Rod Parsley
Rod Parsley | |
|---|---|
Parsley at World Harvest Church in 2015 | |
| Title | Senior Pastor |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Rodney Lee Parsley January 13, 1957 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Home town | Columbus, Ohio |
| Spouse |
Joni Parsley (m. 1986) |
| Children | Ashton Blaire Parsley, Austin Chandler Parsley |
| Parent(s) | James and Ellen Parsley |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Denomination | Non-denominational Christianity, Pentecostal, Evangelical |
| Church | World Harvest Church |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Columbus, Ohio |
| Period in office | c. 1977 – present |
| Website | RodParsley.com |
Rodney Lee Parsley (born January 13, 1957) is an American Christian minister, author, television host and evangelist. He is senior pastor of World Harvest Church, a large nondenominational church in Canal Winchester, Ohio; a suburb of Columbus, which has a sister campus in Elkhart, Indiana.
Parsley is the founder and chancellor of Valor Christian College. He is the founder and president of The Center for Moral Clarity, a Christian grassroots advocacy organization, as well as the founder of Breakthrough (a media ministry), the Bridge of Hope missions organization, Harvest Preparatory School, World Harvest Ministerial Alliance, The Women's Clinic of Columbus, and RODPARSLEY.TV, a 24/7 online streaming channel. His television program, Breakthrough with Rod Parsley, airs daily on the Daystar TV Network, and The Word Network.