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In the late 20th century, a commercial facility was purchased on Atlanta's Interstate 285 and the church relocated to the larger, more accessible property in DeKalb County. [4] In 2006, the church inaugurated a new building. [5] In 2017, Anthony George was named as Stanley's successor. [6]
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
In Touch Ministries began as a television and radio ministry in 1972, one year after Stanley became the senior pastor of First Baptist Atlanta. [1] [2] In 1977, In Touch Ministries was founded by Charles Stanley. [3] The series In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley began airing in 1978. [4]
Charles Stanley, a prominent televangelist who once led the Southern Baptist Convention, died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta at age 90, In Touch Ministries announced. Born in rural Dry Fork ...
The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) is a consortium of five predominantly African-American denominational Christian seminaries in Atlanta, Georgia, operating together as a professional graduate school of theology.
Primarily African American megachurches in Metro Atlanta include Creflo Dollar's World Changers Church International in College Park claiming nearly 30,000 members, [8] Eddie Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia with 25,000 members, [9] and Cameron M. Alexander's 12,000-member Antioch Baptist Church North in English Avenue ...
Giglio was born in Atlanta on June 30, 1958, and is of Italian descent. [1] He grew up in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna and graduated from Campbell High School.He studied at Georgia State University and earned a Bachelor of Arts, then he studied at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and earned a Master of Theology. [2]
On Monday, May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in the Brown v. Board of Education decision. [7] Rev. Carey Daniel, a proponent of segregation and pastor of First Baptist Church of West Dallas, Texas, wrote a response to the decision and delivered it as a sermon on Sunday, May 23,