1. Casper John "Jack" Wyrtzen was an American youth evangelist and founder of Word of Life ministries, which operates Christian camps, conference centers and Bible institutes.
13 Facts About Jack Wyrtzen
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Jack Wyrtzen spoke in many churches and venues, holding meetings from the streets to stadiums; he is credited with influencing Billy Graham, George Verwer and other evangelistic leaders.
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Jack Wyrtzen was born in the Woodhaven, Queens, section of New York City on April 22,1913.
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Jack Wyrtzen's father was a foreman in a glass factory, and his mother was involved in Republican politics.
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From 1938 to 1940, Jack Wyrtzen attended Hawthorne Evening Bible School, in Hawthorne, New Jersey, but did not graduate.
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In 1943, Jack Wyrtzen received an honorary degree from the same school.
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Strongly influenced by another youth evangelist, Percy Crawford, Jack Wyrtzen took to the air over WBBC as a preacher and then began the Word of Life broadcast over WHN in 1941.
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Jack Wyrtzen began holding youth rallies in 1940 in New York City, the beginning of the Youth for Christ movement.
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Jack Wyrtzen founded the Word of Life Fellowship Bible Conference and became director of Word of Life Ministries, serving until 1991.
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Jack Wyrtzen crisscrossed America holding evangelistic crusades in major cities as well as in country churches.
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Jack Wyrtzen developed overseas ministries and established Bible clubs for young people.
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Jack Wyrtzen spoke in many churches and venues, holding meetings from the streets to stadiums; he is credited with influencing Billy Graham, George Verwer and other evangelistic leaders.
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Jack Wyrtzen died on April 17,1996, survived by his second wife Joan and five children from his first marriage.