Gizelle went on to find that Jamal had been repeatedly unfaithful towards her. She revealed that Jamal was having an extramarital affair. The real reason for their separation was revealed by Gizelle later.
His three daughters were very small when he and Gizelle mutually decided to end their relationship through a divorce. From his marriage to Gizelle, he became a parent of three daughters. The pair spent seven years together before separating with divorce in 2009. Together we will.Jamal Bryant exchanged wedding vows to The Real Housewives of Potomac star, Gizelle Bryant in 2002. He mentioned Long during his speech, calling the late pastor “a real trailblazer.” When asked why he would leave Baltimore, Bryant replied, “Because it’s New Birth. It’s not just because they are getting over a pastor being dead for nearly two years, but they are still getting over 10 years of scandal, and that’s a whole different ballgame.” Bryant is the third generation in his family to become a pastor.Īfter Bryant delivered a heartfelt prayer, the crowd gave the newly-appointed leader a standing ovation. It seems to me that New Birth has been on the skids. Jamal Bryant will appeal to a younger generation and might be able to fill up the pews again. “This may be a chance for New Birth to get back some of the glory days. “You have to be as charismatic as Eddie Long was, whether or not you agreed with him,” said Anthea Butler, an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The new pastor will need to rebuild the congregation and ministry. Since the scandal, though, membership has declined. The court case was dismissed and settled out of court. Long was an influential and controversial pastor. The new pastor will have big shoes to fill. Others stuck it out, waiting to see who would be his successor. Some members were unhappy with Davis’ resignation and left when he did. Dortch Jr., chairman of the church’s board, said the new senior pastor should someone who is a “visionary” “energetic” and can “inspire our congregation and rebuild those various community ministries and missions that we used to have at New Birth.” In a previous interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Thomas W. Bronner of Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral in Austell and Elder Vanessa Long, the wife of the late New Birth senior pastor, were part of that search team, among others. “And if he ain’t working, I ain’t going nowhere until we’re certain.”Įllis, Bishop Dale C.
“Administratively, he’s been placed on a timeline for evaluation,” he said. He then asked members to give the new pastor a chance and also pray for him. No matter who we put in from of you, some people are going to have a challenge and you may be deserving of those challenges, but you have to trust somebody.” Is everybody going to be happy about the appointment? I doubt it. “I need all of New Birth to guard your spirit, settle your emotions, eliminate your criteria. “In the midst of it, I’ve found more than I wanted to know, but what I do know is, you need a pastor,” he said during a sermon at New Birth on Sunday. There was some speculation among members that one of them could be named, but all lead prominent churches already.Įllis has also been involved in the search for a new pastor.
Speculation has centered on several high-powered pastors, including Greenville pastor John Gray of Relentless Church Bishop Marvin Sapp of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. “New Birth is going forward,” Ellis said upon after the appointed of Bryant was announced. Ellis, of Bahamas-based Global United Fellowship and a close friend of Long, has been a frequent guest in the pulpit since Davis left.
Long in 2017 from an aggressive form of cancer.īishop Neil C. Davis assumed the helm of the megachurch after the death of Bishop Eddie L. Davis, who also pastors a church in Birmingham, Ala., resigned in June. The search for a new senior pastor was launched shortly after Bishop Stephen A.