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    Greg Locke

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    Greg Locke
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    Born1976 (age 46–47)
    Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
    OccupationPastor
    Children4

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Locke married Taisha McGee in August 2018.[14]

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ Schmitt, Brad. "Target-blasting pastor Greg Locke channels anger in new way". The Tennessean. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    2. ↑ Humbles, Liam Adams and Andy. "Greg Locke timeline: From independent Baptist pastor to right-wing firebrand". The Tennessean. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    3. ↑ "Pastor holds bonfire to burn to 'witchcraft' books like 'Twilight'". NBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    4. ↑ "Tennessee pastor leads burning of Harry Potter and Twilight novels". the Guardian. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    5. ↑ "A Jan. 6 pastor divides his Tennessee community with increasingly extremist views". Washington Post. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    6. ↑ Homans, Charles (24 April 2022). "A Crusade to Challenge the 2020 Election, Blessed by Church Leaders". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    7. ↑ "Twitter permanently bans Greg Locke, pro-Trump, anti-vax pastor". Religion News Service. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    8. ↑ Alund, Natalie Neysa. "Tennessee pastor Greg Locke accused of spreading false info about COVID banned from Twitter". The Tennessean. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    9. ↑ "Pastor tells congregation to avoid wearing masks: 'Don't believe this Delta variant nonsense'". The Independent. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    10. ↑ "Evangelical pastor demands churchgoers ditch their masks: 'Don't believe this delta variant nonsense'". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    11. ↑ "QAnon Pastor Greg Locke threatens to dox 'witches' that infiltrated church". The Independent. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    12. ↑ "A Jan. 6 pastor divides his Tennessee community with increasingly extremist views". Washington Post. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    13. ↑ "7 defenders of the big lie". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    14. ↑ "Tennessee preacher Greg Locke says demons told him names of witches in his church". Religion News Service. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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