Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin is an American evangelical pastor, author, and televangelist.

He is the senior pastor of Free Chapel, a multi-site church based in Gainesville, Georgia and author of Right People, Right Place, Right Plan; Fasting; Fear Fighters and The Spirit of Python.

His messages reach generations through modern day technology and digital media, his televised broadcast, Kingdom Connection, and outreaches.

Jentezen is also a New York Times bestselling author who speaks at conferences worldwide.

He and his wife, Cherise, live in Gainesville, Georgia, and have five children and four grandchildren.

On his way to a musical career as a saxophone player Franklin became an evangelist.

Franklin and his wife Cherise married in September 1987.

They have five children.

After Roy Wellborn, senior pastor of Free Chapel, died in 1989, Franklin was installed as pastor of Free Chapel.

At the time, Free Chapel was a small congregation of 300 people.

In 2004 the church moved to a new location which had a 3,000-seat auditorium.

As of 2023, Free Chapel is a megachurch with multiple campuses across the Southern United States.