David Jeremiah is an American

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author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior

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, a Southern Baptist

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in El Cajon, California, a suburb of

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Biography

David Paul Jeremiah was born in

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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

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, when his father became the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Then in 1953, the family made the move to

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, when his father became the new president of Cedarville College (now Cedarville University). Jeremiah earned his

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degree from Cedarville College in 1963, and that same year he married his college sweetheart, Donna Thompson. He went on to receive a

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from

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(1967) and completed additional graduate work at Grace Seminary (1972). Cedarville presented him with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1981. In 1969, Jeremiah founded Blackhawk Baptist Church in

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, and

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in 1973. That same year, he also developed and launched The Bible Hour, gaining experience with using televised

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to share

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. In the 12 years he was senior

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

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, where David Jeremiah succeeded Tim LaHaye as the senior pastor at Scott Memorial Baptist Church (now

). Jeremiah's leadership of the church has led it to become affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and expand to nine satellite locations that include Hispanic and Arabic congregations. The main campus of the church has become home to the

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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

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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

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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

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. In 1999, a nodule was surgically removed from his neck and he underwent

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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

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, is a former NFL scout, and now works as an analyst with the

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Works

Books

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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

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, Ken Hutcherson, and Tim Lahaye * ''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), with Joe White and

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Awards and honors

References

External links

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David Jeremiah's blog

Jeremiah's Turning Point broadcast

Shadow Mountain Community Church

Interview with Jeremiah at Premier.tv
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