1. Robert Duvall will turn 87 on January 5, 2018. Robert Duvall is a Christian who is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards in his lifetime and won the Academy Award for his performance in
Tender Mercies. He lives in his home near The Plaines, Virginia.
2. Henry Slaughter will turn 91 on January 9, 2018. Henry Slaughter is an American southern gospel pianist, singer and songwriter. He has won five
Dove Awards. He lives in Tennessee.
3. Jack Van Impe will turn 87 on February 9, 2018. Jack Van Impe is an American televangelist with a weekly show called
Jack Van Impe Presents which presents an eschatological view of the news. He lives near where his shows are taped in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
4. Tony Campolo will turn 83 on February 25, 2018. Tony Campolo is an American sociologist, pastor, author, public speaker and was the former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
5. Gavin McLeod will turn 87 on February 28, 2018. Gavin McLeod is an American actor and Christian activist who has been on television for six decades. He is best known for his role on the
Mary Tyler Moore Show and
The Love Boat. He has been a guest on several variety and religious programs. He lives in Southern California.
6. Roger T. Forster will turn 85 on March 1, 2018. Roger Forster is the leader of the Icthus Christian Fellowship, a neocharismatic Evangelical Christian Church that is part of the British New Church Movement. He lives in Forest Hill, London.
7. Paul Rader will turn 84 on March 14, 2018. Paul Rader was the 15th General of the
Salvation Army from 1994 to 1999. He served as the President of
Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky from 2000 to 2006.
8. Pat Robertson will turn 88 on March 20, 2018. Pat Robertson currently serves as chancellor and CEO of
Regent University and chairman of the
Christian Broadcasting Network, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
9. Bill Gaither will turn 82 on March 28, 2018. Bill Gaither is an American singer and songwriter of Southern gospel and Contemporary Christian music. In the 1990's he produced the popular
Gaither Homecoming Series of videos to spotlight the Southern gospel heritage in Christian music. He lives in Alexandria, Indiana.
10. James Dobson will turn 82 on April 21, 2018. He is an author, evangelical Christian and psychologist. He founded
Focus on the Family in 1977 and served as its President until 2003. He currently leads a radio program called
Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson. He has authored over 30 books, including
When God Doesn't Make Sense. He resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
11. Pat Boone will turn 84 on June 1, 2018. Pat Boone is a Christian and an American singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, and motivational speaker. He had 38 Top 40 hits, sold over 45 million records and has appeared in 12 films.
12. Jack Hayford will turn 84 on June 25, 2018. Jack Hayford is an American author, Pentecostal minister, and the Chancellor Emeritus of
The King's University. He has written over 600 hymns and choruses.
13. Homer Adams will turn 96 on July 2, 2018. He was the President of
Trevecca Nazarene University from 1979 to 1991 and prior to that served as a college professor at Trevecca Nazarene University. He and his wife Beatrice Adams have been married for 72 years and still live in Nashville, Tennessee (
Tennessean, July 2, 2014).
14. Frederick Buechner will turn 92 on July 11, 2018. Frederick Buechner is an American writer and theologian. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. He has written over 30 published books.
15. J.I. Packer will turn 92 on July 22, 2018. J.I. Packer is an author, theologian, and professor in the Christian reformed tradition. Packer published the best selling Christian book
Knowing God in 1973. He is currently serving as the Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at
Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada.
16. Jerald Johnson will turn 91 on August 16, 2018. Jerald Johnson served as General Superintendent in the
Church of the Nazarene from 1980-1997. He is the author of 12 books.
17. Charles Stanley will turn 86 on September 25, 2018. Charles Stanley is the senior pastor of
First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the founder and president of
In Touch Ministries.
18. Jimmy Carter will turn 94 on October 1, 2018. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977-1981 and prior to that the Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. He continues to teach Sunday School at his home church
Maranatha Baptist Church in Plaines, Georgia.
19. Chuck Swindoll will turn 84 on October 18, 2018. Chuck Swindoll is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, and radio preacher. He founded
Insight for Living and was the President of
Dallas Theological Seminary from 1994-2001. Currently he is the senior pastor of
Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas.
20. H. Ray Dunning will turn 92 on October 26, 2018. H. Ray Dunning is a systematic theologian in the Wesleyan branch of Christianity. He was a religion professor at
Trevecca Nazarene University and authored many books including,
Grace, Faith & Holiness: A Wesleyan Systematic Theology. He lives in Tennessee.
21. Eugene Peterson will turn 86 on November 6, 2018. Eugene Peterson is a clergy, author, and poet. He has written over 30 books, including the best-selling paraphrase of the Bible called
The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language. He currently lives in Montana.
22. Billy Graham will turn 100 on November 17, 2018. Billy Graham is an author, spiritual advisor to US Presidents, and an American evangelist, who founded the
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He held crusades around the world from 1947-2015. He resides at his home near Charlotte, North Carolina.
23. Luis Palua, Jr. will turn 84 on November 27, 2018. He is the founder of the
Luis Palua Association. He is an international Christian evangelist who was born in Argentina. He resides near Portland, Oregon.
24. Kenneth Copeland will turn 82 on December 6, 2018. He is the founder of
Kenneth Copeland Ministries and a leader in the Charismatic movement of Christianity. The headquarters of his ministry is Ft. Worth, Texas.
25. Pope Francis will turn 82 on December 17, 2018. Pope Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He also holds titles as Bishop of Rome and sovereign of
Vatican City.
See this related post from previous year.
20 Christian Men Over 80 in 2017
