ATLANTA (WUPA) – Noted faith leader and television pastor, Dr. Charles Stanley, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Atlanta, passed away Tuesday morning, April 18, at the age of 90.
Stanley was known to congregants around the world through his television and radio broadcasts, carried on outlets far and wide.
Stanley was born on September 25, 1932, in Dry Fork, Virginia, and raised by his mother. His father had passed away when Stanley was an infant. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond, and a Bachelor of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He later earned Master of Theology and Doctor of Theology degrees from Luther Rice Seminary in Atlanta.