12 Facts About Larry Lea

Harold Lawrence Lea was born on January 30,1951 and is an American pastor and televangelist in Rockwall, Texas.

Larry Lea graduated from Dallas Baptist University, where he met his first wife Melva.

Larry Lea completed his graduate work at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.

Larry Lea became the youth pastor of Beverly Hills Baptist Church in Dallas, where the youth department grew from 40 to 1,000 participants.

Larry Lea began a partnership group where his partners were referred to as "Prayer Warriors".

In June 1990, Larry Lea stepped aside as pastor to oversee Church on the Rock, which was a group of churches that was called a "virtual denomination" according to Christianity Today.

Larry Lea found himself in some controversy later that year, when Larry Lea and several ministers met at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

Larry Lea's ministry was heavily criticized by an assortment of gay-rights activists, pro-choice activists, and Wiccans led by Eric Pryor.

The incident involving Larry Lea came as a result of his fundraising appeals, questions as to how much money was going to mentioned projects, and accusations that Larry Lea implied a fire at one of his homes left his family almost destitute even though they still had a five-million-dollar home in the Dallas area.

Larry Lea's organization had grown so quickly, he made the decision to allow the National Religious Broadcasters financial integrity arm, EFICOM, to audit his ministry to look into the charges.

Larry Lea claimed that he suffered a relapse of bipolar disorder.

Larry Lea has since remarried and has returned to the Rockwall area.