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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

25 Christian Men Over 80 in 2019



(Listed by Birthday)


"So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation" (Psalm 71:18)



1. Robert Duvall will turn 88 on January 5, 2019. Robert Duvall 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 92 on January 9, 2019. 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 88 on February 9, 2019. 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 84 on February 25, 2019. 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 88 on February 28, 2019. 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 86 on March 1, 2019. 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 85 on March 14, 2019. 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 89 on March 20, 2019. 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 83 on March 28, 2019. 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. Pope Benedict XVI will turn 92 on April 16, 2019. Pope Benedict XVI served as the 265th Pope and head of the Catholic Church from 2005-2013. In his retirement he lives in the Mater Ecclesia Monastery located within the Vatican City.

11. James Dobson will turn 83 on April 21, 2019. 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.

12. Pat Boone will turn 85 on June 1, 2019.  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.

13. John F. McArthur will turn 80 on June 19, 2019.  John McArthur hosts the radio program Grace to You. He has served as the pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California for the past 50 years. He also serves as the president of The Master's University and The Master's Seminary.

14. Jack Hayford will turn 85 on June 25, 2019. Jack Hayford is an American author, Pentecostal minister, and the Chancellor Emeritus of The King's University. He is the founder of Jack Hayford Ministries. He has written over 600 hymns and choruses. He and his wife reside in Van Nuys, California.

15. Homer Adams will turn 97 on July 2, 2019. 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 over 70 years and still live in Nashville, Tennessee (Tennessean, July 2, 2014).

16. Frederick Buechner will turn 93 on July 11, 2019. Frederick Buechner is an American writer and theologian. The Frederic Buechner Center provides information on his work. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. He has written over 30 published books.

17. J.I. Packer will turn 93 on July 22, 2019.  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.

18. Jerald Johnson will turn 92 on August 16, 2019. Jerald Johnson served as General Superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene from 1980-1997. He is the author of 12 books.

19. Charles Stanley will turn 87 on September 25, 2019. Charles Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the founder and president of In Touch Ministries. He is the author of over 40 published books.

20. Jimmy Carter will turn 95 on October 1, 2019. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States from 1977-1981 and prior to that the Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. The Carter Center provides information on his work. He continues to teach Sunday School at his home church Maranatha Baptist Church in Plaines, Georgia.

21. Chuck Swindoll will turn 85 on October 18, 2019. 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.

22. H. Ray Dunning will turn 93 on October 26, 2019. 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.

23. Luis Palua, Jr. will turn 85 on November 27, 2019. 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 83 on December 6, 2019. 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 83 on December 17, 2019. 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.

25 Christian Men over 80 in 2018

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