In a sermon, Bishop Gerald Glenn told his congregation, 'I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus,' and announced he was not afraid to die. On Sunday, it was announced that he had died after testing positive for Covid-19.
Bishop Gerald GlennDespite warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to avoid mass gatherings and maintain social distancing, Glenn said in a sermon on March 22,"I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus," and announced he was not afraid to die. It was the next day that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued his executive order banning all public and private gatherings of 10 people or more.
On April 4, Glenn's daughter posted a video, announcing that both he and his wife, Marcietia Glenn, had tested positive for coronavirus.The church's post announcing Gerald Glenn's death, asked that others would allow the"First Family to grieve in their own way.
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