Charles Stanley | |
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.jpg) Charles Stanley | |
| Church | First Baptist Church (Atlanta) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1956[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Frazier Stanley, Jr. September 25, 1932 Dry Fork, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 2023 (aged 90) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Denomination | Baptist (Southern Baptist Convention) |
| Parents | Charles Stanley Rebecca Stanley |
| Spouse |
Anna Johnson Stanley
(m. 1955; div. 2000) |
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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 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.[citation needed]
- ^ Synan, Vinson (2020). "Charles Stanley's Pentecostal Roots". Spiritus. 5 (2): 280. ISSN 2573-6345. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Charles Stanley to step down at First Baptist Church Atlanta, become Pastor Emeritus". 95.5 WSB. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Poole, Shelia. "Charles Stanley steps down as senior pastor at First Baptist". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Charles F. Stanley - First Baptist Church Atlanta". www.fba.org. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013.