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Jerry Laymon Falwell Sr. [a] (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007) [3] was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist. [4] He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Old-Time Gospel Hour was a ministry radio and television program broadcast from Thomas Road Baptist Church hosted by minister Jerry Falwell featuring the church's Sunday service. [1] Started in 1956 [2] by Jerry Falwell, The Old-Time Gospel Hour gained a national following on radio and television. [3]
Jerry Falwell started Lynchburg Baptist College by selling bonds to a small group of private investors. However, in 1972, the Securities and Exchange Commission investigated the bonds alleging Falwell's church committed "fraud and deceit" in the issuance of $6.5 million in unsecured church bonds. [6]
Through the 1980s, Falwell was the organization's best-known spokesperson. By 1982, Moral Majority surpassed Christian Voice in size and influence. The Moral Majority's headquarters were in Lynchburg, Virginia, where Falwell was the presiding minister of the nation's largest independent Baptist church, Thomas Road Baptist Church.
Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr. (/ ˈ f ɔː l w ɛ l /; born June 17, 1962) is an American attorney, former academic administrator, and evangelical.Starting with his 2007 appointment upon the death of his father, televangelist and conservative activist Jerry Falwell, Falwell served as the president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, until resigning in August 2020 amid a sex scandal.
A MAGA youth pastor favored by the evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr has been charged with coercing minors to have sex with him and send him pornographic images.. Zachary Radcliff, 29, of Saline in ...
Liberty Christian Academy (LCA, founded as Lynchburg Christian Academy) is a private Christian school in Lynchburg, Virginia.Founded in 1967 by Baptist preacher Jerry Falwell Sr. as a ministry of Thomas Road Baptist Church and a segregation academy, the school is recognized as an educational facility by the Commonwealth of Virginia through the Virginia State Board of Education, [2] Southern ...
Hulu's documentary, 'God Forbid' investigates a sex scandal involving Jerry Falwell, his wife, and Giancarlo Granda. What to know about Jerry Falwell Jr. now.