Pat Robertson, founder of CBN and The 700 Club, Has Died

Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) News has reported that Pat Roberston has died. Roberston, founder of CBN and The 700 Club, was 93.

“Today, June 08, 2023, my father, Pat Robertson, has gone home to be with his Lord,” wrote his son Gordon Roberston, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Christian Broadcast Network. “My dad was at home, surrounded by his family when he entered glory and met his Savior face to face, whom he loved and served with his whole heart, mind, and being.”

Pat Robertson achieved national and international recognition as a religious broadcaster, philanthropist, educator, religious leader, businessman, and author. He is the founder and chairman of The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) Inc., and founder of International Family Entertainment Inc., Regent University, Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation, American Center for Law and Justice, The Flying Hospital, Inc. and several other organizations and broadcast entities.

“My father was an extraordinary man by any standard. He was an evangelist, a humanitarian, an entrepreneur, an educator, an author, a statesman, a television personality, a man of global influence and tremendous vision,” Gordon Robertson wrote. “Perhaps most important though, he was a dearly loved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. For many of us, he was also a spiritual father, guiding us and teaching us to love the Lord and live lives worthy of the Gospel. In his final days, he often talked about heaven and his desire to be with Jesus.” Read CBN’s tribute to Pat Robertson here: “Honoring Pat Robertson, 1930-2023: Witness to a God-Sized, World-Changing Dream”