Published: 2018-12-29
Charles Stanley, who flung with series of controversies, however, continued as a pastor with a majority vote of FBA members. He is also acknowledged as the founder of In Touch Ministries. Charles, who started to work in Christian ministry since his age of fourteen, garnished his passion and willingness with Baptist knowledge and later became Evangelical pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Along with his exceptional contribution and effort, he has not only summoned the honor and respect as a pastor but is also poured with the immense wealth and fortunes.
Charles Stanley's professional career as a pastor and religious fundamentalist is the primary source of his net worth. He is a senior pastor of First Baptist Church, a mega-church in Atlanta and has an estimated wealth of $1.5 million. Besides that, he is also a founder of In Touch Ministries , a Christian Evangelical non-profit ministry, which broadcast in 50 languages in 500 radio stations and 300 television stations worldwide.
In 1969, he followed First Baptist Church of Atlanta and turned out as the senior Baptist and launched the 30 minutes religious program, The Chapel Hour , which was later broadcasted by Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in 1978.
As he had the separation from his wife, Anna Stanley in 2000, it brought some controversies in the Southern Baptist Convention; however, he continued to serve as a pastor as FBA members voted him in a majority.
As of today, his talks about religious beliefs and values are surfaced on several media and networks.
The Evangelical pastor of the First Baptist Church, Charles Stanley, age 86, relished the blissful married life with Anna Johnson Stanley. The duo was married in 1958 and welcomed two children; son Andy Stanley and daughter Becky Stanley Brodersen. His son Andy Stanley, who is the senior pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, Browns Bridge Church, and Decatur City Church is also the founder of the worldwide Christian organization, North Point Ministries .
Charles and Anna Johnson navigated the nooks and corner of life together for more than four and a half decade, but during their long-term relationship, they went through several feuds including Anna's act of filing the divorce in 1993, 1995, and 2000. Although the couple separated in 1992, their divorce settled after the judge signed final divorce decree on 11 May 2000.
But sadly, after fourteen years of their separation, Anna Johnson Stanley died on 10 November 2014.
Despite Charles' terrible divorce and the death of his ex-wife Anna Stanley, he never tumbled down in his family life. Instead, he relished his life with his offsprings who accompanied him in various events and occasions. As natural world teaches us so much about God, he joined a cruise to Alaska’s scenic grandeur in 2017 alongside his son, Andy Stanley, where they worshiped together and had wonderful times of laughter and conversation.
Charles Stanley was born in Virginia, the United States, in 1932 and he celebrates his birthday on 25th September every year. The birth sign of the 86 years old Evangelical pastor is Libra. Charles attended the University of Richmond where he received an undergraduate degree and later garnered the Masters of Divinity from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.