Who was Jerry Falwell?

JERRY Falwell was a well-known pastor who founded churches and schools.

He was best known as the founder of Liberty University.

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Who was Jerry Falwell?

Jerry Falwell was born on August 11, 1933, in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Jerry was a Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist.

He was the founding pastor of a megachurch in Virginia named the Thomas Road Baptist Church.

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He also founded the Lynchburg Christian Academy in 1967, which is now known as Liberty Christian Academy.

Most notably, he is well-known as the founder of Liberty University, which was founded in 1971.

He passed away on May 15, 2007, in Lynchburg, Virginia.

He was married to Macel Pate in 1958 until he died in 2007.

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Macel later passed away in 2015.

Jerry Falwell Sr. and Macel Pate had three children - Jerry Falwell Jr, Jonathan Falwell, and Jeannie Falwell.

Who is Jerry Falwell Jr?

Jerry Falwell's son, Jerry Falwell Jr, was born on June 17, 1962, in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Jerry is an attorney and former academic administrator.

He was president of Liberty University, founded by his father before he was placed on indefinite leave for a controversy surrounding a racy Instagram photo.

Jerry Falwell Jr is married to Becki Tilley.

She was born on February 23, 1967, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Becki is a social worker who is popularly known as the wife of the former president of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr.

She served on the advisory board of the group, Women for Trump, which was a group of women there were advocating for the reelection of President Trump.

She also spoke alongside her husband and Donald Trump Jr. at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

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Do Jerry Falwell Jr and Becki Tilley have children together?

Jerry Falwell Jr married his wife Becki Tilley in 1987.

Since then, they have had three children together - Jerry Falwell III, Caroline Grace, and Charles Wesley.

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Jerry Falwell Jr was born on June 17, 1962, in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Jerry is an attorney and former academic administrator.