The Rev. Charles F. Stanley, who used his skills as an orator and the pulpit of First Baptist Church of Atlanta to launch an evangelical global broadcasting empire, died Tuesday at his Atlanta home.

Fifty-one years ago, the Rev. Charles F. Stanley became the senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Atlanta. Then, the church, with its growing congregation, was located on Peachtree Street in ...

He helped lead a conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention, and he mastered the use of media to spread his message. By Richard Sandomir The Rev. Charles Stanley, an influential Baptist ...