ATLANTA (GA)
Journal Constitution
December 10, 2018
By Shelia M. Poole, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jamal Bryant, the new senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, had a few words for doubters about the future of the DeKalb megachurch.
“New Birth has resilient people,” he said to a packed church in which nearly every seat on the lower level was filled.
“I feel almost like I need to take my shoes off, I’m standing on holy ground,” he said. “There are 100,00 angels circling this church.”
Bryant drew inspiration from Acts 28:1-6 for his message about recovering from difficulty.
After the death of Bishop Eddie L. Long and, later, the resignation of his successor, many people expected New Birth would die, but he said promised a “rebirth. … We are New Birth.”
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