Jack Van Impe was an American televangelist known as the founder of Jack Van Impe Ministries International. Born and raised in Michigan as the only child, he followed his father’s footsteps and had an evangelical conversion when he was 12 years old. Following his high school graduation, he enrolled into the Detroit Bible Institute and after he graduated, he established Jack Van Impe Ministries with his wife. In the 1950s, during the initial years of his career, he recorded several gospels and spoken words and became popular. Him and his wife toured around the country to several cities and did evangelist work. In the 1970s, the ministry began its radio show and within a decade, Jack also began appearing on television, furthering his Christian evangelist work. He was an eschatological preacher, who preached about the doomsday extensively, which also became the reason for his criticism. In addition, he also openly criticized the Christian missionaries on his program. He was also known as the walking Bible, as he knew most of the King James Bible by heart. He developed health issues in the mid-2000s and eventually passed away due to multiple ailments on January 18, 2020.