New Birth Missionary Baptist Church plans to reopen its New Birth Christian Academy this Thursday (January 19), according to Channel 2 Action News. It was announced at New Birth’s Sunday service that New Birth Christian Academy will reopen through a cooperative agreement with Aurora Day School. Aurora has campuses in Tucker and Roswell. New Birth Christian […]

Bishop Eddie Long is back on duty already. After announcing that he was taking a leave from heading New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Long’s appearance at the Watch Night Service at New Birth seemed to mark his formal return. After a month-long absence, Long first appeared on New Year’s Eve preaching from his pulpit with […]

A school affiliated with Bishop Eddie Long’s Lithonia megachurch — New Birth Christian Academy — is shutting down. Parents received letters just two days before Christmas, telling them the school would close on January 4th. New Birth Christian Academy, which enrolls students in kindergarten through the 12th grade, has been struggling financially for years. A […]

Bishop Eddie Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church supporters are die-hard. So die-hard in fact that some of them are willing to run down people protesting Eddie Long. Watch the video below, then let us know what you think! RELATED: View The Eddie Long / Vanessa Long Divorce Papers Here! [PHOTOS] Bishop Eddie Long Taking […]

As we previously reported, Bishop Eddie Long’s wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce on Thursday. She later backtracked on the divorce only to have her lawyers release another statement hours later saying the divorce was back on. Click here to see the official divorce papers. RELATED: Bishop Eddie Long Taking Leave From New Birth [VIDEO] Vanessa […]

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church pastor Eddie Long told his congregation on Sunday that he was taking a brief leave from the Lithonia megachurch. Long said he plans to use the time off to heal his family. “I’m still your pastor. You’ll still receive my direction,” Bishop Eddie Long said Sunday. “You’ve given me some […]

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After releasing two conflicting statements in one day,  Vanessa Long has once again decided to divorce her husband, Bishop Eddie Long. Her lawyers released the following statement Friday evening: “Consistent with her original statement made this morning, Mrs. Long continues to hope that this matter may be resolved expeditiously, harmoniously and fairly; however, she has determined […]

Literally hours after filing for divorce from her husband, Bishop Eddie Long, his wife Vanessa Long issued another statement saying she has withdrawn her petition. Vanessa Long made the announcement in the following statement: Upon prayerful reflection, I have reconsidered and plan to withdraw my petition for divorce from my husband, Bishop Eddie L. Long. […]

Bishop Eddie Long’s wife, Vanessa Long, has filed for divorce! Vanessa Long made the announcement today in the following statement: “After a great deal of deliberation and prayer, I have decided to terminate my marriage to Bishop Eddie L. Long. Accordingly, I authorized my attorneys to file for divorce on December 1, 2011. It is […]

Three of the five young men who accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse were well aware they risked losing their settlement money by speaking out about the case, and it now appears that Long and New Birth have set the wheels in motion for that to happen. According to the AJC, attorneys representing New […]

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Bishop Eddie Long called into CoCo Brother Live and announced that he will be appearing at this year’s STAND, happening October 1st at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta! Listen to Eddie Long’s conversation with CoCo Brother below: RELATED: President Barack Obama To Be A Part Of STAND With CoCo Brother! [EXCLUSIVE] CoCo Brother Presents STAND […]

Channel 2 Action News has obtained a surveillance video that shows the June 2010 break-in at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church that preceded the sexual misconduct lawsuit against Bishop Eddie Long. As we previously reported, burglary charges were dropped against former church security guard Anthony Boyd, who told Channel 2 that the video proved he […]