LITHONIA, Ga., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The New Birth Missionary Baptist Church said Eddie Long, the Georgia-based pastor who once led the megachurch, has died at the age of 63.
"New Birth Missionary Baptist Church celebrates the life and legacy of Bishop Eddie L. Long who is now spiritually healed and home with the Lord," the church said in a statement. "Bishop Long, Senior Pastor of New Birth, transitioned from this life early Sunday morning after a gallant private fight with an aggressive form of cancer."