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Jerry Falwell
American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist (1933–2007)
This article is about Jerry Falwell Sr. For his son, see Jerry Falwell Jr.
Jerry Laymon Falwell Sr.[a] (August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007)[3] was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist.[4] He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Lynchburg Christian Academy (Liberty Christian Academy) in 1967, founded Liberty University in 1971, and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979.
Early life and education
[edit]Falwell and his twin brother Gene were born in the Fairview Heights area of Lynchburg, Virginia, on August 11, 1933, the sons of Helen Virginia (née Beasley) and Carey Hezekiah Falwell.[5][6][7] His father was an entrepreneur and one-time bootlegger who was agnostic.[5] His father shot and killed his brother Garland an
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Living a Legacy
Looking Back — Students walked not from the Vines Center, but a tent for convocation in 1977 (Archives).
University blossoms over 40-year history
Dr. Jerry Falwell met resistance to Lynchburg Baptist College in an odd place — his home.
His wife, Macel, needed convincing when Falwell revealed his plan of starting a Christian college 40 years ago.
“I said, ‘No, my kids are not going to that school,’” Macel Falwell said with a smile. “I wasn‘t going to let my children go to it because I didn’t think they would get a good education.”
Her daughter, Jeannie, disarmed the couple with a sweet remark.
“Jeannie spoke up and said, ‘Daddy, I’ll go to your school,’” Macel Falwell said, explaining her doubts. “I didn’t think he could do that. inom didn’t know everything he said was going to happen would happen.”
Falwell, has watched Lynchburg Baptist College grow from 154 students in 1971 to over 60,000 Liberty University students both on campus and online.
“I’ve been shoc
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LYNCHBURG, Va. (BP)–Jerry Falwell, who impacted American culture with his larger-than-life persona, impacted his local culture in death. Lynchburg’s small, metropolitan airport accommodated a swarm of private jets, public schools closed early and hundreds of police and other city personnel directed traffic and managed the 10,000-plus people who thronged to the facilities of Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University for Falwell’s May 22 memorial service.
More than 33,000 people viewed Falwell’s body as it lay in repose the weekend before his funeral.
People began gathering outside the church as early as 3:30 a.m. for the 1 p.m. service, which drew preachers, politicians and a panoply of evangelical figures from across the country.
When the church’s auditorium was full, thousands more were directed to overflow seating at the school’s football stadium and basketball arena, where the service was viewed via closed-circuit television.
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