Tony Evans - Age, Family, Bio

Publish date: 2024-06-21

Christian pastor and speaker who founded the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in 1976. He also founded The Urban Alternative, which includes his radio and TV broadcasts of The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans.

Before Fame

He attended the Dallas Theological Seminary, where he studied theology and became the first African American to receive a doctorate in the subject.

Trivia

He's published more than a dozen books, largely about God. He's also taught at the Dallas Theological Seminary.

Family Life

He had four children with his wife Lois, who passed away in 2020. One of them, Jonathan Evans, spent four years in the NFL.

Associated With

His daughter, Priscilla Shirer, also studied at the Dallas Theological Seminary.

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