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Craig Groeschel

Birthday August 16, 1967
Age 59
Birthplace Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.

Biography

Craig Groeschel was born August 16, 1967 and is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church, which began in 1996 in Edmond, Oklahoma in a two-car garage. Life.Church grew to over 100,000 weekly attendees across more than 40 locations in 10+ states, regularly ranking as the largest church in America by attendance. His church's technology team created the YouVersion Bible App — now the most-downloaded Bible app in the world with over 600 million installs. He hosts the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, which has generated tens of millions of downloads. He has authored over 20 books on leadership, faith, and spiritual growth. He and his wife Amy have six children.

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Fun Facts

  • Craig Groeschel's church created the YouVersion Bible App — the most-downloaded Bible app in the world with over 600 million installs.
  • Life.Church grew from a two-car garage meeting in 1996 to one of the largest churches in America with over 100,000 weekly attendees.

Notable Works

book Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working 2011
book Soul Detox 2012
book Winning the War in Your Mind 2021

Affiliations

Life.Church