David Jeremiah (born February 13, 1941) is an American evangelical Christian author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San Diego.
Biography
David Paul Jeremiah was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1941 to Ruby and James T. Jeremiah.
At age eleven, his family, which also included his three siblings, moved to Dayton, Ohio, when his father became the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Then in 1953, the family made the move to Cedarville, Ohio, when his father became the new president of Cedarville College (now Cedarville University).
Jeremiah earned his Bachelor of Arts Academic degree from Cedarville College in 1963, and that same year he married his college sweetheart, Donna Thompson.[ Biography of Dr. David Jeremiah at davidjeremiah.org]
In 1969, Jeremiah founded Blackhawk Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Blackhawk Christian School in 1973.
In 1981, the Jeremiah family, which now included four children, moved to Southern California, where David Jeremiah succeeded Tim LaHaye as the senior pastor at Scott Memorial Baptist Church (now Shadow Mountain Community Church).
In 1982, Jeremiah founded Turning Point for God, a Multimedia broadcast ministry.
In 1994 and again in 1998, Jeremiah was diagnosed with lymphoma.
In addition to pastoring Shadow Mountain Community Church and leading Turning Point for God, Jeremiah is an author and speaks frequently at conferences, conventions, and universities, as well as at the chapels for professional basketball and football teams.
David and Donna Jeremiah have four grown children and are the grandparents of twelve grandchildren.
Works
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David Jeremiah (1992). 156476009X, Chariot Victor Publishing. 156476009X
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(1992). 084993365X, W Publishing Group. 084993365X
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David Jeremiah (2025). 084994368X, W Publishing Group. 084994368X
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David Jeremiah (2025). 159145154X, Integrity Publishers. 159145154X
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David Jeremiah (2025). 159052182X, Multnomah. 159052182X
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(2025). 140410108X, J. Countryman. 140410108X
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Recordings
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9/11: Our Nation's Emergency Call
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A Bend in the Road: Experiencing God When Your World Caves in
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Best of Christian Living, with Josh McDowell, Ken Hutcherson, and Tim Lahaye
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Jesus' Final Warning: Hearing Christ's Voice in the Midst of Chaos
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What the Bible Says About Angels
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Prayer, the Great Adventure
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Fathers and Daughters
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Christians Have Stress Too
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Raising Well Adjusted Kids (Focus on the Family), with Joe White and James Dobson
Awards and honors
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| 1985 | San Diego Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy for outstanding programming in the religious category |
| 1998 | The Gold Medallion Award for Prayer the Great Adventure |
| 1999 | The National Religious Broadcasters’ Broadcaster of the Year Award |
Nominated for a Gold Medallion Book Award for Jesus’ Final Warning |
| 2000 | North Carolina Christian Radio Stations Award of Excellence in Christian Radio Ministry |
| Pacific Southwest Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in the religious program category |
| 2002 | Western Chapter of National Religious Broadcasters’ Award of Merit for Excellence in Broadcasting and Faithfulness in Service |
| 2003 | The Gold Medallion Award for My Heart's Desire, Integrity |
| 2005 | Nominated for a Gold Medallion Book Award and the Jordan Christian Book of the Year Award for Searching for Heaven |
| 2006 | National Religious Broadcasters’ Media Award for Best Radio Teaching Program |
| 2007 | G. Campbell Morgan Preaching Award |
Nominated for the ECPA Medallion of Excellence Award for Captured by Grace |
| 2009 | Recipient of a 2009 Retailers Choice Award in the category of Church & Culture for What in the World is Going On? |
| 2010 | Recipient of a 2010 Retailers Choice Award in the category of Christian Living for Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World. |
| 2012 | Served as Honorary Chairman of National Day of Prayer Task Force |
| 2019 | Recipient of The Illumination Book Awards, Silver award in Spirituality for Ever Faithful. |
| 2020 | National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Hall of Fame Award and NRB President’s Award |
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