Jan Crouch, American televangelist and broadcasting executive, Died at 78

  Media, Religion

Janice Wendell Bethany “Jan” Crouch was born on March 14, 1938, and died on May 31, 2016.

She was an American religious broadcaster.

Together with her husband Paul, they co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).

The televangelist Jan Crouch, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network with her husband over four decades ago.

In 1973, together Jan and Paul Crouch had started the network by renting airtime on an independent California station.

Apparently, Trinity officials say its programming is now carried by over 5,000 television stations.

The station TBN bills itself as the world’s largest Christian television network.

She suffered a massive stroke on May 25, 2016, and was hospitalized.

Jan Crouch passed away at 78 yrs old.