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Famous Pentecostal Bishop Carlton D. Pearson Passes Away at 70

Bishop Carlton D'Metrius Pearson passed away at 70 years old on Sunday, Nov. 19 after battling cancer.Bishop Pearson is known by many across the nation for prea

The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma known for rejecting the idea of hell and supporting gay rights has died

The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma known for rejecting the idea of hell and supporting gay rights has died.

Bishop Carlton Pearson died Sunday night in hospice care in Tulsa due to cancer, said his agent, Will Bogle. Pearson was 70.

Pearson in 1981 founded Higher Dimensions Family Church in Tulsa – later known as New Dimensions Church, whose membership numbered about 6,000 by the turn of the century

In 2007, Pearson helped lead hundreds of clergy members from across the nation in urging Congress to pass landmark hate crime and job discrimination measures...

In 2007, Pearson helped lead hundreds of clergy members from across the nation in urging Congress to pass landmark hate crime and job discrimination measures...

Pentecostal Bishop Carlton Pearson, a controversial figure in the church known for his denial of Hell and staunch support for gay rights, died Sunday. He was 70.

In 2007, Pearson helped lead hundreds of clergy members from across the nation in urging Congress to pass landmark hate crime and job discrimination measures...