
Bishop Eddie Long announced to a packed house during his weekly sermon on Sunday morning that he will be “taking time off” from his church, just days after his wife filed for divorce.
Long, who heads New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, one of the largest megachurches in the country, said that he will be using that time off to heal his family.
“I’m going to take a little time off to work with my family,” Long said Sunday morning at the televised service, according to CNN. “I do want you to know that this is, for me and my family, especially with me, one of the most difficult times and things I’ve had to face, and only because my strength, other than God, is in Miss Vanessa,” he said to rousing applause.