TBN Co-Founder Jan Crouch "In the Arms of Jesus" at 78

News Staff : May 31, 2016
CBN News

"[Jan Crouch was] the best friend you could ever have when you're going through a crisis and feel like everyone has abandoned you. Example: when I went through 10 months of cancer treatment and sent out 600 letters to 600 churches I've ministered at, for support, and not one responded, it was Jan who paid my bills so I could focus on my fight with cancer. Her words to me were 'Just get well, Honey.' That's just one of 1,000's of things she [did] for me and others."  -Carman Licciardello

(Costa Mesa, CA)—[CBN News] Jan Crouch, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, has died at the age of 78. Her son, Matt Crouch, announced her passing Tuesday on TBN's website. (Photo via YouTube)

"Laurie and I have just watched the transition of our precious Mother from this world to the next; watched her step into the presence of Jesus and into her heavenly reward," he wrote.
        
The news comes almost one week after Crouch suffered a massive stroke.

The Christian media trailblazer, known to many as "Momma Jan," and her late husband, Paul, founded TBN in 1973. Since then, it has become the world's largest television network, reaching a global audience with its 80-plus satellites and 20,000 television and cable affiliates.

"To a select few she was not a television figure, but was sister, wife, Mom, or Grandma—an integral part of a family," Matt Crouch said. "Jan Crouch loved many things, but most of all she loved Jesus and now has seen Him face to face and has experienced His grace in fullness.

"She has taken a piece of our hearts with her, but it's so wonderful to know that Paul and Jan Crouch are together again in the arms of Jesus," he concluded.