Michigan Christians
for Life
Michigan Christians
for Life
time I made contact with him was in 1999 on the Internet. MCFL had just
created our first free pro-life message sticker, "Deuteronomy 30:19" and
we were trying to have it announced on the Liberty Baptist Church Web Site.
To my surprise Jerry Falwell responded to me on an early Monday morning. He encouraged our
efforts and went on to place a link to our message sticker from the Old Time
Gospel Web Site at no cost. He was always available when we needed him
and interested in our work. He was truly a man of God.
LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Rev. Jerry Falwell, Founder and Chancellor
of Liberty University and Founder and Pastor of the historic Thomas Road
Baptist Church, died today. He was 73.
Rev. Falwell was found unconscious in his office around 11:30 a.m., by members
of his staff and received immediate resuscitation efforts there, again in
the ambulance and at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was officially pronounced
dead at 12:40 p.m.
Rev. Falwell's family, including his wife Macel and sons Jerry Falwell, Jr.
and Jonathan Falwell, were with him at the hospital at the time of his death.
Ministry officials called a special 2:00 p.m. meeting in the Thomas Road
Baptist Church auditorium and on less than an hour's notice over 6,000 faculty,
staff, students and church members attended the announcement of the passing
of their Pastor and Chancellor.
Rev. Falwell established the Thomas Road Baptist Church in 1956 where he
pastored for over 50 years. He founded Liberty University in 1971 and oversaw
its rise to prominence as the largest evangelical University in America.
