Communities of faith have paid a heavy price, both in terms of congregations not being able to worship together and religious leaders along with so many of their church members being afflicted with and dying from the disease.
The Church of God in Christ , which has been around for almost 100 years and is the largest black Pentecostal denomination in the United States, lost seven bishops to the coronavirus, according to Charles E. Blake, the presiding bishop of the COGIC, which is based in Los Angeles, California. Bishop William Harrell Jr. was the head of St. James Community Full Gospel Church in Harlem. He was diagnosed with the coronavirus and died on April 17 at the age of 63.
Bishop William Harrell Jr. with his son Jonathan Harrell. Bishop Harrell died from the coronavirus on April 17, 2020.Pastor A.R. Bernard, the founder and leader of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York, was steadfast when he was diagnosed with the coronavirus in March.
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And a few to snakebites as well.
And Trump wants you back in church right away! Black people wakeup and stay home! Church is on tv u get the same feelin right in ur livingroom! Exercise common sense
bannerite If slavery couldn't help them understand God is not real, then nothing will.
Just like Biden - pandering!!!
Soooo yall better go to church. Ummmmm I can praise my Lord and Savior in quarantine.
I wish black folks would wake up and protect themselves.
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rolandsmartin Fake, fake, fake, fake , fake, that’s why!!!!
Wow...
rolandsmartin I knew a couple of the Bishops that have passed away, from this COVID-19. One was married to my aunt. I am not looking forward to seeing these being reopened right away.
buddynewman That is sad.
This is why Satan wants all churches to open in the middle of a pandemic. Did I say Satan? Slip of the tongue.
jackmjenkins To be honest with yall, I'm nervous about being in overcrowded places such as worship places, stadiums, concerts just to name a few. The way I see it, when I walk through the doors of a church, concerts etc, Mr./Ms Covid-19-coronavirus may float right in there with me.
Wow, article doesn’t state whether they chose to keep their churches open or not.
OMAPROUD Matthew 5:13 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
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PinchandScrimp 33🤔 Trump says open the churches now.
Wow is right, just terrible.
'Open the churches' is going to backfire...bigtime.
AsteadWesley Hmmm...something isn’t working
Rev Blake would be SaferAtHome. His church's pulpit has been like a cage match for decades.
Trump wants churches open despite being a vector of disease. Makes me go 🤔.
GlobalFridayService The Lord says to repent. Covid 19 is God's warning. Repent with Calvary Blood.
If you celebrate people when they r liveing n show them love n respect then u should not feel bad when they die because life is over for them n u should be happy for them leaveing this up n down world we live in with all the uneducated people we live
This is to Sad for words. My thoughts and prayers go out to these Wonderful Innocent people.God bless all of you🙏 May you all Rest In Peace🙏❤.
Passing the donation plate on Easter did not serve them well. I’d failed to realize Easter’s the biggest fund raising even for entire year in major religions, sadly greed played a part in their demise...but they made rent, probably luxury car payments.
The NATION is not divided! It's the same irrational folk rooting for the Bundy's stealing land, insisting gay marriage is corrupting America, screaming 'All Lives Matter', etc. They just found a new limb to express their crazy on. Problem is the President is supporting the limb.
They tested God and lost. God gave us Doctors, Scientist, Researchers and Health Personnel to give us facts on diseases, illnesses of all kind- they chose not to listen and kept coming together.
'Watch and pray '
Lord have mercy! God has another soldier in Heaven with Him. My condolences to his loved ones and friends. Stay Home family as much as possible.
I guess they were not covered in blood of Jesus, I believe in God and science. I better then play with God, I guess they didn't.
Leave it to ABC to pull the race card. Talk to the Chinese who let this virus out. The virus is colorblind!
AlbertHoward888 Convenient! We'll see what happens.
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Religious 'freedom' meets survival of the fittest🤷♂️.
Ain't dat toooooooo baaaaaaaaaaad
My professor always said black people were more susceptible to viruses and we need more study on why. The funding will be hard to get for that research because there are so many racists out there who would use the research the wrong way
Now do an analysis on how many white and Hispanic pastors have died of coronovirus.
Well... They are closer to the supreme being , don't they that was the plan all along wasn't it ?
This is terribly sad. Sending prayers to these families, their churches, and communities.
Trump wants to pack churches and kill more preachers. Typical devil strategy
Just a reminder: according to yesterday’s data, Black Americans infected with COVID19 have 10% survival rate 😩 in over 20 states.
It is unfortunate but not unforseen. If Americans would have been notified about the virus and social distancing put in place when our government first knew about the virus, they may still be alive. 93,000+ dead. Because of ego and greed. Better vote these monsters out in Nov...
Their story is not over...may they Rest in Peace!!
Truly sad news.
Wow .
What in the fuck does race have to do with the virus? Apparently the Coronavirus is racist now too.... Unbelievable!!
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate.
Why is race relevant ?
Here we Go Again! Main Stream Media Playing the Race Card Trying to keep us all separated and fight With Each Other! God Bless All and Everyone that Died! But we need to come together! Not Let media break us all apart! Fkng Dems and Media has been using Black Souls for years!
Heartbreaking
Maybe that's why the black community is getting hit harder. I want to see a comparison between liberals and blacks and conservatives and black death rate.
Were they the ones saying they could cure it? Probably not. That’s really sad.
For God's sake Don't Gather in large crowds wear a mask Stay home if you can Most importantly help out your fellow man
Why didn't their god save them? Oops..
May their souls rest in peace
God's plan
This has nothing to do with race, it’s about diet and lack of exercise
They died because they chose to gather.. which will affect any race
How many white? They are going crazy because they aren’t getting their handouts from the hopeless and God seeker.
ezrateach But did they die of the coronavirus, or did they die because they refused to halt their gatherings & believed that “God would keep them safe”, as I know many did.
So more Transit workers than Church leaders have died.
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SueM21731182 WAKE ☝ UP ! YOU'RE ALL UNDER ATTACK. ! DEFINITELY A DELIBERATE ( NSA ) NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. BIOLOGICAL WARFARE POPULATION CONTROL AGENDA TRUMPANDEMIC ! THIS. CARTOON CAME OUT IN 2019 PRE- TRUMPATOMIC-BOMB 💣 BOMB OF DEATH. QUESTION EVERYTHING ?
MattMurph24 African American pastors must protect themselves and their parishioners. jamalhbryant BishopPMorton BishopJakes rolandsmartin TalbertSwan BlackLivesMatter
SueM21731182 WAKE ☝ UP MY BEAUTIFUL BLACK PEOPLE AND ALL 🇺🇸 CITIZENS ? THIS IS A DEFINITELY DELIBERATE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE ATTACK ! TRUMPANDEMIC NSA POPULATION CONTROL AGENDA. THIS CARTOON CAME OUT IN 2019 ! QUESTION EVERYTHING AND SURVIVE.
Child dies in France from rare disease linked to virus
Dont act like u guys care
Sooooo reason for them not being labeled as simply, 33 Bishops
We honor their lives!
God is No Respector of Titles....
So sad
' watch and pray' the Lord Jesus said
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