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Robert James Jeffress Jr. (born November 29, 1955) is an American Southern Baptist pastor, author, radio host, and televangelist. He is the senior pastor of the 14,000-member [ 2 ] First Baptist Church , a megachurch in Dallas, Texas , [ 3 ] and is a Fox News Contributor. [ 4 ]
Jeffress is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Gary Jeffress, American academic; Gene Jeffress (born 1948), American politician; Jeremy Jeffress (born 1987), American baseball pitcher; Neville Jeffress (1920–2007), Australian advertising executive; Robert Jeffress (born 1955), American pastor
In 2013, Ted Cruz, invited by Robert Jeffress, attended the church and gave a speech to the congregation on faith and the U.S. Constitution. Jeffress praised Cruz as "a strong leader and a committed Christian". [4] In 2013, a 3,000 seat Worship Center and expansion was built close to the historic building at a cost of $130 million.
The modern equivalents of figures such as Falwell are churchmen such as Robert Jeffress, who have shown themselves much more willing to bend themselves and their churches to the demands of ...
The leader of an historic church in downtown Dallas nearly destroyed by a fire told congregants on Sunday that they will rebuild the iconic structure. Services for First Baptist Dallas were held ...
After Hyles' death in 2001, Beverly Hyles moved to Texas and served as a Sunday School teacher in the Missions Minded Department Senior Women's Class at the Southern Baptist-affiliated First Baptist Church of Dallas under Pastor Robert Jeffress. [38] Beverly Hyles died at the age of 88 on August 30, 2017. [39]
The age distribution was 22.9% under 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 or older. ... Robert Jeffress, Baptist ...
The same type of reasoning has been used by people close to Trump, such as Jeff Sessions, Paula White, and Robert Jeffress, to excuse his actions, such as the family separation policy. [18] The film references passages in the Bible about Cyrus the Great , which many Christian fans of Trump have compared him to.