Paul Crouch

Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (died 2013)

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Born: March 30, 1934
Died: November 30, 2013
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1934

About Paul Crouch

Paul Franklin Crouch (; (March 30, 1934 – November 30, 2013) was an American televangelist and the co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Founded in 1973 with his wife, Jan Crouch, TBN grew to become the world's largest religious television network. Crouch was a prominent figure in the prosperity gospel movement, a theology that drew both a massive global following and significant criticism regarding the network's fundraising tactics and the family's lavish lifestyle. == Life and career == === Early life and education === Paul Franklin Crouch was born on March 30, 1934, in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was the son of Assemblies of God missionaries Andrew F. Crouch and Sara Swingle. His father died when Crouch was seven years old, and he was raised primarily by his mother and grandparents. Crouch attended the Central Bible College (affiliated with the Assemblies of God) in Springfield, Missouri, graduating in 1955 with a degree in theology. In 1957, he married Janice Bethany (known as Jan Crouch), whom he met while she was attending Bible college in Missouri. They had two sons, Paul Crouch Jr.

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Career and life highlights

In 1973, Paul and Jan Crouch, along with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).
Paul Crouch received $400,000 in executive salary as president and his wife $365,000 as first vice president of TBN.
In 1961, the denomination told him to organize its newly created Department of Television and Film Production in Burbank, California.

Paul Crouch timeline

1961In 1961, the denomination told him to organize its newly created Department of Television and Film Production in Burbank, California.
1973In 1973, Paul and Jan Crouch, along with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).
1973Founded in 1973 with his wife, Jan Crouch, TBN grew to become the world's largest religious television network.

The world when Paul Crouch was born

Paul Crouch was born in 1934. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1934

#1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
Top movieIt Happened One Night
Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
Defining fadShirley Temple mania
Notable inventionLaundromat
World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul Crouch's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1934	2026
Gas	$0.19	$3.45/gal
Average home	$4,900	$435,000
Average income	$2,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.20	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	126.4M	341 million

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