Jerry Savelle, Televangelist & Prosperity Gospel Preacher, Dies

Jerry Savelle, a popular televangelist and proponent of the prosperity gospel, has died on Monday, April 15, 2024. He was 76 years-old. Jerry Savelle Ministries International announced on Facebook and identifiied Savelle as "a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, pastor, mentor, and resolute friend." 

JSMI went on to ask supporters to pray for "Mrs. Savelle, Jerriann, Terri, and the entire family" and to "celebrate his life, remembering and honoring the legacy of character, faith, and integrity that Dr. Jerry Savelle so gracefully built."

"We will announce the details of Dr. Savelle's celebration of life as they are confirmed over the next week. Please look for updates, which will be made public at the appropriate time," concluded the announcement.

Savelle was a proponent of the prosperity Gospel, the controversial belief that faith in God leads to improved health and financial well-being, as seen with such works as his 2014 book, Why God Wants You to Prosper. 

Since 1969, Savelle had been traveling the world, teaching people how to win in life. Savelle had ministered in over thirty-five hundred churches in over forty nations and has overseas offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and South Africa, as well as numerous Bible Schools in several nations.

He hosted the Jerry Savelle Ministries television broadcast in two hundred countries worldwide. He was the author of more than seventy books, including his bestsellers --- "If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy, He Can't Keep Your Goods" and "Called to Battle, Destined to Win." He and his wife, Carolyn, also served as founding pastors of Heritage of Faith Christian Center in Crowley, Texas.

 

 

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