Minister Carlton Pearson attends the premiere of ‘Heretic’ at Laemmle’s Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre on February 24, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images) *Tulsa ...

Bishop Carlton Pearson, who was the subject of Netflix's "Come Sunday" passed away on Sunday at the age of 70, following a brief battle with cancer, according to a post on his Facebook account. "We ...

Bishop Carlton D. Pearson during the 2006 Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner at Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace Casino in New Providence, Bahamas, United States. (Photo by Moses ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma who was branded a heretic and lost one audience — but gained a new one — after he rejected the idea of hell and supported gay rights ...

Bishop Carlton Pearson is shown arriving for the premiere of the movie "Come Sunday" at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 21, 2018. Carlton died Sunday at age 70. File Photo by ...

The pastor was known for his controversial switch to Universality preachings. Bishop Carlton Pearson, the controversial founder of an Oklahoma megachurch, has died at 70 from cancer. Pearson was known ...

Watch Trooper Steve on Patrol at the top of this story FILE - Bishop Carlton Pearson speaks at a news conference accompanied by several other clergy members, April 4, 2013, in Chicago. Bishop Carlton ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma who was branded a heretic and lost one audience — but gained a new one — after he rejected the idea of hell and supported gay rights ...