Page 1 of 1

Dr. Kennedy Retires as Senior Pastor...

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:26 pm
by VidaEterna!
Sun, 26 Aug 2007

Dr. Kennedy Retires as Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church


Dr. D. James Kennedy, the Founder and Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, retired on August 26th at age 76. Dr. Kennedy preached his last sermon from the pulpit of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church on Christmas Eve 2006. He suffered a cardiac arrest four days later on December 28, and has been unable to return to the pulpit. A Tribute Worship Service honoring the extensive ministry of Dr. Kennedy will be held in the sanctuary of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, September 23, 2007.


Dr. Kennedy began his pastorate at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church on June 21, 1959, and had from the outset a vision for global impact for Christ. In 1960 he read the words of Jeremiah 33:3 to the handful of people who comprised his then-fledgling congregation, “Call unto Me and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not.â€