Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
Leonardo Blair is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer whose career spanned secular media in the Caribbean and New York City prior to joining The Christian Post in 2013. His early work with CP focusing on crime and Christian society quickly attracted international attention when he exposed a campaign by Creflo Dollar Ministries in 2015 to raise money from supporters to purchase a $65 million luxury jet. He continues to report extensively on church crimes, spiritual abuse, mental health, the black church and major events impacting Christian culture.
He is a 2007 alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was an inaugural member of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
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Donnie McClurkin says he’s praying for man who accused him of rape, sexual assault
Grammy-winning gospel star and pastor of Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, New York, Donnie McClurkin, says he is praying for a man who accused him of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting him in a lawsuit earlier this month.
Pastor Rick Olmstead resigns after past incident of taking unsolicited photos of young women at Trader Joe's resurfaces
Rick Olmstead, senior pastor of Arise Vineyard Church in San Luis Obispo, California, has resigned following the resurfacing of allegations that he inappropriately photographed young women outside a local Trader Joe’s in 2020.
Pastor Sam Collier restored to ministry after allegations of extortion by trans-identified male prostitute
Just over three months after re-ordaining and restoring Sam Collier, the lead pastor of Christian Cultural Center's Atlanta campus, A.R. Bernard and his son, Jamaal, the new senior pastor of CCC New York City, said the megachurch is standing by him after his ex-wife claimed he was extorted by a trans-identified male prostitute during their marriage.
Pastor Michael Todd dismisses Druski skit as weapon of ‘mass distraction,’ says viral image is AI-generated
Lead pastor of Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Todd, has dismissed a viral video skit mocking prosperity preachers created by comedian Drew Desbordes, popularly known as Druski, as a weapon of “mass distraction.”
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul says ICE is making people afraid to attend church in MLK Day speech
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul criticized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday during a worship service honoring the life of slain American civil rights activist and Baptist Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., claiming the agency is making people afraid to go to church.
More Protestant churches closing than opening in America as older congregations struggle: study
More Protestant churches are being closed in America than are being planted, and older congregations appear to be bearing the brunt of the contraction, according to data from a new Lifeway Research study.
'Prophet' Brian Carn pleads guilty to obstructing IRS, claims he won’t go to prison
Self-styled prophet and leader of Kingdom City Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brian Carn Jr., is facing three years in prison after pleading guilty to obstructing the IRS’ efforts to collect more than $600,000 in outstanding taxes.
7 women among 10 filing new sex abuse lawsuits naming Paul Havsgaard, Harvest Christian Fellowship
Seven women are among 10 new individuals who recently filed federal lawsuits alleging they were repeatedly sexually abused and trafficked by former Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor Paul Havsgaard while living in now-defunct children’s homes in Romania operated by the California megachurch.
Ex-Ark Encounter, Creation Museum band member gets 15 years for abusing teenage boy
Michael Howard, a former member of TrueSong — the resident musical act of the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky — has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a teenage boy for several years in the congregation where he served as worship leader.
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