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'''David Ray Wilkerson''' (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American [[Christian]] [[evangelist]], best known for his autobiographical book ''The Cross and the Switchblade'' where he portrayed the true stories of gang leaders and drug addicts who encountered [[Christ]] through Wilkerson’s [[ministry]]. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program [[Teen Challenge]], and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in [[New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A closer look at a classic: The Cross and the

'''David Ray Wilkerson''' (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American [[Christian]] [[evangelist]], best known for his autobiographical book ''The Cross and the Switchblade'' (1963) where he portrayed the true stories of gang leaders and drug addicts who encountered [[Christ]] through Wilkerson’s [[ministry]].<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/aprilweb-only/rememberingdavidwilkerson.html</ref> He was the founder of the addiction recovery program [[Teen Challenge]], and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in [[New York]].<ref>www.pe.ag.org/2007PDFs/4857_Switchblade.pdf</ref>  His specialty was reaching out to middle-class kids who were restless and bored.<ref>http://www.historymakers.info/inspirational-christians/david-wilkerson.html</ref>

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In a 2009 message, he predicted end-time economic collapse, riots, fires, and looting in Times Square, New York City.<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/marchweb-only/111-11.0.html</ref>

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