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Jan Crouch co-founder TBN passes to Her Heavenly Home

Lori and I join in prayer for the family of Jan Crouch, who passed to her heavenly home Tuesday morning. Jan, along with her late husband Paul Crouch, co-founded Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN), which I believe to be the largest network in the world today.

Paul and Jan have reached many lives and greatly impacted the kingdom of God! There are many who will mourn the loss of this great woman of God, but we rejoice in knowing that she is with our Lord and Savior.

Love,

Jim and Lori Bakker

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

Legendary Christian Broadcaster Paul Crouch Dies

A man who was one of the fathers of modern American Christian broadcasting has died at the age of 79.

075221.ME.1218.trinityPaul Crouch teamed with his wife Jan to launch the Trinity Broadcasting Network, now the country’s largest Christian television broadcaster and third largest owner of broadcast TV stations in the United States just ahead of CBS, FOX and NBC.

Crouch began his broadcasting career while a student at Central Bible Institute and Seminary.  He moved to KRSD in Rapid City, South Dakota as a radio announcer, working his way up to station program director and also became manager of KRSD-TV.

He joined the Assemblies of God in 1961 to create their Department of Television and Film Production.  After leaving that position, Crouch served as manager for a variety of California television stations.

In 1973, Crouch formed the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) with his wife Jan.  They purchased their first station in 1974.  TBN now is viewed on 70 satellites and over 18,000 TV and cable affiliates.  TBN can be seen on 287 television stations in the United States.  The network’s programming is translated into over eleven languages and seen in 75 countries around the world.

paul-crouch-2In addition to the main TBN channel, Crouch also developed multiple other sister networks including the children’s channel Smile of a Child; youth network JCTV; The Church Channel and TBN-HD, the network’s first high definition broadcast channel.

He also oversaw the network’s entry into filmmaking.  TBN Films features included the hit The Omega Code and One Night With The King.

Crouch had fallen ill in October while attending a Dallas, Texas event and was hospitalized.  He was transferred to California for treatment related to his degenerative heart condition.  His grandson, Brandon Crouch, told the Associated Press that illness is what claimed Crouch’s life on November 30th.

Pastor Jim Bakker released a statement about Crouch’s death, calling him “truly one of the fathers of Christian television.”

Remembering Paul Crouch

Jim Bakker & Paul Crouch

Our hearts are saddened by the news of Paul Crouch’s passing. Paul’s great accomplishment of building the world’s largest conglomerate of Christian television networks and stations is his living legacy that will continue to minister the gospel of Jesus Christ to millions around the world. Paul’s passion for broadcasting influenced my life as a young boy when he was youth pastor of the church I attended in Muskegon, Michigan. Later on in life we worked together in the early years of Trinity Broadcasting Network. Paul Crouch is truly one of the fathers of Christian television.

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