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'''Jerry Rolan Church, Sr.''', known as '''J. R. Church''' (November 17, 1938 – March 22, 2011), was an [[United States|American]] [[clergy]]man who founded the [[television]] ministry, ''Prophecy in the News'', based in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{[cite web|url=http://legacy.newsok.com/obituaries/oklahoman/obituary.aspx?pid=149598510|title=J. R. Church|publisher=''The Oklahoman''|date=March 24, 2011|publisher=January 13, 2016}}</ref>
'''Jerry Rolan Church, Sr.''', known as '''J. R. Church''' (November 17, 1938 – March 22, 2011), was an [[United States|American]] [[clergy]]man who founded the [[television]] ministry, ''Prophecy in the News'', based in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.newsok.com/obituaries/oklahoman/obituary.aspx?pid=149598510|title=J. R. Church|publisher=''The Oklahoman''|date=March 24, 2011|publisher=January 13, 2016}}</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
A native of Abilene, [[Texas]], the Reverend Church was one of four children of Henry Gant Church (1908-1998) and the former Jewel Marie Deatherage (1912-1999). An older brother was Bobby Gene Church (1931-1996). These Churches are interred at IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery in Norman, Oiklahoma. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37043565|title=Henry Gant Church|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 13, 2016}]</ref> His twin brother is Terry Nolan Church of Moore, Oklahoma.<ref name=obit/>
A native of Abilene, [[Texas]], the Reverend Church was one of four children of Henry Gant Church (1908-1998) and the former Jewel Marie Deatherage (1912-1999). An older brother was Bobby Gene Church (1931-1996). These Churches are interred at IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery in Norman, Oiklahoma. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37043565|title=Henry Gant Church|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref> His twin brother is Terry Nolan Church of Moore, Oklahoma.<ref name=obit/>
Church became a Christian at the age of seven in a home [[Bible]] study and spent his life winning others to [[Jesus Christ]].
Church became a Christian at the age of seven in a home [[Bible]] study and spent his life winning others to [[Jesus Christ]].