Coral Ridge Ministries Mourns Death of Dr. Jerry Falwell
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (May 15, 2007)—Brian E. Fisher, Executive Vice President of Coral Ridge Ministries, the broadcast outreach of Dr. D. James Kennedy, released this statement today on the death of Dr. Jerry Falwell.
On behalf of Dr. Kennedy and the Board of Coral Ridge Ministries, I want to express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Jerry Falwell who died today at age 73. Our prayers are with his wife and his children, as well as those mourning his death at the institutions he led, Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University,
His death today has brought to a sudden close the life of one of the most influential Christian leaders of the twentieth century. For more than 50 years, Dr. Falwell has been an uncompromising ambassador for the Gospel in the community of Lynchburg, nationally via the broadcast airwaves, and in American public life. Best known for launching the Moral Majority in 1979, Dr. Falwell also built one of the nation’s largest churches, the 24,000 member Thomas Road Baptist Church, and Liberty University, which has over 20,000 students.
Dr. Kennedy held Dr. Falwell in the highest regard for his Christian witness and moral leadership for the nation. Dr. Falwell was both a friend and co-laborer with Dr. Kennedy, who served on the initial board of directors of Moral Majority and spoke at Liberty University. Dr. Falwell addressed Coral Ridge Ministries’ Reclaiming America for Christ conference in 2000.
Infectiously good-humored, witty, energetic, and an unapologetic advocate for the return of biblical morality to American life, Dr. Falwell was a true Christian statesman. He leaves an enduring legacy of leadership for the Gospel, Christian education, and Christian moral engagement in American public life.
He fought the good fight, he finished the race, and he kept the faith. Now, for this man who relied on the merits of Jesus Christ alone for his hope of heaven, that faith has become sight in the presence of God in heaven.
We shall miss this great man.
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Coral Ridge Ministries
is the radio and television outreach of Dr. D. James Kennedy. Its
programming reaches more than three million people weekly through more
than 750 radio outlets and more than 600 TV stations.
