J. Stephen Conn

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J. Stephen Conn, born January 26, 1945, is an ordained Protestant minister and writer. During 45 years of ministry he was the founder and pastor of 12 different local congregatons in the United States^{[citation needed]}. He has been ordained by three major denominations: the Church of God (Cleveland), Assemblies of God and Southern Baptist Convention^{[citation needed]}.

As an author Conn has published more than 300 magazine articles and 6 books, including the award winning "Growing up Pentecostal" and "The Devil Called Collect"^{[citation needed]}. During the 1970s through the early 1990s he wrote a weekly syndicated newspaper column on religion and politics named "Free to Believe." The column appeared in 60 American newspapers^{[citation needed]}.