Dudley Rutherford
American clergyman
Dudley Rutherford is the senior pastor of Shepherd Church in Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, California. This is a nondenominational Christian "megachurch" with 8,000 attendees at its services each week.
Background
Rutherford's grandfather, father, uncles and brothers are all preachers, as well as his in-laws.
He earned a Bachelor's degree in Church Growth from the Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri.
He went on to the Pacific Christian College (now called Hope International University) in Fullerton, California where he earned his Master's degree.
He is an active convention speaker, and was Vice President of the North American Christian Convention.
He has spoken for several professional sports teams, and was a featured chapel speaker for the World Series.
He is married with three children and lives in Porter Ranch.
Rutherford became pastor of Hillcrest Christian Church in Granada Hills in 1987.
Congregation
Shepherd Church is a nondenominational megachurch (one with at least 2,000 congregants) in the "Southern California Bible Belt".
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