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|birth_place=Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County<br> [[Virginia]]

|birth_place=Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County<br> [[Virginia]]

|death_date=April 18, 2023 (aged 90)

|death_date=April 18, 2023 (aged 90)

|death_place=

|death_place=[[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/charles-stanley/e792049411116|title=Charles F. Stanley|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=August 2, 2021}}</ref>

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/charles-stanley/e792049411116|title=Charles F. Stanley|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=August 2, 2021}}</ref>

|occupation=[[Pastor]]-emeritus of<br> First Baptist Church (Atlanta)<br>President of In Touch Ministries<br>Televangelist, [[theologian]], [[author]], [[photographer]]

|occupation=[[Pastor]]-emeritus of<br> First Baptist Church (Atlanta)<br>President of In Touch Ministries<br>Televangelist, [[theologian]], [[author]], [[photographer]]

Charles Andrew "Andy" Stanley

Charles Andrew "Andy" Stanley

|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]

|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]

|residence=[[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]]

|residence=Atlanta, Georgia

|website=In Touch Ministries – Home }}

|website=In Touch Ministries – Home }}

His sermons and other programming are available on the ''In Touch'' website. The ministry also publishes ''In Touch'' magazine. Stanley often focuses on finances, parenting, and emotion matters as well as theological Christianity. He stresses the inerrancy Scripture. Over the course of his ministry, Stanley has developed "30 Life Principles" that have guided his Christian life.<ref>30 Life Principles (intouch.org), accessed August 2, 2021.</ref>He credits his grandfather, George Washington Stanley, with his command, “Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.” In his book ''Courageous Faith: My Story from a Life of Obedience,''<ref>Courageous Faith: My Story From a Life of Obedience (HB) (intouchaustralia.org, accessed August 2, 2021.</ref> Stanley writes, “Granddad told me, ‘Charles, if God tells you to run your head through a brick wall, you head for the wall, and when you get there, God will make a hole for it.''<ref>Charles_stanley_abstract_final.pdf (hughsnews.com), accessed August 2, 2021.</ref>  

His sermons and other programming are available on the ''In Touch'' website. The ministry also publishes ''In Touch'' magazine. Stanley often focuses on finances, parenting, and emotion matters as well as theological Christianity. He stresses the inerrancy Scripture. Over the course of his ministry, Stanley has developed "30 Life Principles" that have guided his Christian life.<ref>30 Life Principles (intouch.org), accessed August 2, 2021.</ref>He credits his grandfather, George Washington Stanley, with his command, “Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.” In his book ''Courageous Faith: My Story from a Life of Obedience,''<ref>Courageous Faith: My Story From a Life of Obedience (HB) (intouchaustralia.org, accessed August 2, 2021.</ref> Stanley writes, “Granddad told me, ‘Charles, if God tells you to run your head through a brick wall, you head for the wall, and when you get there, God will make a hole for it.''<ref>Charles_stanley_abstract_final.pdf (hughsnews.com), accessed August 2, 2021.</ref>  

In addition to his work in Christian ministry, Stanley is an avid photographer, much of his work being mountain scenes. Many of his current photographs come from such distance locations as [[Alaska]] and [[Zanzibar]] and can be accessed on the In Touch website.<ref>Charles Stanley Photography (intouch.org), accessed August 2, 2021.</ref>

In addition to his work in Christian ministry, Stanley was an avid photographer, much of his work being mountain scenes. Many of his current photographs come from such distance locations as [[Alaska]] and [[Zanzibar]] and can be accessed on the In Touch website.<ref>Charles Stanley Photography (intouch.org), accessed August 2, 2021.</ref>

In 2017, Anthony George was brought into the line of succession at FBC as senior pastor whenever Stanley finally decided to step down at some point in the future.<ref>Sheila Poole, Atlanta megachurch Pastor Charles Stanley announces successor (ajc.com), accessed August 2, 2021.</ref>

In 2017, Anthony George was brought into the line of succession at FBC as senior pastor whenever Stanley finally decided to step down at some point in the future.<ref>Sheila Poole, Atlanta megachurch Pastor Charles Stanley announces successor (ajc.com), accessed August 2, 2021.</ref>

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