Live chicken in the cafeteria

Live chicken in the cafeteria#91182

By bbrothers224 - June 14th, 2007, 6:39 pm

- June 14th, 2007, 6:39 pm #91182

I seem to recall a story about Jerry Jr letting loose some live chickens in the cafeteria in the early 80s...I'm not making this up. Anyone else hear of this?

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And never see the strong hand of love hidden in the shadows
We can dance and we can sigh
And never see the strong hand of love hidden in the shadows

#91204

By Cider Jim - June 14th, 2007, 8:21 pm

- June 14th, 2007, 8:21 pm #91204

Never head of that story, but there was an article in the paper after Jerry's death about chickens. Evidently another televangelist was praying for some farmer's chicken to be healed, and Jerry responded with a comment something like, "In Virginia, we don't pray for chickens; we eat them--fried!"

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#91302

By BrysOn_G - June 15th, 2007, 12:33 pm

- June 15th, 2007, 12:33 pm #91302

this is a true story. my mother has told me the story a million times! she was in the dining hall when it happened.

also, when i waited on jerry jr. at logans, i confronted him about this! he and his wife were quick to laugh and confirm the story was in fact true.

quote, "and we would have never been caught had someone not ratted us out. we had pantyhose (or maybe it was socks or something) over our heads."

his punishment was something funny too.... i'll have to ask mom about it.

#113870

By The Dude - September 26th, 2007, 8:53 pm

- September 26th, 2007, 8:53 pm #113870

Cider Jim wrote:Never head of that story, but there was an article in the paper after Jerry's death about chickens. Evidently another televangelist was praying for some farmer's chicken to be healed, and Jerry responded with a comment something like, "In Virginia, we don't pray for chickens; we eat them--fried!"

That wasn't a farmer, it's was Jan Crouch of TBN. Jerry was at an event and she mentioned prayer for healing of her chicken. JF got up and said, "Us Baptists don't pray for chickens, we eat them." Jan didn't talk to him for years.

#113933

By JDUB - September 27th, 2007, 12:02 am

- September 27th, 2007, 12:02 am #113933

my parents have both told me the chicken story too. they were here during that time

#118399

By preacherchris - October 14th, 2007, 8:56 pm

- October 14th, 2007, 8:56 pm #118399

i was also in their when the chicken came flying in. it landed on a student with the last name of disney.

#118405

By Hold My Own - October 14th, 2007, 9:30 pm

- October 14th, 2007, 9:30 pm #118405

The Dude wrote:
Cider Jim wrote:Never head of that story, but there was an article in the paper after Jerry's death about chickens. Evidently another televangelist was praying for some farmer's chicken to be healed, and Jerry responded with a comment something like, "In Virginia, we don't pray for chickens; we eat them--fried!"
That wasn't a farmer, it's was Jan Crouch of TBN. Jerry was at an event and she mentioned prayer for healing of her chicken. JF got up and said, "Us Baptists don't pray for chickens, we eat them." Jan didn't talk to him for years.

Man I miss him

Who else would say that

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#173079

By Rockthejungle - April 30th, 2008, 5:51 pm

- April 30th, 2008, 5:51 pm #173079

Yep the story is so true ...if memory serves me correctly the guy that the chicken landed on had surgery not to long before it happened ...the chicken pecked him on the head ...

#185155

By wlogged - July 15th, 2008, 12:47 am

- July 15th, 2008, 12:47 am #185155

I was there for the chicken event. Jerry Jr. had kitchen duty at SAGA for quite a while. Dishwashing, etc. It was pretty funny!

#185165

By Sly Fox - July 15th, 2008, 8:44 am

- July 15th, 2008, 8:44 am #185165

Thanks for the confirmation and welcome to the board.

#185170

By Cider Jim - July 15th, 2008, 9:02 am

- July 15th, 2008, 9:02 am #185170

That would be a great story for him to tell in Convo sometime, because I'm sure the students could relate to it.

"If Cider hit the books any harder, they'd press charges"--Lefty
"When you’re right you’re right"--Purple
"I shall not participate in many discussions..."

--Fumble (1961-2009), RIP

#185174

By Sly Fox - July 15th, 2008, 9:19 am

- July 15th, 2008, 9:19 am #185174

But I am sure he shudders at the mayhem the story could inspire.

#186231

By wlogged - July 20th, 2008, 4:01 pm

- July 20th, 2008, 4:01 pm #186231

Thanks for the welcome.

I'm sure JJ would love to put that story behind himself someday. Of course, there are also Jonathan stories. He, Tony Hutson, and myself travelled to TN together a few times. It amazes me the path those two were travelling then and where they are now. The Lord works in mysterious ways!

#186232

By Sly Fox - July 20th, 2008, 4:06 pm

- July 20th, 2008, 4:06 pm #186232

JJ was before my time but I did go to school with Jonathan and I agree wholeheartedly with your thoughts.

#188303

By Champion - July 31st, 2008, 12:19 pm

- July 31st, 2008, 12:19 pm #188303

Yea, I have heard that OTGH couldn't get any air time on TBN just because of that incident. Jan held a grudge about that until Jerry died. She has since relented and let Jonathan have air time. Apparently she likes him. By the way, I remember saying back in the day that I hoped Jerry would live forever because I though Jonathan would destroy the ministry based on the path he seemed to be headed. I need to ask for a lot of forgiveness for those thoughts many year ago. Jonathan seems to be the Lord's man and is doing an admirable job. The Lord does indeed work in mysterious ways.............