The founder of a former megachurch Carlton Pearson in Oklahoma has passed away at 70s his agent said on Monday.
Carlton Pearson is a former megachurch in Oklahoma known for rejecting the idea of hell and supporting gay rights. He began his religious career t in 1971 in Oklahoma started a ministry in 1977, and became a high-profile figure in the Pentecostal Church with the success of his Higher Dimensions Family Church in Tulsa which was founded in 1981.
The Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bishops Congress declared Pearson’s teaching about hell to be heretical in 2004 and Pearson helped lead hundreds of clergy members to pass landmark hate crime and job discrimination measures for gay people.
Bishop Carlton Pearson known for ejecting the idea of hell and supporting gay rights also featured regularly on religious television broadcasts. His struggles with his faith and the personal consequences were broadcasted on the public radio program This American Life and in 2018 was also streamed on Netflix movie, Come Sunday, with Chiwetel Ejiofor as the charismatic Black churchman.
How Did Carlton Pearson Died?
The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma has died, his agent said on Monday.
As per reports of his agent Will Bogle, Bishop Carlton Pearson passed away on Sunday night in hospice care in Tulsa due to cancer.
Bishop Carlton Pearson said in a video he shared that he had been fighting cancer for 20 years, was diagnosed with prostate cancer two decades ago, but was diagnosed with bladder cancer over the summer.
In a September video, he said:
“I am facing death … I’m not afraid of death, I’m not even afraid of dying,” Pearson said.
“I don’t fear God and if I was going to fear anybody, I’d fear some of his so-called people because they can be some mean sons of biscuit eaters, as my brother used to say.”
Q. Is Bishop Carlton Pearson alive?
Ans. The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma has passed away at 70s his agent said on Monday.
Q. How old was Carlton Pearson?
Ans. Pearson was 70 years old.
Q. Who is Carlton Pearson’s daughter?
Ans. Majestè Amour Pearson
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