American television evangelist (1936?2019)
Ben Kinchlow
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Born
| Harvey Ben Kinchlow
(
1936-12-27
)
December 27, 1936
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Died
| July 18, 2019
(2019-07-18)
(aged 82)
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Nationality
| American
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Occupation(s)
| Christian
evangelist
, television/radio talk show host, author
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Years active
| 1971?2019
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Notable work
| The 700 Club
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Harvey Ben Kinchlow
(December 27, 1936 ? July 18, 2019) was an American
evangelist
who co-hosted
The 700 Club
from 1975 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 1996. He also hosted other shows on the
Christian Broadcasting Network
such as
Straight Talk
and a radio talk show,
Taking It to the Streets
.
Early life and education
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Ben Kinchlow was born and raised in
Uvalde, Texas
, the son of a
Methodist
minister. Kinchlow received his elementary and secondary education during the 40´s in what was then the Nicolas School, a tiny building which was located in the center of East Uvalde city park, which was the last segregated campus for the city’s black students, operating exclusively for
Blacks
from 1938 until 1955.
[1]
He served in the
United States Air Force
for thirteen years.
[2]
He rediscovered
Christianity
in the 1970s after a period as a
Black Nationalist
influenced by
Malcolm X
and the
Black Muslims
.
[3]
He earned his MBA, later becoming a
born-again Christian
. Soon thereafter, in 1971, he was ordained as an
African Methodist Episcopal Church
minister.
[2]
Career
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Kinchlow became the executive director of a Christian drug and rehabilitation center and appeared as a guest on
The 700 Club
in order to speak about the people he saw coming to Christ through the center. He was asked back to host the show while
Pat Robertson
was in Israel,
[4]
and in 1975 he became
The 700 Club
'
s Director of Counseling. In 1982, he became
700 Club
co-host and
Christian Broadcasting Network
vice-president for domestic ministries, in 1985, he was promoted to executive vice-president. He left CBN and
The 700 Club
in 1996 to pursue an independent ministry.
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citation needed
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Kinchlow was the founder of Americans for Israel and the co-host of the
Front Page Jerusalem
radio show.
[2]
Kinchlow was President and Co-Founder of Brio TV which launched in 2015 as a subscription-based streaming service with television affiliates focused on providing positive, faith-driven content for individuals and families. He hosted the platform's flagship program Ben Kinchlow's Real America.
[5]
He was also a commentary contributor to WND,
WorldNetDaily
, a conservative network newspaper.
Personal life and death
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Kinchlow died on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at the age of 82. Followers of Kinchlow's official Facebook page received a "prayer alert asking for emergency prayers"
[6]
the day before, though the reason for the request, as well as the official cause of death was never publicly disclosed.
[7]
References
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Uvalde residents work to preserve old segregated school, July 25, 2010, Associated Press article, for Lubbock Avalache-Journal, lubbockonline.com, accessed 2013-9-25.
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a
b
c
"Biography"
.
Benkinchlow.com
. Archived from
the original
on 23 November 2016.
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Connection Magazine
Archived
September 27, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
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Connection Magazine
Archived
September 27, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Ben Kinchlow's Real America"
.
Brio TV
. Archived from
the original
on 16 January 2020.
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Bonko, Larry (30 July 2019).
"Former 700 Club host Ben Kinchlow dies at 82"
.
The Virginian-Pilot
. Retrieved
28 March
2021
.
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Calicchio, Dom (20 July 2019).
"Ben Kinchlow, longtime co-host of 'The 700 Club,' Air Force vet, dies at 82"
.
Fox News
. Retrieved
28 March
2021
.
External links
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General themes
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Methodist
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Baptist
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Pentecostal
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Catholic
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