Texas Pastor Vickey Gibbs Dies from COVID-19 a Month after Her Last Sermon about the Virus

Vickey Gibbs, a reverend, LGBTQ, and anti-racism activist, recently passed away five days after being diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Over a month after delivering a sermon about pressing issues including racial discriminations, lack of coronavirus testing, and the impact the pandemic had in Texas, Rev. Vickey Gibbs passed away.

The 57-year-old pastor succumbed to the virus and died five days after testing positive. She previously suffered from lupus and outlived her expected life span.

Glenn had a sermon about the coronavirus, encouraging his audience to stay safe and observe social distancing a few days before his death.

REMEMBERING PASTOR GIBBS

According to her wife, Cassandra White, Gibbs fought for justice for those oppressed including men and women of color, through active participation in marches and events.

Gibbs, who was ordained in 2014, worked at Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church for decades and transitioned into her role as pastor in 2015.

She was loved and looked up to by the community that created a Facebook group where they shared memories with the departed, following her death.

A LIFE OF ADVOCACY

Gibbs was born and raised in Texas on December 1, 1962. Growing up, she was known to be a diligent child who would finish schoolwork ahead of her peers.

In 1981, at the age of 18, she joined the Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church which was known to cater to the marginalized LGBTQ Christians.

She later finished her master’s of divinity degree at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkley, California before returning to her congregation.

ANOTHER LIFE LOST DUE TO THE PANDEMIC

Another kind soul was lost in April after Bishop Gerald Glenn died from the coronavirus on the eve of Easter Sunday.

Glenn had a sermon about the coronavirus encouraging his audience to stay safe and observe social distancing a few days before his death.

“I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus,” he said. Glenn’s wife, Marcietia Glenn was also diagnosed with the fatal illness.

Glenn founded and led the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield. He was also the first Black chaplain of his police department.