Jan Crouch Net Worth

What is Jan Crouch's Net Worth?

Jan Crouch was a Christian broadcaster and televangelist who had a net worth of $50 million. Jan Crouch co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network in 1973. As its vice president and director of programming, she helped grow TBN into the largest Christian television network in the United States. Like other televangelists, Crouch engaged in unscrupulous conduct during her career, including allegedly misappropriating network money to fund a decadent lifestyle.

Early Life and Education

Jan Crouch was born as Janice Bethany on May 14, 1938 in New Brockton, Alabama and was raised in Columbus, Georgia. Her father was an Assemblies of God pastor and the founding president of Southeastern University in Florida. For her higher education, Crouch attended the Assemblies of God-affiliated Evangel College, located in Springfield, Missouri.

Trinity Broadcasting Network

With her husband Paul, Crouch co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Systems (eventually renamed the Trinity Broadcasting Network) in 1973. She became TBN's vice president and director of programming. In 1974, TBN acquired its first television station, KLXA-TV in Fontana, California. At first, the station ran Christian programs for around six hours every day; by 1975, it had expanded to 12 hours of programming a day. In 1978, the station commenced national distribution through cable providers and began airing 24/7.

Under the Crouches, TBN grew to become the largest Christian television network in the United States, with programs encompassing gospel music concerts, talk shows, fitness shows, children's shows, Christian music videos, holiday specials, television films, and much more. Its programs are hosted by personalities from a range of Christian denominations, as well as from non-profit charities and other media. On TBN, the Crouches previously hosted the flagship talk show "Praise the Lord."

In addition to her work for the main TBN channel, Crouch served as the director of programming for TBN's various affiliated networks. These included the kids' network Smile of a Child, the teen- and young adult-oriented JUCE TV, the Church Channel, and the Spanish-language Latin American network Enlace. Crouch was also the president and manager of the Holy Land Experience, a Bible-themed adventure park in Orlando, Florida that TBN acquired for $37 million in 2007.

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Charity

In 2005, Crouch founded the Smile of a Child Foundation, a charitable ministry intended to provide goods and resources to the children of Haiti. Previously, she had established a children's hospital, an orphanage, and a school in the country, with TBN contributing millions of dollars to these projects.

Controversies

Like other televangelists, Crouch faced wide-ranging controversy and criticism for unscrupulous conduct. In 2012, she was accused by her granddaughter, a former employee at TBN, of misappropriating network money to fund a decadent lifestyle. Crouch allegedly used this money to purchase mansions, private jets, expensive plastic surgery, and a $100,000 mobile home for her dogs. She was also accused of having had an affair with an employee of the Holy Land Experience theme park. Meanwhile, another of Crouch's granddaughters sued TBN with allegations that she had been assaulted and raped by a network employee when she was 13. The granddaughter claimed that Crouch shouted at her and blamed her for the attack. A year after Crouch's passing, her granddaughter was awarded $2 million in damages by a jury.

Personal Life and Death

While attending Evangel College, Crouch met Paul Crouch, whom she married in 1957. They had two sons named Paul Jr. and Matthew, both of whom followed in their footsteps by becoming Christian broadcasters, with the latter becoming president of TBN. Crouch's husband died in 2013.

On May 25, 2016, Crouch had a massive stroke and was sent to a hospital in Orlando, Florida. Six days later, she passed away.

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