Bishop Eddie Long New Birth Academy to Close Due to Bad Economy/Low Enrollment
We all know that there is only one reason and one reason only why Eddie Long's academy is closing down: No one wants their children attending a school where many of his accusers attended and were sexually coerced by him. They can come up with as many excuses as they want, but that is the bottom line. Bishop Long and New Birth church will never be the same again. It will continue to crumble and be riddled with scandal until he comes clean and does right by those he's wronged over the years. This has even more to do with other issues and not just the sex scandal. We can't even mention all of the other financial schemes that have the church in court now because their bishop was trying to make a profit.
Enough said. Read below on the latest and more details on the New Birth academy closing.
Report from WSBTV:
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church confirms it will close down its Christian Academy at the end of this school year, citing a bad economy and low enrollment.
"The closing of Faith Community Christian Academy ends an era for one of Georgia's premier Christian schools," school officials said in a written statement.
The academy, located on New Birth church grounds in Lithonia, suddenly closed in January 2012 due to economic troubles, but reopened shortly after with help from a new partnership with a local private entity called the Aurora Schools. But it doesn't appear to be enough to save the school this time.
According to New Birth's website, the school opened in 1993 as New Birth Christian Academy, and at one time boasted an enrollment of more than 200 students. But a church spokesperson said the current enrollment is at about 40, not nearly enough to be able to keep the school economically viable.
He said this is a growing trend among private Christian academies as more and more of them are hit with economic hardships. The church does not believe the problems are related to the controversy surrounding church founder Bishop Eddie Long and allegations of sexual abuse.Source
