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Francis Chan

Birthday August 31, 1967
Age 59
Birthplace San Francisco, California, U.S.

Biography

Francis Chan was born August 31, 1967 in San Francisco, California to Chinese immigrant parents. He founded Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California in 1994, which grew to several thousand members. He also founded Eternity Bible College in 2004. His 2008 book Crazy Love became a New York Times bestseller and challenged Christians to live with wholehearted devotion. He later stepped away from his large church to pursue grassroots house-church ministry and moved with his family to Asia to engage in mission work.

Source: Wikipedia โ†—

Fun Facts

  • โœ Francis Chan gave away the majority of his book royalties from Crazy Love.
  • โœ He stepped down from a megachurch he founded to pursue small house-church ministry โ€” a decision that drew global attention.

Notable Works

book Crazy Love 2008
book Forgotten God 2009
book Erasing Hell 2011

Affiliations

Cornerstone Community ChurchEternity Bible College