Lawrence Kennedy (born April 12, 1948) is an American pastor, philanthropist, and adviser in Carrollton, Texas. He is the senior pastor of North Church, a non-denominational megachurch, and president of Church on the Rock- International, an organization representing over 3,000 churches worldwide. Kennedy was the associate and successor of Larry Lea. He is the father of Texas philanthropist and politician Lance Kennedy and a descendant of Republic of Texas politician John J. Kennedy. He sits on the Board of Governors of the S. Daniel Abraham Center of Strategic Dialogue at Netanya Academic College in Netanya, Israel. Kennedy founded , a Dallas, Texas based charity. He is an associate of David Yonggi Cho, the pastor of the world's largest church, and a friend of the members of the Dallas, Texas Korean-American community. Kennedy performed Chuck Norris' 1998 wedding to Gena O'Kelley. He is mentioned in Norris' autobiography "Against All Odds: My Story," in several places, and in a half-page image in the book's centerfold. Norris converted to Christianity while at Kennedy's church.
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