Harvey Ben Kinchlow was an American evangelist who co-hosted The 700 Club from 1975 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 1996.
14 Facts About Ben Kinchlow
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Ben Kinchlow hosted other shows on the Christian Broadcasting Network such as Straight Talk and a radio talk show, Taking It to the Streets.
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Ben Kinchlow was born and raised in Uvalde, Texas, the son of a Methodist minister.
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Ben Kinchlow served in the United States Air Force for thirteen years.
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Ben Kinchlow rediscovered Christianity in the 1970s after a period as a Black Nationalist influenced by Malcolm X and the Black Muslims.
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Ben Kinchlow earned his MBA, later becoming a born-again Christian.
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Ben 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.
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Ben Kinchlow was asked back to host the show while Pat Robertson was in Israel, and in 1975 he became The 700 Clubs Director of Counseling.
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Ben Kinchlow left CBN and The 700 Club in 1996 to pursue an independent ministry.
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Ben Kinchlow was the founder of Americans for Israel and the co-host of the Front Page Jerusalem radio show.
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Ben 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.
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Ben Kinchlow hosted the platform's flagship program Ben Kinchlow's Real America.
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Ben Kinchlow was a commentary contributor to WND, WorldNetDaily, a conservative network newspaper.
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Ben Kinchlow died on Thursday, July 18,2019, at the age of 82.