Notable Clergymen, Others @ The Legacy Celebration

April 27, 2023185 views0

Notable Clergymen, Others @ The Legacy Celebration

2023-04-27T10:48:39+01:00

By Church News

The “Legacy Celebration” service for Pastor Charles Stanley featured a lineup of notable clergymen and musical guests worthy of his world-famous ministry career.The celebration for the former pastor, renowned television and radio preacher, and former Southern Baptist Convention president took place in front of a full auditorium at First Baptist Atlanta on April 23.The audience was treated to stirring Gospel music performances from CeCe Winans, Greater Vision and The Collingsworth Family.Guest speakers included David Jeremiah, senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, Calif., and founder of Turning Point Ministries; Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse; and Anthony George, senior pastor of First Baptist Atlanta.Pastor Jeremiah spoke of Stanley’s monumental influence on future television and radio programs such as his but reiterated his most important ministry was the local church.Pastor Graham spoke of Stanley’s unwavering commitment to the authority of God’s Word and said the best way to honor Stanley’s legacy is by “staying true to the Word of God with its unchanging truth in this ever-changing world.”In addition to Jeremiah and Graham, several other noteworthy names made appearances via recorded video shown during the Legacy Celebration service, including:

Chuck Swindoll, founder of Insight for Living Ministries
Jim Cymbala, senior pastor of The Brooklyn Tabernacle
Tony Evans, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas
Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas
Donald Trump, former president of the United States

Pastor Charles Stanley, a former Southern Baptist Convention president and one of the foremost television and radio preachers was the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta.Stanley’s broadcast ministry began in 1972 as “The Chapel Hour” on two Atlanta TV stations and a radio station, subsequently expanding to TBS (Turner Broadcasting System) and to CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network).ALSO READ: Bart Barber to be Renominated as SBC New Orleans President