Its common knowledge now that Dr. Charles Stanley, the senior pastor at First Baptist Church Atlanta and the founder of In Touch Ministries dies on Tuesday morning at his peacefully

Buck Lanford confirmed to First Baptist Atlanta Senior Pastor Anthony Georgia that the influential Atlanta faith leader passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday morning.

Many leaders in the church and government across the country have reacted to the loss of Dr. Charles Stanley, the senior pastor at Atlanta’s First Baptist Church.

Reaction over the death of the Rev. Charles Stanley has been pouring in since the announcement of his passing Tuesday morning.

Stanley launched an evangelical global broadcasting empire known around the world for his 50 years at the pulpit of First Baptist Church of Atlanta, one of the first mega-churches in Atlanta.

News of his death has left fellow clergies like former U.N. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young reflecting on his impact on the world.

We have been blessed by those who preach to us and pray for us. And nobody has done that longer and better than Rev. Charles Stanley,” Young said.

The senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Jamal Bryant, said Stanley was a broadcasting legend.

The family released a statement following the tragic news and it read

This morning at the age of 90, God called our beloved pastor, Dr. Charles Frazier Stanley, home to heaven.

Dr. Stanley lived a faithful life of obedience, dedicated to teaching others how to have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ

For more than five decades, the pastor, broadcaster, and author served on the staff of First Baptist Atlanta.

He was named Senior Pastor in 1971, becoming the 16th pastor at the historic church that was founded in 1848.

Under Stanley’s leadership, the church saw unprecedented growth.

In 1997, FBA moved from its Midtown Atlanta location on Peachtree Street to the former Avon property in Dunwoody to accommodate its diverse membership of more than 15,000 from all over the metro area. 

Stanley, who was born in Dry Fork, Virginia in 1932 would become a pioneer in religious broadcasting.

He founded In Touch Ministries in 1977 and his motto was always , "Get the truth of the Gospel to as many people as possible".

His sermons, podcasts, and devotionals have been seen or heard in more than 115 million homes per week in more than 126 countries around the world. 

At the time of his death, Dr.
Stanley could be heard in every nation on Earth via radio, shortwave, or television broadcasts.

In the United States, the In Touch television program could be seen on 204 stations and seven satellite networks, and the In Touch radio program could be heard on 458 stations and via shortwave radio.

In 1988, he was inducted into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame. As an author, he wrote more than 60 books including several New York Times bestsellers. He also served for two terms as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1980s. 

Dr. Stanley was 90 years old.

Rest in power Man of God, rest in power king

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