David Wilkerson

David Wilkerson
Wilkerson in 2008
Personal
Born	(1931-05-19)May 19, 1931 Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 27, 2011(2011-04-27) (aged 79) Cuney, Texas, U.S.
Religion	Christian
Nationality	American
Spouse	Gwen Wilkerson (died July 5, 2012)
Denomination	Non-Denominational
Organization
Church	Times Square Church
Senior posting
Period in office	1950 – 2011
Post	Evangelist Pastor
Website	worldchallenge.org

David Ray Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011^[1]) was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the interdenominational Times Square Church in New York City.

Wilkerson emphasized such Christian beliefs as God's holiness and righteousness, God's love toward humans and especially Christian views of Jesus. Wilkerson tried to avoid categorizing Christians into distinct groups according to the denomination to which they belong.