Jerry Falwell
Jerry Falwell | |
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 Portrait as President of Liberty University, made before 2007 | |
| Born | Jerry Laymon Falwell August 11, 1933 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 2007 (aged 73) Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Known for | Founding the Moral Majority |
| Television | The Old-Time Gospel Hour |
| Title | Chancellor of Liberty University (1971–2007) |
Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Macel Pate (m. 1958) |
| Children | 3, including Jerry Jr. and Jonathan |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Baptist) |
| Church | |
| Ordained | 1956 |
Congregations served | Thomas Road Baptist Church |
Jerry Laymon Falwell (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and politically conservative activist. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Lynchburg Christian Academy, later renamed Liberty Christian Academy, in 1967, founded Liberty University in 1971, and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979.