Evangelist Dr. Ed Ballew was born in 1924 and was was called to preach in 1946 while in the US Army. After pastoring several churches in Tennessee, Georgia and Florida, he went on to become a renowned worldwide evangelist. He and his wife were also the founders of the Rock of Ages Prison Ministry; a prison ministry that is still impacting inmates lives to this day the world over. In 2010, after preaching for 64 years and seeing thousands of souls saved and lives changed through his ministry, Bro. Ballew went home to be with the Lord.