LYNCHBURG, Va., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va., founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell and now led by his son, Jonathan Falwell, experienced the largest numeric increase in church attendance during the last year of any one church in America.

By Mike Holtzclaw, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Jun. 4--Jerry Falwell's son has been elected to succeed him as pastor of the 21,000-member church founded by the late televangelist, the News & Advance of Lynchburg is reporting today. The Rev.

A Liberty University student was arrested after telling a family member he had made bombs and planned to attend the funeral of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, authorities said.

The Rev. Jerry Falwell was remembered by thousands Tuesday as a champion of conservative Christian values who fearlessly galvanized the religious right into a powerful force in American politics.

By Sue Nowicki, The Modesto Bee, Calif. May 19--Dave Marston of Modesto was in junior high school when he first met Jerry Falwell. Marston's parents had divorced and sent him to live with his grandparents in Lynchburg, Va., home of Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church.