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Civil Rights Icon and Pastor John Perkins Dies at 95

Civil Rights Icon and Pastor John Perkins Dies at 95

Monday, March 16, 2026
John M. Perkins, the pastor and civil rights leader whose work shaped generations of Christians, died Friday, March 13, at 95. Perkins became one of the most influential Christian voices on racial reconciliation in modern church life. For decades, he challenged believers, especially white Christians, to stop treating racism, poverty and injustice like distractions from…