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April 13, 2020 | 1:48pm | Updated April 13, 2020 | 4:44pm
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He practiced what he preached -- then he died of coronavirus.
An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing
off how packed his Virginia church was -- and vowing to keep preaching
"unless I'm in jail or the hospital."
In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn
got his congregation at Richmond's New Deliverance Evangelistic Church
to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against
gatherings of more than 10 people.
"I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can
quote me on that," he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying
that "people are healed" in his church.
Bishop Gerald Glenn Bishop Gerald GlennThe New Deliverance Evangelistic
Church
Happily announcing he was being "controversial" by being "in violation"
of safety protocols -- with "way more than 10 people" at the church --
he vowed to keep his church open "unless I'm in jail or the hospital."
"I am essential," he said of remaining open, adding, "I'm a preacher --
I talk to God!"
On Sunday, his church announced "with an exceedingly sorrowful and
heavy heart" that the pastor had died a week after being diagnosed with
COVID-19.
His wife, Marcietia Glenn, is also sick with the bug, with church
members offering their prayers.
Their daughter, Mar-Gerie Crawley, told WTVR that her father initially
dismissed his symptoms because he has a condition that often leads to
fevers and infections.
She is now urging everyone to stay home.
"It becomes very real to you," she told WTVR after her parents'
diagnoses.
"I just beg people to understand the severity and the seriousness of
this, because people are saying it's not just about us, it's about
everyone around us."
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An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing
off how packed his Virginia church was -- and vowing to keep preaching
"unless I'm in jail or the hospital."
In his last known in-person service on March 22, Bishop Gerald O. Glenn
got his congregation at Richmond's New Deliverance Evangelistic Church
to stand to prove how many were there despite warnings against
gatherings of more than 10 people.
"I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus. You can
quote me on that," he said, repeating it a second time to claps, saying
that "people are healed" in his church.
Bishop Gerald Glenn Bishop Gerald GlennThe New Deliverance Evangelistic
Church
Happily announcing he was being "controversial" by being "in violation"
of safety protocols -- with "way more than 10 people" at the church --
he vowed to keep his church open "unless I'm in jail or the hospital."
"I am essential," he said of remaining open, adding, "I'm a preacher --
I talk to God!"
On Sunday, his church announced "with an exceedingly sorrowful and
heavy heart" that the pastor had died a week after being diagnosed with
COVID-19.
His wife, Marcietia Glenn, is also sick with the bug, with church
members offering their prayers.
Their daughter, Mar-Gerie Crawley, told WTVR that her father initially
dismissed his symptoms because he has a condition that often leads to
fevers and infections.
She is now urging everyone to stay home.
"It becomes very real to you," she told WTVR after her parents'
diagnoses.
"I just beg people to understand the severity and the seriousness of
this, because people are saying it's not just about us, it's about
everyone around us."
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coronavirus. The one-two punch inspired him to make this emotional
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