More information on Dr. W. A. Criswell can be found by going to
the following websites:
Baptist Press: www.BPNews.net
Criswell Legacy: www.WACriswell.com
First Baptist Church, Dallas: www.FirstDallas.org
NPR: In
All Things Considered host Robert Siegal talks with Gloria Cowen,
director of the W. A. Criswell Foundation
Dallas News: www.DallasNews.com
W.
A. Criswell, longtime Baptist leader, dies
by HELEN PARMLEY/Special Contributor to The
Dallas Morning News
He modestly called himself a "Bible-thumping preacher."
Others revered him as the "pope" of Southern Baptists.
Billy Graham praised him as "the best preacher I ever heard
anywhere."
WFAA: Video
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Star-Telegram: web.star-telegram.com
The
Rev. W. A. Criswell dead at 92
The pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church
of Dallas also led the Southern Baptist Convention as its president
for two terms
by LISA FALKENBERG, The Associated Press
DALLAS _ The Rev. W. A. Criswell, an icon of evangelism who
was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas for nearly
50 years and led the Southern Baptist Convention as its president
for two terms, died Thursday. He was 92.
Criswell College: www.CriswellCollege.edu
Southern Baptist Convention: Southern
Baptist Voices