Dennis James Kennedy Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Dennis James Kennedy (November 3, 1930 – September 5, 2007), better known as D. James Kennedy, was an American pastor, evangelist, and Christian broadcaster. He founded the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was senior pastor from 1960 until his death in 2007. Kennedy also founded Evangelism Explosion International, Coral Ridge Ministries (since 2011, Truth in Action Ministries), the Westminster Academy in Ft. Lauderdale, the Knox Theological Seminary, and the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ, a socially conservative political group.In 1974, he began Coral Ridge Ministries, which produced his weekly religious television program, The Coral Ridge Hour (now "Truth that Transforms"), carried on various networks and syndicated on numerous other stations with a peak audience of three million viewers in 200 countries. He also had a daily radio program, Truths That Transform (1984-2012). Current and archived versions of both programs are available on the Truth in Action website, website. During his lifetime, Coral Ridge Ministries grew to a US$37-million-a-year non-profit corporation with an audience of 3.5 million.In 2003, the National Religious Broadcasters association inducted Kennedy into its Hall of Fame. As a result of a heart attack (in 2006), from which he never fully recovered, Kennedy last preached at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church later that year, on December 24, 2006. His retirement was officially announced at the church on August 26, 2007, and he died in his home ten days later.
Chicago Graduate School of Theology, Columbia Theological Seminary, Henry B. Plant High School, New York University, University of Tampa
Nationality
American
Spouse
Anne Craig Lewis
Children
Jennifer Kennedy Cassidy
Movies
Silhouette City
Star Sign
Scorpio
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"The Bible says, 'Be fruitful and multiply and have dominion over the earth.' God should be in every sphere of life: economics, business, education, government, art and science." (1996 interview with The Los Angeles Times)
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Child: daughter Jennifer.
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Founder of the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Inducted into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Christian televangelist whose fiercely conservative worldview helped fuel the rise of the religious right in American politics.
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Was a founding board member of the Moral Majority, which Jerry Falwell formed in 1979.
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Founder of Coral Ridge Ministries, with radio and TV broadcasts claiming a weekly audience of 3.5 million people. Kennedy's TV show, "The Coral Ridge Hour," airs reruns on more than 400 stations and is broadcast to more than 150 countries. In 2006, the National Religious Broadcasters group inducted him into its hall of fame.
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Started his congregation with about 45 members in 1959, eventually expanding into a megachurch that claims 10,000 members today.
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Was the author of more than 50 books and founded two schools - Knox Theological Seminary and Westminster Academy, a K-12 Christian school.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Scrooge and Marley
2001
TV Movie executive producer - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Silhouette City
2008
Documentary
Himself
The Coral Ridge Hour
1993-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Hate Crimes Laws: Censoring the Church and Silencing Christians
2007
Documentary
Himself
Praise the Lord
1988-2004
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Host
Amazing Grace: The History and Theology of Calvinism
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Scrooge and Marley
2001
TV Movie
Himself (as D. James Kennedy Th.D)
Who Is This Jesus?
2000
TV Movie
Himself
City Confidential
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Scrooge and Marley (2001) as Producer
Amazing Grace: The History and Theology of Calvinism (2004) as Himself
$19 Million
