Elmer L. Towns
Elmer L. Towns is Vice President and Dean of the School of Religion at Liberty University, which he co-founded in 1971 with Jerry Falwell. He teaches the 2,000 - member pastor's Sunday School class at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Towns is a Gold Medallion Award-winning author and his books include, Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough and How To Pray When You Don't Know What to Say. Elmer and his wife, Ruth, have three grown children.