Evangelist David Ring Dies At 72 After Inspiring Many With His Story of Overcoming Challenges
The christian community has last an irreplaceable icon, evangelist David Ring, whose decades-long ministry majorly centered on faith, perseverance and overcoming adversity.
Report states that, Ring died on September 26, 2026, at the age of 72-years. This is an accurate statement from his children which was shared on his Facebook page. His family asked for privacy as they grieve and said that funeral or memorial plans had not yet been announced publicly.
The evangelist was born on October 28, 1953, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Ring was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after surviving complications at birth. He later endured the loss of both parents and was raised among different relatives.
Despite all the obstacles he faced growing up, Ring later became a Christian and began sharing his testimony publicly around 1973. For more than five decades, he traveled throughout the United States and internationally, preaching and encouraging audiences with his message of faith and perseverance.
Ring has a very famous line he used in making people express themselves, one of his best-known lines was, “I have cerebral palsy – what’s your problem?” His testimony became familiar to Christian audiences through church events and appearances on programs including Jerry Falwell’s “Old Time Gospel Hour” and “Focus on the Family.”
Ring also authored books about his life, including Just As I Am and The Boy Born Dead. He continued his ministry until his death and had been scheduled to preach in Tennessee. At the moment, his family has not publicly announced a cause of death.
