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| children = 5 | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} John Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a megachurch with more than 20,000 active members.〔(About Pastor Hagee )〕 Hagee is also the chief executive officer (CEO) of his non-profit corporation, Global Evangelism Television (GETV). Hagee is the President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries, which telecasts his national radio and television ministry carried in the United States on ten television networks, including 62 high-power stations aired to more than 150 million households. He is shown on networks around the globe, including The Inspiration Network (INSP), Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), and Inspiration Now TV.〔()〕 John Hagee Ministries is in Canada on the Miracle Channel and CTS and can be seen in places including Africa, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.〔(MinistryWatch Summary Report )〕 Hagee is the founder and National Chairman of the Christian-Zionist organization Christians United for Israel, incorporated on February 7, 2006.〔(Pastor John Hagee spearheads Christians United for Israel )〕 Hagee has been criticized for his support for Israel. He has also incurred controversy for his comments based on religious beliefs regarding Islam, Catholicism, and homosexuality.〔Libby Quaid (AP),("McCain seeks distance from Pastor" )〕 == Life and career == Hagee was born in Goose Creek, Texas, now part of Baytown, to Vada Mildred Swick Magee and the Reverend William Bythel Hagee.〔Texas. ''Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997.'' Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.〕 He graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio with a Bachelor of Science in History and Education in 1964.〔(John Hagee ) at NNDB. Accessed April 25, 2008.〕 He was on a football scholarship and appeared on the academic dean's List.〔(John Hagee Family )〕 Hagee received a master's degree in educational administration from the University of North Texas in Denton in 1966 and completed his theological training at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie. In 1989, he received an honorary doctorate from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.〔(Christians Aware - John Hagee )〕 In 2005, he received another honorary doctorate from Netanya Academic College in Israel.〔(John Hagee ) at Political Base〕 Hagee served on the Oral Roberts University Board of Regents from 1989 to January 2008.〔 Hagee was the leader of the San Antonio mega-church Trinity Church in the 1970s and is the father of two children with his first wife, Martha Downing. In 1975, Hagee was involved in a personal scandal in which he admitted in a letter to his congregation that he had been guilty of "immorality."〔() Reference.com〕 He subsequently divorced his wife of 15 years and, one year later on April 12, 1976, married 24-year-old Diana Castro.〔() SA Current〕 Castro was a member of the Trinity Church congregation at the time of Hagee's confession. As a result of the fallout from his divorce, Hagee resigned from his pastoral position at Trinity. Hagee and Castro have three children together. Hagee founded The Church at Castle Hills, on Mother's Day, May 11, 1975. The church started with 25 members, but within two years, had to build a new sanctuary seating 1,600 people. The church continued to grow. On October 4, 1987, Hagee dedicated a 5,000+-seat sanctuary and named it Cornerstone Church. Dr. W. A. Criswell, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, anointed Hagee and Diana before the congregation. Hagee has thirteen grandchildren.〔〔(Diana Hagee )〕 Matthew Hagee, John's youngest son, is the executive pastor of Cornerstone Church.〔(Pastor Matthew Hagee )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Hagee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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