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D. James Kennedy | |
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 Kennedy at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church | |
| Born | Dennis James Kennedy November 3, 1930 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2007 (aged 76) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia Theological Seminary (MDiv) New York University (PhD) |
| Spouse | Anne Lewis (m. 1956) |
| Children | 1 |
| Church | Presbyterian Church in America |
Congregations served | Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church |
Dennis James Kennedy (November 3, 1930 – September 5, 2007) was an American Presbyterian pastor, evangelist, Christian broadcaster, and author. He was the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from 1960 until his death in 2007. Kennedy also founded Evangelism Explosion International, Coral Ridge Ministries (now known as D. James Kennedy Ministries), the Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, the Knox Theological Seminary, radio station WAFG-FM, and the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ, a socially conservative political group.
In 1974, he began Coral Ridge Ministries, which produced his weekly religious television program, The Coral Ridge Hour, carried on various networks and syndicated on numerous other stations with a peak audience of three million viewers in 200 countries.[1] He also had a daily radio program, Truths That Transform, from 1984 on.[2] During his lifetime, Coral Ridge Ministries grew to a US$37-million-a-year non-profit corporation.
In 2005, the National Religious Broadcasters association inducted Kennedy into its Hall of Fame.
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