Greg Locke
Greg Locke | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Children | 4 |
Gregory Duane Locke is an American pastor who is known for being the founder and lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.[1][2]
Early life
In 1976, Locke was born in Nashville, Tennessee in Donelson Hospital. After getting into trouble as a youth, he was sent to Good Shepherd Children’s Home in Murfreesboro, where he converted to Christianity at the age of 15. After his conversion, he dedicated his life to preaching.[3][4]
Career
Locke began preaching on a radio program broadcast by a radio station in Smyrna.[5][6] After going to seminary school, he established Global Vision Baptist Church in 2006.[7][8] In 2011, the church disaffiliated from the independent fundamentalist Baptist tradition and was renamed Global Vision Bible Church.[9][10][11]
Locke has garnered an audience of millions on his social media accounts.[12][13]
Personal life
Locke married Taisha McGee in August 2018.[14]
References
- ↑ Schmitt, Brad. "Target-blasting pastor Greg Locke channels anger in new way". The Tennessean. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Humbles, Liam Adams and Andy. "Greg Locke timeline: From independent Baptist pastor to right-wing firebrand". The Tennessean. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Pastor holds bonfire to burn to 'witchcraft' books like 'Twilight'". NBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Tennessee pastor leads burning of Harry Potter and Twilight novels". the Guardian. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "A Jan. 6 pastor divides his Tennessee community with increasingly extremist views". Washington Post. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Homans, Charles (24 April 2022). "A Crusade to Challenge the 2020 Election, Blessed by Church Leaders". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Twitter permanently bans Greg Locke, pro-Trump, anti-vax pastor". Religion News Service. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Alund, Natalie Neysa. "Tennessee pastor Greg Locke accused of spreading false info about COVID banned from Twitter". The Tennessean. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Pastor tells congregation to avoid wearing masks: 'Don't believe this Delta variant nonsense'". The Independent. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Evangelical pastor demands churchgoers ditch their masks: 'Don't believe this delta variant nonsense'". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "QAnon Pastor Greg Locke threatens to dox 'witches' that infiltrated church". The Independent. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "A Jan. 6 pastor divides his Tennessee community with increasingly extremist views". Washington Post. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "7 defenders of the big lie". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Tennessee preacher Greg Locke says demons told him names of witches in his church". Religion News Service. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.