Dec 1 (Reuters) – Paul Crouch, the U.S. televangelist who
founded one of the world’s largest Christian broadcasting
networks, died on Saturday aged 79.
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) – the company he set up
with his wife Jan – beamed Christian programmes over 84
satellite channels and more than 18,000 television and cable
affiliates, according to its website.
Crouch left his job as general manager of a San Bernardino
broadcaster in 1973, then bought and expanded a Californian
California television station.
TBN went on to broadcast over, among others, Smile of a
Child children’s channel, The Church Channel, TBN Asia, TBN
Europe, TBN Russia, TBN Africa, Al-Horreya TV and Arabic
language network and TBN Nejat TV, a Farsi language channel.
His books included “I Had No Father But God,” “Hello World,”
“Omega Code,” “Megiddo” and “The Shadow of the Apocalypse.”
“His passing followed a decade-long fight with degenerative
heart disease,” TBN said on its website.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
