Jerry Falwell

===Thomas Road Baptist Church===
{{Main|Thomas Road Baptist Church}}

In 1956, aged 22, Falwell founded the [[Thomas Road Baptist Church]]. Originally located at 701 Thomas Road in Lynchburg, Virginia, with 35 members, the church became a [[megachurch]]. In the same year, he began ''[[The Old-Time Gospel Hour]]'', a nationally syndicated radio and television ministry. When Falwell died, his son [[Jonathan Falwell|Jonathan]] inherited his father's ministry, and took over as the senior pastor of the church.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sons Walking in Own Shoes, Albeit Footsteps of Famous Dads|url=http://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20071125/News/608123555/LL/|website=theledger.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223416/http://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20071125/News/608123555/LL/|archive-date=2017-02-17}}</ref> The weekly program's name was then changed to ''Thomas Road Live''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Founder|url=http://www.liberty.edu/aboutliberty/?PID=6921|publisher=Liberty University|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714091138/http://www.liberty.edu/aboutliberty/?PID=6921|archive-date=2015-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Old Time Gospel Hour|url=http://flickout.com/series/6504645-old-time-gospel-hour|website=Flick Out}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>