▁Then ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁years , ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁churches ▁such ▁as ▁New ▁B irth ▁Metro , ▁New ▁B irth ▁Kno x ville , ▁New ▁B irth ▁Oak land , ▁and ▁New ▁B irth ▁California . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr . ▁to ▁host ▁and ▁offici ate ▁the ▁fun eral ▁for ▁Mrs . ▁Cor etta ▁Scott ▁King , ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁civil ▁rights ▁pione er . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁four ▁Pres idents ▁( Ge orge ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush , ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ). ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁mar red ▁by ▁controvers y , ▁with ▁four ▁individuals ▁fil ing ▁separate ▁law su its ▁in ▁De K al b ▁County ▁Super ior ▁Court , ▁Georgia ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁Bishop ▁Long ▁used ▁his ▁past oral ▁influence ▁to ▁co er ce ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁sexual ▁relationship ▁with ▁him ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁te en agers . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Bishop ▁Edd ie ▁Long ▁died ▁from ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁form ▁of ▁cancer ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁statement ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁church ▁then ▁announced ▁Stephen ▁A . ▁Davis , ▁past or ▁of ▁New ▁B irth ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama ▁would ▁be ▁Long ' s ▁successor ▁at ▁New ▁B irth ▁Mission ary ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Lith onia ▁while ▁remaining ▁past or ▁of ▁the