![]() Locke confirmed the interview with CP.Ĭiting divorced leaders like senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Charles Stanley, Locke doesn't believe he is disqualified from ministry over something which he cannot control. And Greg's mom agrees with me on that," said Dunn, who explained that he interviewed Locke's mother. "From a doctrinal standpoint, if the guy has a mentally-ill wife and he has so much marriage trouble his house isn't in order, he shouldn't have been a pastor this whole time. This happened four months ago," he said of his wife.Ĭritics, however, like Seth Dunn, an accountant and theologian who wrote the Pulpit & Pen report, said many former members of Locke's church, as well as his own mother don't believe he is fit for ministry. I'm in contact with caregivers on a regular basis. Pastor Greg Locke and his now ex-wife Melissa Locke in happier times. He insists, however, that he had very little control over Melissa's actions as divorce isn't something he believes in. The popular internet preacher who shot to fame after he posted a video on Facebook on April 22, 2016, criticizing Target for its new policies on gender-neutral bathrooms, has been coming under fire since it was revealed that he had separated from his wife. Locke did not reveal the name of the shelter, but CP was able to independently verify the faith-based organization which "averages around 30 women and children at any given time." But it's not something like a homeless shelter. When asked if that description was in line with being a shelter, he said, "It is a shelter there is no doubt. She's only there because of the comfort," he said when first asked if his wife was in a shelter. The only reason why she is there is that the lady who runs it is like her grandmother, and so she's there. She is at a place that helps ladies get on their feet again. "She's been in and out of mental health facilities but that is not where she is right now. In an interview with The Christian Post Tuesday where he bobbed between bouts of embarrassment, defensiveness and candor, Locke revealed his longstanding battle with Melissa's mental illness. Locke's admission comes after Pulpit & Pen reported last Wednesday that he coerced his estranged wife, Melissa, to file for divorce and get out of town. Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, who reaches millions through his popular Facebook page, has admitted that his ex-wife and mother of his children, whom he has "loved for 21 years," is now living in a shelter in Georgia but insists that this is the way she wants to live. ![]() ![]() Greg Locke (L), lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee and his ex-wife, Melissa.
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