Deaths
Apr 26, 2022: Ministry Watch: DeDe Robertson, Wife of CBN Founder Pat Robertson, Dies
Adele “DeDe” Robertson, the wife of Christian Broadcasting Network founder and 700 Club host Pat Robertson, died at her Virginia Beach home April 19. She was 94.
Adele “DeDe” Robertson, the wife of Christian Broadcasting Network founder and 700 Club host Pat Robertson, died at her Virginia Beach home April 19. She was 94.
Mar 29, 2022: Religion Dispatches: Gary North (1942-2022) Sought to Deny Religious Liberty to ‘the Enemies of God’ — But He Was Willing to Wait Patiently For The Revolution to Develop
If you’ve never heard of Gary North that may be because he wanted it that way. Nevertheless, when North died in Georgia recently at age 80, he’d quietly become one of the notable religious and political architects of our time. He was a prolific author and an éminence grise of the Christian Right who never gave media interviews, but who, in an ultimate irony, received major obituary notices from Christianity Today and The New York Times (publications he loathed) and not much elsewhere.
If you’ve never heard of Gary North that may be because he wanted it that way. Nevertheless, when North died in Georgia recently at age 80, he’d quietly become one of the notable religious and political architects of our time. He was a prolific author and an éminence grise of the Christian Right who never gave media interviews, but who, in an ultimate irony, received major obituary notices from Christianity Today and The New York Times (publications he loathed) and not much elsewhere.
Jan 27, 2022: Religion News Service: Sister Janet Mead, who turned the Lord’s Prayer into a ’70s rock hit, has died
An Australian nun whose rock version of the Lord’s Prayer once competed against Elvis for a Grammy, has died.
Sister Janet Mead was 84, according to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Co.
An Australian nun whose rock version of the Lord’s Prayer once competed against Elvis for a Grammy, has died.
Sister Janet Mead was 84, according to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Co.
Jan 20, 2022: Evangelical Focus: Member of well-known Spanish Christian band dies at 22
Anna Lara Burguera used to sing in her parents’ band Sal150 (Psalm 150) and was very involved in her local church.
Anna Lara Burguera used to sing in her parents’ band Sal150 (Psalm 150) and was very involved in her local church.
Jan 12, 2022: Assemblies of God: FORMER GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT GEORGE O. WOOD DIES
Former Assemblies of God general superintendent George Oliver Wood died Jan. 12 after a 4½-month struggle with stage 4 cancer.
Former Assemblies of God general superintendent George Oliver Wood died Jan. 12 after a 4½-month struggle with stage 4 cancer.
Dec 28, 2021: By Faith: Frank Barker: 1932-2021
Frank Barker was a member of the Organizing Committee, a group of 20 teaching elders and 20 ruling elders assigned the responsibility of defining standards and principles of the new denomination. The committee also drafted constitutional documents that served as a foundation for establishing the PCA in its mission to lead a return to biblical orthodoxy and Reformed doctrine.
Frank Barker was a member of the Organizing Committee, a group of 20 teaching elders and 20 ruling elders assigned the responsibility of defining standards and principles of the new denomination. The committee also drafted constitutional documents that served as a foundation for establishing the PCA in its mission to lead a return to biblical orthodoxy and Reformed doctrine.