Marcus Lamb

Marcus Daron Lamb (October 7, 1957 – November 30, 2021) was an American televangelist, prosperity theologian, minister, Christian broadcaster, and anti-vaccine advocate. He was the co-founder, president, and CEO of the Daystar Television Network, which in 2010 claimed to be the second-largest Christian television network in the world, with a claimed book value of US$230 million. Lamb died in late 2021 after contracting COVID-19.

Early life Lamb was born October 7, 1957, in Cordele, Georgia, and raised in Macon, Georgia. He became a Christian at the age of five and continued in church attendance and work as he grew older. He began to preach as an evangelist at age fifteen. In 1982, four years after graduation, he married Joni Trammell of Greenville, South Carolina. Marcus was ordained as a bishop with the Church of God of Cleveland, Tennessee. and moved to Dallas, Texas. Lamb launched the Daystar network at the end of 1997. Soon after receiving the funds, the church purchased a 1997 14-seat Gulfstream V aircraft worth $8–10 million.

During the pandemic, Lamb and Daystar preached an anti-vaccine message, hosting many anti-vaccine activists such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Del Bigtree, and posting on the Daystar website that vaccines are the "most dangerous thing" for children. When Lamb fell ill with COVID-19, his son called the infection "a spiritual attack from the enemy."

Personal life Lamb and his wife lived in Dallas; the couple had three children. In November 2010, Lamb admitted on the Daystar Network that he had an extramarital affair that had ended several years before. He and his wife sought the help of spiritual counselors.

On the advice of their counselors, the decision was made to keep this matter private as long as they could to heal adequately.

The Lambs shared their story publicly on television and refused to pay anything. No criminal charges were filed, although civil suits and counter-suits between Daystar and the three former employees were filed over the matter. By December 2011, all three employee claims had either been dropped or dismissed. Daystar subsequently dismissed its countersuits against each of the women.

Death Lamb died from COVID-19 complications in Bedford, Texas on November 30, 2021. He was diabetic.

He had said he had been taking ivermectin,