How much is Charles Stanley worth?
| Net Worth: | $1.8 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Pastor |
| Date of Birth: | September 25, 1932 (age 90) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) |
About Charles Stanley
Charles Stanley, whose full name is Charles Frazier Stanley, is an American author, photographer, televangelist, and theologian. He’s best known for being the pastor emeritus of the very first Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
He has spent more than 50 years in that church and has served as both the founder and president of many churches and religious centers across the United States.
Charles Stanley became famous for being the pastor emeritus of the First Baptist Church based in Atlanta. He was born in Dry Fork, Virginia on September 25, 1932. His father, Charles Stanley Sr., passed away when he was just nine months old. He was raised mainly by his mother, Rebecca, who worked two different jobs and was often away from their house. Growing up, Charles spent most of his upbringing in the outskirts of Danville in rural Dry Fork.
At the age of 12, he became a born-again Christian. Two years later, he started working in the Christian ministry as part of the local church. Stanely attended the Tucker High School. Following his graduation in 1950, he moved to Virginia. There, he enrolled in the University of Richmond from which he received a bachelor’s degree.
In the mid to late 1950s, he joined the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary based in Fort Worth, where he later received a master of divinity degree. He also holds two master’s and doctorate of theology degrees from the Luther Rice Seminary in Florida (now based in Lithonia, Georgia).
Working with various networks and religious institutions is how the televangelist started to become rich. In 1969, he joined the First Baptist Church in Atlanta and two years later, became its senior pastor. A couple of years later, the young pastor became an author that wrote his very first (motivational) book – “Grow and Think Rich”.
Also in the early 1970s, he signed with the Christian Broadcasting Network for the promotion of his own religious television program “The Chapel Hour”, which boosted his popularity.
Following his momentum from the foundation of his own television program on CBN, in the early 1980s, Charles founded the In Touch Ministries. Their main mission is to help lead people all over the world and find a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
In 1985, he was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention. That decade, the broadcasts of “In Touch” gained a lot of popularity on the media. As of now, they air on more than 500 radio stations and 300 television stations. Towards the end of the century, Stanley was estimated to be earning an estimated $2.5 million per year.
What has made the pastor emeritus of the First Baptist Church in Atlanta so financially successful are his many professions and projects on radio and television. His broadcasts and writings usually address personal crises, emotional matters, finances, parenting, and Protestant Christianity, which is why they’ve been so victorious.
Besides “The Chapel Hour”, he has also hosted several other shows – “The Breakfast Club” from 1983 to 1985 and “In Touch with Doctor Charles Stanley” from 1990 until now. He has also worked on the shows “Praise the Lord”, “19 Kids and Counting”, and “The Closeups of Monica”.
As an author, Stanley has written and published over 30 different books, most of which became best-sellers. His first book, “Making the Bible Clear” was created in collaboration with Fred Lowery and published in 1980. Among some of his best books are “The Source of My Strength”, “Winning the Wars Within”, “God Is in Control”, and “Discover Your Destiny”.
For his overall contribution to the people, he has also received a few awards, with the most notable being “Television Producer of the year” and “Religious Broadcaster of the Year” by National Religious Broadcasters.
Stanley’s Total Net Worth
Charles Stanley has earned estimated total career income of $3.5 million dollars. As Stanley lives in the state of North Carolina, he will have had to pay around 33% in taxes on his career income. After tax, it is estimated that his career earnings are at around $2.34 million dollars, having paid $1.16 million in taxes.
Charles Stanley married Anna J. Stanley in 1955 and they divorced forty-five years later, in 2000. They have two children together, Andy and Becky Stanley, and as part of the divorce settlement it is estimated that about $400,000 has gone in Anna’s direction.
In his personal life Stanley has likely spent $500,000 of his career earnings but also earned $700,000 from his investments. He will have also had to pay around $300,000 in business costs. Therefore, it is estimated that Charles Stanley has a net worth of about $1.8 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Charles Stanley is a well-known religious fundamentalist and pastor who has also built a small fortune. His career as a religious personality began in the 1970s as part of the First Baptist Church to which he’s the senior pastor. In addition to that, he is also the president and founder of the Christian Evangelical non-profit ministry called “In Touch”. Besides that, he’s also an author of more than 30 motivational books and radio and television personality that has hosted and worked in numerous programs.
