Memorial Service Broadcast

Hear Dr. W.A. Criswell's Memorial Service. The memorial service was held at First Baptist Dallas, Texas on January 16, 2002.

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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 Obituary

WFAA: Mac Brunson Reacts

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