Charles Stanley
American pastor and televangelist (1932–2023)
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- Charles Frazier Stanley Jr.
- He was senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta for 49 years and took on emeritus status in 2020.
- He also served two one-year terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, from 1984 to 1986.
- His parents were Charles Frazier "Charlie" Stanley Sr.
- His father died when he was nine months old.
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WikipediaCharles 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. 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.
Stanley was born on September 25, 1932, in Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in the midst of the Great Depression. His parents were Charles Frazier "Charlie" Stanley Sr. and Rebecca Susan Hall (née Hardy, formerly Stanley). His father died when he was nine months old. When Stanley was nine, his mother remarried John Hall, a truck driver, and had a daughter. His paternal grandfather was Reverend George Washington Stanley, who was originally from Chatham County, North Carolina.
At the age of 12, around 1944, Stanley became a born-again Christian, and at age 14 he began his life's work in Christian ministry.
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