David Jeremiah is an American
evangelical Christian
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author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior
pastor
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of
Shadow Mountain Community Church
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, a
Southern Baptist
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megachurch
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in
El Cajon, California
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, a suburb of
San Diego
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.
Biography
David Paul Jeremiah was born in
Toledo, Ohio
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in 1941 to Ruby and James T. Jeremiah.
At age eleven, his family, which also included his three siblings, moved to
Dayton, Ohio
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, when his father became the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Then in 1953, the family made the move to
Cedarville, Ohio
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Cedarville was originally known as Milford, and under the latter ...
, when his father became the new president of
Cedarville College
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Established in 1887, the school was origin ...
(now
Cedarville University).
Jeremiah earned his
Bachelor of Arts
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degree
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from
Cedarville College
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Established in 1887, the school was origin ...
in 1963, and that same year he married his college sweetheart, Donna Thompson.
He went on to receive a
Master's degree
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Theology
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from
Dallas Theological Seminary
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(1967) and completed additional graduate work at
Grace Seminary (1972).
Cedarville presented him with an
honorary Doctor of Divinity
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degree
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in 1981.
In 1969, Jeremiah founded Blackhawk Baptist Church in
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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, and
Blackhawk Christian School
Blackhawk Christian School, established in 1973 in northeastern Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, is a private K-12 Christian school with an enrollment of approximately 950 students PK-12 and is operated by Blackhawk Ministries. The school's mott ...
in 1973.
That same year, he also developed and launched The Bible Hour, gaining experience with using televised
mass-media
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to share
the Gospel
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.
In the 12 years he was senior
pastor
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at Blackhawk, the congregation size grew from seven families to 1,300 members.
In 1981, the Jeremiah family, which now included four children, moved to
Southern California
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, where David Jeremiah succeeded
Tim LaHaye
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as the senior pastor at
Scott Memorial Baptist Church (now
Shadow Mountain Community Church
Shadow Mountain Community Church is an evangelical Christian megachurch affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and located in El Cajon, California, a city in San Diego county. The church celebrated its centennial in 2009.
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).
Jeremiah's leadership of the church has led it to become affiliated with the
Southern Baptist Convention
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and expand to nine satellite locations that include Hispanic and Arabic congregations.
The main campus of the church has become home to the
Southern California Seminary
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and
Christian Unified Multi-level School, or CUM School, a K-12 Christian school district.
In 1982, Jeremiah founded ''Turning Point for God'', a
multi-media
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broadcast ministry.
With the mission ''to deliver the unchanging Word of God to an ever-changing world''
Turning Point€™s radio and television program began with local influence, developed national influence through television by 2000, and has since become an international leader in the world of broadcast ministry.
Jeremiah has won numerous awards over the years through the ''Turning Point'' program, including the
National Religious Broadcasters
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(NRB) Hall of Fame Award and the NRB President’s Award in 2020.
In 1994 and again in 1998, Jeremiah was diagnosed with
lymphoma
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.
In 1999, a
nodule was surgically removed from his neck and he underwent
stem cell transplant
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therapy.
The story of his experiences during that season are recorded in his book, ''When Your World Falls Apart''.
In addition to pastoring
Shadow Mountain Community Church
Shadow Mountain Community Church is an evangelical Christian megachurch affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and located in El Cajon, California, a city in San Diego county. The church celebrated its centennial in 2009.
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and leading Turning Point for God, Jeremiah is an author and speaks frequently at conferences, conventions, and universities, as well as at the chapels for professional basketball and football teams.
David and Donna Jeremiah have four grown children and are the grandparents of twelve grandchildren.
Jeremiah’s oldest son, David Michael, is the president of Turning Point and the anchor voice of the radio program. Jeremiah’s other son,
Daniel
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, is a former
NFL scout, and now works as an analyst with the
NFL Network
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.
Works
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Recordings
* ''9/11: Our Nation's Emergency Call''
* ''A Bend in the Road: Experiencing God When Your World Caves in''
* ''Best of Christian Living'', with
Josh McDowell
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In 2006, his book ''Evidence That Demands a Verdict'' was ranked 13th in '' Christianity Tod ...
, Ken Hutcherson, and
Tim Lahaye
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* ''Jesus' Final Warning: Hearing Christ's Voice in the Midst of Chaos''
* ''What the Bible Says About Angels''
* ''Prayer, the Great Adventure''
* ''Fathers and Daughters''
* ''Christians Have Stress Too''
* ''Raising Well Adjusted Kids'' (
Focus on the Family
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), with Joe White and
James Dobson
James Clayton Dobson Jr.
(born April 21, 1936) is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family (FOTF), which he led from 1977 until 2010. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influentia ...
Awards and honors
References
External links
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David Jeremiah's blogJeremiah's Turning Point broadcastShadow Mountain Community ChurchInterview with Jeremiah at Premier.tv
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Living people
American Christian writers
American evangelicals
American television evangelists
Christians from California
Cedarville University alumni
Dallas Theological Seminary alumni
Southern Baptist ministers
Writers from Toledo, Ohio
People from El Cajon, California
Conservatism in the United States
Year of birth missing (living people)