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Tony Campolo, bestselling author, teacher and evangelist, dies at 89

Tony Campolo, bestselling author, teacher and evangelist, dies at 89

Tony Campolo, a bestselling author, teacher and evangelist preacher known for championing a movement called “Red Letter Christianity,” has died. He was 89. Campolo’s death was announced on his Facebook page on Tuesday evening. The message to his friends and followers said the notable preacher “died at his home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania,” where he was “surrounded by his family and loved ones.”
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