation was tarnished after former congregants accused him of sexual misconduct, died on Sunday. He was 63. Bishop Eddie Long, megachurch pastor of Georgia-based New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, has died aged 63, it was confirmed Sunday via a statement from the church. The cause of death has been confirmed as "an aggressive form. The late Bishop Eddie Long was a megachurch pastor whose career was derailed by scandal. I saw his rise and fall, up close and personal.

The late Bishop Eddie Long was a megachurch pastor whose career was derailed by scandal. I saw his rise and fall, up close and personal. Bishop Eddie Long has died, according to a statement released by Georgia-based New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The cause of death has been confirmed as cancer, the statement explained. Long was 63. Bishop Eddie Long, the controversial megachurch leader who fell from grace after he was accused of sexually coercing four young male congregants, has died. He was 63. LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) — Eddie Long, the flamboyant megachurch pastor whose reputation was tarnished after former congregants accused him of sexual misconduct, has died. He was 63. Long died Sunday after battling cancer, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, said in a statement to multiple media outlets. Bishop Eddie Long, the embattled pastor of Georgia megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist, has died from an “aggressive form of cancer,” according to the church. He was 63 years old.

Bishop Eddie Long, the controversial megachurch leader who fell from grace after he was accused of sexually coercing four young male congregants, has died. He was 63. LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) — Eddie Long, the flamboyant megachurch pastor whose reputation was tarnished after former congregants accused him of sexual misconduct, has died. He was 63. Long died Sunday after battling cancer, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, said in a statement to multiple media outlets. Bishop Eddie Long, the embattled pastor of Georgia megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist, has died from an “aggressive form of cancer,” according to the church. He was 63 years old. Bishop Eddie Long built New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, one of the nation's largest churches with some 30,000 members. The Atlanta megachurch pastor has died at age 63.