known religion birth_place title article_title name birth_date employer birth_name occupation
co-founder tx president , john avanzini ministries of john avanzini ministries , corpus christi , pentecostal -lrb- christian -rrb- paramaribo , suriname , south america dr. john avanzini john avanzini
 john avanzini 21 may 1936 avanzini ministries -lrb- founder and president -rrb- john f. avanzini evangelist , motivational speaker , life coach , faith healer , television personality , author
john avanzini

dr. john avanzini -lrb- born in paramaribo , suriname , south america on may 21 , 1936 -rrb- is an american televangelist and `` word of faith '' bible teacher who preaches a message of financial prosperity .
avanzini who was raised in lake jackson , texas , has his present ministry , which he began in 1988 , based in nearby corpus christi , texas .
central to his teachings is his claim that jesus and his followers were rich and that the believer is promised wealth .
he received his doctorate degree from baptist christian university in shreveport , louisiana .
he has 5 grown children one of whom happens to run his ministry , david avanzini .
