David Jeremiah

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David Jeremiah
Born February 13, 1941 (1941-02-13) (age 71)
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Residence El Cajon, California
Nationality American
Education Dallas Theological Seminary
Completed Graduate work at Grace University
Doctor of Divinity, Cedarville University
Occupation Pastor
Author
Employer Shadow Mountain Community Church
Religion Evangelical Christian
Website
http://www.davidjeremiah.org

David P. Jeremiah (born February 13, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio) is a conservative evangelical Christian author, evangelist, and currently the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, an evangelical megachurch in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San Diego.

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Biography

Jeremiah holds a Bachelor's degree from Cedarville University (1963), a Master's degree in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary (1967) He was also granted a Doctor of Divinity degree from Cedarville in 1981.[1]

Jeremiah succeeded former senior pastor, Tim LaHaye, at Shadow Mountain in 1981. Jeremiah's leadership of the church has led to an affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention.

Jeremiah broadcasts a daily evangelical radio program on stations worldwide through his Turning Point Ministries, which he founded in 1982. The broadcast can also be heard online. He is the author of numerous books on Christian theology topics such as the rapture.

In 1994 and again in 1998, Jeremiah was diagnosed with lymphoma. In 1999, a nodule was surgically removed from his neck and he underwent stem cell transplant therapy.[2]

On January 31, 2010 his organization, Turning Point for God, resigned from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.[3]

Works

Books

Audio cassettes

References

  1. ^ Biography of Dr. David Jeremiah at davidjeremiah.org
  2. ^ A Bend in the Road: Experiencing God When Your World Caves In, David Jeremiah, ISBN 0849943337
  3. ^ ECFA Former Members at ecfa.org

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