On Sunday, June 27, Pastor Cassandra Elliott of Greensboro, NC, a beloved wife, friend, mentor, and worship leader, passed away after at 53 after a courageously fought battle with kidney disease.

News broke in August 2019 that women’s ministry leader Dianna Hobbs was in the ICU after suffering a ministroke and dozens of seizures, but no one outside of her closest circle of family members and friends knew what led to her harrowing ordeal until today.

The African American community is being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic with a disproportionate number of deaths occurring in communities of color. GRAMMY® nominated gospel recording artist Troy Sneed, 52, has succumbed to complications from COVID-19.