Charles Stanley
American pastor and televangelist (1932–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Frazier Stanley Jr. (September 25, 1932 – April 18, 2023) was an American Southern Baptist pastor and writer. He was senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta for 49 years and took on emeritus status in 2020.[2][3][4] He founded and was president of In Touch Ministries which widely broadcasts his sermons through television and radio. He also served two one-year terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, from 1984 to 1986.[citation needed]
This article is about the American Baptist pastor. For other people with the same name, see Charles Stanley (disambiguation).
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Church | First Baptist Church (Atlanta) |
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Ordination | 1956[1] |
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Born | Charles Frazier Stanley (1932-09-25)September 25, 1932 Dry Fork, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | April 18, 2023(2023-04-18) (aged 90) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Denomination | Baptist (Southern Baptist Convention) |
Parents | Charles Stanley Rebecca Stanley |
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Anna Johnson Stanley
(m. 1955; div. 2000) |
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