(RNS) We also bid farewell to some celebrities and influencers whose time on stages sometimes represented public faith or whose lives were strengthened by their personal faith.
People around the world know of Pastor Dr. Charles F. Stanley because of his television ministry. But few know he was born and raised in Pittsylvania County and Danville. His ties are strong at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Danville, where he accepted Jesus into his life at age 12 on June 9, 1944.