New Birth Missionary Baptist church - wikipedia New Birth Missionary Baptist church New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is a megachurch in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, near Lithonia. It has embraced a Pentecostal theology not typically found in African - American Baptist churches. The church was founded in 1939 in Scottdale as Travelers Rest Baptist Church. In 1983, it moved to Decatur and adopted its current name. Eddie Long took over as pastor in 1987. At the time, the church had only 300 members. Since his installation, membership has grown to 25,000. In 2002, New Birth was chosen to host the live recording of Dorinda Clark - Cole, and was chosen by the family of rapper and R&B superstar Lisa Left Eye Lopes to host the funeral for the rapper, who was killed in a car accident in La Ceiba, Honduras. In 2003, New Birth planted a branch called `` New Birth Charlotte '' in Charlotte, North Carolina. That church no longer exists, and has since sold its building. Mecklenburg County records show the church defaulted on its payments to Evangelical Christian Credit Union for a $10 million loan. On August 15, 2004 the church opened a branch called `` New Birth Memphis '' in Memphis, Tennessee. The church has since closed and New Birth Memphis no longer exists. Then in the future years, there were more churches such as New Birth Metro, New Birth Knoxville, New Birth Oakland, and New Birth California. In 2006, the church was chosen by the family of Martin Luther King, Jr. to host and officiate the funeral for Mrs. Coretta Scott King, wife of the late civil rights pioneer. The event was attended by four Presidents ( George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter ). The church has also been marred by controversy, with four individuals filing separate lawsuits in DeKalb County Superior Court, Georgia alleging that Bishop Long used his pastoral influence to coerce them into a sexual relationship with him when they were teenagers. On January 15, 2017, Bishop Eddie Long died from an aggressive form of cancer according to a statement released by the church. The church then announced Stephen A. Davis, pastor of New Birth Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama would be Long 's successor at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia while remaining pastor of the Birmingham church. References Jump up ^ `` Home. '' New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Retrieved on October 7, 2010. `` New Birth Missionary Baptist Church -- 6400 Woodrow Road -- Lithonia, GA 30038 '' Jump up ^ Archive of New Birth history page Jump up ^ New York Times article by James C. McKinley and Robbie Brown : Sex scandal threatens a Georgia pastor 's empire Jump up ^ Holmes, Kevin ( September 22, 2010 ). `` Bishop Eddie Long Sex Scandal Has Ties To Memphis ''. ABC 24 News. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 13. Jump up ^ Day to Day ( 2006 - 02 - 07 ). `` New Birth Missionary Church Hosts King 's Funeral ''. NPR. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ McNamara, Melissa ( 2006 - 02 - 07 ). `` Four Presidents Join 10,000 Mourners At Coretta Scott King 's Funeral ''. cbsnews.com. CBS. Retrieved 22 September 2010. Jump up ^ CNN : Men allege sexual coercion by prominent Atlanta pastor Jump up ^ New Birth Charlotte enters foreclosure, The Herald Weekly, 23 October 2014 Jump up ^ Eldridge, Ellen ; Tagami, Ty ; Poole, Sheila. `` Bishop Eddie Long dies of aggressive form of cancer, church says ''. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution. Retrieved 16 January 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.charismanews.com/us/62697-new-birth-missionary-baptist-church-names-eddie-long-s-successor http://www.huntersvilleherald.com/news/2014/10/23/10288/new-birth-charlotte-enters-foreclosure External links Atlanta portal Christianity portal New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Birth_Missionary_Baptist_Church&oldid=833820700 '' Categories : Evangelical megachurches in the United States Baptist churches in Georgia ( U.S. state ) Buildings and structures in DeKalb County, Georgia Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 15 : 55. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the pastor of new birth missionary baptist church now
Answer: Stephen A. Davis; Stephen A. Davis; Stephen A. Davis; Stephen A. Davis, pastor of New Birth Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama