Stuart Briscoe

D. Stuart Briscoe (9 November 1930 – 3 August 2022)[1] was an evangelical Christian author, international speaker and senior pastor of Elmbrook Church, in Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States. Elmbrook is the largest church in Wisconsin, averaging 7,000 in attendance per week,[2] making it one of the 100-largest churches in the United States. Briscoe is credited with transforming Elmbrook from a church of 300 members to one of the largest churches in America.

Stuart Briscoe
Briscoe speaking at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, in 2018
Born
D. Stuart Briscoe

(1930-11-11)11 November 1930
Millom, Cumbria, England
Died3 August 2022(2022-08-03) (aged 91)
NationalityBritish
EducationCapernwray Hall Bible School
Occupation(s)Author, international speaker
Spouse
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(m. 1958)​
Children3
Websitewww.tellingthetruth.org/home

Briscoe was born in Millom, Cumbria, England, and had a career in banking followed by an international ministry under the auspices of Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers. In the 1960s, he became a popular conference speaker in the U.S., ministering to youth.[3] Briscoe became senior pastor of Elmbrook Church in 1970. During his pastorate, Elmbrook grew enough to plant a number of "daughter" churches in the Greater Milwaukee area, while Briscoe also continued his international teaching ministry. He has written more than 80 books.[2] His media ministry, Telling the Truth, which he founded in 1971, continues to broadcast online as well as on SiriusXM.[4]

In 2000, after serving for 30 years as Elmbrook's senior pastor, Briscoe and his wife, Jill, embarked on new ministries as Elmbrook's Ministers-at-Large, concentrating on reaching out to pastors, missionaries and church leaders around the world, while still maintaining close ties with Elmbrook, their home church. Briscoe and his wife had three adult children and 13 grandchildren and the couple resided in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.[5]

References
  1. Koslosky, Kayla (4 August 2022). "Author, Pastor Stuart Briscoe Passes Away at 91". Crosswalk.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Books by Stuart Briscoe". Judson University. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. "Summer Bible Parley at Hand". Morning Call. Paterson, NJ. 8 July 1967. p. 7.
  4. "Station Finder". Telling the Truth. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. Heinen, Tom (2 March 2008). "Faith Put Into Action". Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2017. [Quote:] Not bad for an Oconomowoc couple with three children and 13 grandchildren.
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