Tag: obituary

Nobel peace prize winner, Shimon Peres dead at 93

Originally published in Charisma News Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, a joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize and an influential figure in Israeli politics for 70 years, died in hospital on Wednesday aged 93, two weeks after suffering a massive stroke. A convinced campaigner for Middle East […]

Australian pastor killed in Malawi

Originally published in World An Australian pastor died yesterday in a South African hospital after a weekend assault in Malawi, his family announced today. Salvation Army Major Geoff Freind, 59, had embarked on a five-week trip to train Christian pastors in several African countries, stopping last week in Rwanda. Freind’s […]

TBN’s Jan Crouch dies at 78

Originally published in WBN and CBN News Jan Crouch, who with her late husband Paul co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network, died on Tuesday May 31 2016 following a massive stroke, her family announced on the network’s website. (As reported on WBN) “Those who battled for the Kingdom of God knew […]

Beloved Christian relationship guru Gary Smalley dies at 75

Originally published in Christian Examiner Gary Smalley, 75, an internationally recognised expert on relationships and a Christian counselor, has died. Numerous resources he created addressed issues such as marriage and family, sexuality and pornography. Smalley’s family made the announcement via social media on his Facebook page, where it was said […]

Billy Graham’s son-in-law Danny Lotz passes away at 78

Originally published in The Gospel Herald Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of prominent evangelical preacher Billy Graham, has revealed that her husband, Danny Lotz, “moved to our Father’s House” Wednesday afternoon after being found unresponsive in the family’s swimming pool on Monday. At the time of his death, the 78-year-old former […]

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is dead

Originally published in The Jerusalem Post King Abdullah ibn Abdilazīz of Saudi Arabia, known in the kingdom as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has died at an estimated age of 91. The cause of his death was not immediately released by the state. The new king is Crown […]