*Jamal H. Bryant, founding pastor of the Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore, will become the new senior pastor at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, outside of Atlanta.
Bryant will take over as spiritual leader at the church that boasts more than 10,000 members and played host to the funeral of Coretta Scott King, widow of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in 2006. The Georgia megachurch was founded by Bishop Eddie Long, who died from an aggressive form of cancer in 2017.
Bryant — a former NAACP youth director — was a civil rights leader in Baltimore and led protests after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida.
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— New Birth MBC (@newbirthmbc) November 20, 2018
As noted by SandraRose.com, Bryant allegedly fathered a baby with a member of his congregation, LaToya Odom. She claims the pastor is the father of her son, whom he refused to see.
Their romance began when Bryant was still married to reality TV star Gizelle Bryant, star of “Real Housewives of Potomac.” The Bryants share 3 daughters.
The so-called man of God was also accused of fathering a child with a 17-year-old woman while married to Gizelle.
In her divorce filing, Gizelle accused him of adultery, cruelty, and “excessive vicious conduct” that caused “unreasonable apprehension of bodily suffering so as to render cohabitation unsafe,” according to an article in The Sun newspaper.
Bryant later admitted his infidelity and begged his congregation for forgiveness.
His final sermon will be delivered at the Empowerment Temple on Dec. 2.
