With heavy hearts, believers from across America are stunned and saddened by the passing of the Reverend Jerry Falwell. A man of conviction, he will be missed for his unique ability to speak the truth even in the face of great opposition. He stood stalwartly for the sanctity of life, marriage, faith, and family. Fifty-years ago his gift for vision casting, together with his burning desire to serve Jesus, helped turn an abandoned bottling plant into the 22,000 member Thomas Road Baptist Church.
In 1971 that vision continued in the form of Liberty University, which Rev. Falwell personally founded and shepherded into the thriving environment it is today, where future generations are equipped to learn and live for Christ.
He was a pioneer whose legacy, marked by courage and candor, blazed the trail for all men and women of conviction to engage boldly on the great questions of our day. But he was first and foremost a husband, a father and a pastor.
Source: Family Research Council
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