Thomas Road Baptist ChurchThomas Road Baptist Church (TRBC) is a Baptistmegachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia, located on the campus of Liberty University, which it founded and is closely affiliated with. In 2016, a church spokesperson stated they had an average weekly attendance of 9,000.
Liberty Christian AcademyLiberty Christian Academy (LCA, founded as Lynchburg Christian Academy) is a privateChristian school in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.
Moral MajorityThe Moral Majority was an American political organization and movement associated with the Christian right and the Republican Party in the United States.Liberty UniversityLiberty University (LU), known simply as Liberty, is a conservative, private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention).
Billy GrahamAmerican Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)William Franklin Graham Jr. (; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate, whose broadcasts and world tours featuring live sermons became well known in the mid-to-late 20th century. Throughout his career, spanning over six decades, Graham rose to prominence as an evangelical Christian figure in the United States and abroad.The Old-Time Gospel HourThe Old-Time Gospel Hour was a ministry radio and television program broadcast from Thomas Road Baptist Church hosted by minister Jerry Falwell featuring the church's Sunday service. Started in 1956 by Jerry Falwell, The Old-Time Gospel Hour gained a national following on radio and television.
Conservatism in the United StatesConservatism in the United States consists of right-leaning and right-wing ideological traditions that have collectively rivaled the liberal and progressive U.S. political traditions. Since the early 20th century, the American conservative tradition has generally been identified with the Republican Party, as opposed to the predominantly modern liberal orientation of its rival, the Democratic Party.
Martin Luther King Jr.American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)Sermons and speeches"Give Us the Ballot""Letter from Birmingham Jail""I Have a Dream""How Long, Not Long""Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence""The Other America""I've Been to the Mountaintop"CampaignsMontgomery bus boycottPrayer Pilgrimage for FreedomYouth March for Integrated SchoolsAlbany MovementBirmingham campaignDetroit Walk to FreedomMarch on WashingtonSt.
MegachurchA megachurch is a congregation with a very large building and membership. Most megachurches offer a variety of educational and social activities and are evangelical, although the term "evangelical" usually denotes a type of organization, not a denomination. Megachurches are generally defined as any (typically Protestant) Christian church that on average draws 2,000 or more people per week. The first megachurch was established in London in 1861.
Lynchburg, VirginiaLynchburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the James River, it had a population of 79,009 at the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in Virginia. It is nicknamed the "City of Seven Hills" or the "Hill City." Lynchburg was founded in 1757 by John Lynch, a Quaker ferry operator and abolitionist.
TelevangelismTelevangelism (from televangelist, a blend of television and evangelist; occasionally termed radio evangelism or teleministry) is the utilization of media platforms such as radio and television for the marketing of religious messages, particularly Christianity and especially Evangelical Christianity. Televangelists are either official or self-proclaimed ministers who devote a large portion of their ministry to television broadcasting.
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