Jerry Falwell

Televangelist, Author

1933 – 2007

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Who was Jerry Falwell?

Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. was an American evangelical Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and a conservative political commentator. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Lynchburg Christian Academy in 1967, Liberty University in 1971, and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979.

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Born
Aug 11, 1933
Lynchburg
Also known as
  • Jerry Lamon Fallwell
  • Dr. Jerry Falwell
  • Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell
  • Rev. Jerry Falwell
  • Reverend Jerry Falwell
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Baptists
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Baptist Bible College (Missouri)
  • Brookville High School
Lived in
  • Lynchburg
Died
May 15, 2007
Lynchburg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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