CondolencesAngela Evans, Apostle’s first daughter
My earliest remembrances of him were just that I adored my dad. He was loving, caring. He was fun and engaged with us kids. He invested time in us. He always had time for us. If I wanted to go to the store with him, he would say okay, get your sweater and tell your mother you’re going with me. Sometimes we would go on long rides and Cheryl and mommy would go to sleep on him, but I would stay awake with him. That’s what probably cemented me into being a daddy’s girl. He called me the night owl because I could stay up with him on long drives during the night. I helped him build a hi-fi stereo because he loved music. I can see us now on the living room floor with all the parts and, I’d say okay do you want this part? He was probably so sick of me, but he was patient and he’d let me help him. So I was very proud of that accomplishment.
I can remember him teaching me how to ride a bike and running down the street with me after he took the training wheels off and then letting me go. I can remember seeing him come into my classroom for PTA nights. I was always excited. Any time we saw him it was exciting. When we picked him up from work and he approached the car we’d get excited. We loved being around daddy because he was just a good daddy. He took us to fun places, such as Knott’s Berry Farm. We couldn’t afford to buy all these expensive foods inside, but mom would always pack us a lunch. We’d get our hands stamped and go outside and have a picnic on the grass. Later on, in our adulthood, he was our supporter, our protector, our encourager.
We became the best of friends. He knew that I was his protector. I’m the fixer of the family, so it really pains me that I couldn’t fix this [his passing]. It just pains me. It’s like unbelievable. He was everything, just the most amazing father in the universe. I have three notes that he wrote me that were just so mushy and so sweet, and I’ll cherish them all the days of my life. In March or May of 1997, he called my secretary and made an appointment on my calendar. I was like, “Oh, my God! What is this about?” I asked, “Am I in trouble?” He said, “Oh no. You’re fine.” I asked, “Do I need to prepare for this meeting.” He said, “No, no, you’re fine.” So he picked me up and took me to lunch at Nieman Marcus, and after lunch he gave me this card. It was so beautiful. It was the sweetest card. He wanted to buy me gifts. He took me and tried to buy me some clothes. He sat outside of the dressing room like he always did when we were growing up. We’d come out of the dressing room and say, “Do you like it, Daddy?”
As the man, what an incredible person. He was everything. Everything. And so they call me a daddy’s girl, and of course, I became his protector and his advocate as I came of age. To me, his impact on this earth is incalculable. He is known around the world, on every continent. I think his legacy will be that he was a leader of leaders, a man’s man, legendary, iconic and absolutely, unequivocally unforgettable. He was uncanny. His ability to connect with people and his ability to model goodness, uprightness, integrity was just uncanny. The outpouring has just overwhelmed us.
He wrote me a sweet love note on my fiftieth birthday in 1997 just to take me out and thank me for being a good daughter. The words were so heartwarming, and then on my twenty-fifth anniversary with the ministry he wrote me another precious note. I will cherish them forever. Dad came from a dysfunctional family, so it wasn’t like it was modeled for him. It wasn’t like it just came naturally. He was intentional about being a good husband, about being a good man, about being a good pastor. He was just determined to be the very best of those things that he could be. Nothing was lacking. We knew that because we saw him inside out. We saw him at home, when his hair was down, if you would, and we knew that about him. But then to have people who didn’t have that same experience as we had but actually know that about him! I read a letter today, a three-page letter, single-spaced. I bawled the whole time I read it. I thought, oh my God, you knew him!
Cheryl Price, second daughter
My daddy. I’m so devastated, so heartbroken, so hurt. But I do not sorrow without hope! I know I will see him again. You can’t even comprehend what this man meant to our family. He was everything. Rest well, daddy, because you truly labored here on Earth. Impacted so many lives. Blessed so many people! God is well pleased. You are my hero! You are legendary! You will be in my heart always. I will miss you.
Stephanie Bee, third daughter
The love, the posts, the stories, the comments and the messages have been the most amazing acts of comfort and support. To everyone who has reached out, I thank you. My heart is broken at the passing of my incredible father, but the love for him, the support for mom, me and my siblings gives the biggest hug I could possibly feel. There are so many expressions of love that I can barely respond, so please forgive me. I would love to respond because everyone is so sweet. But trust me when I say that I read everything all during the day, even when I’m trying to go to sleep. Sometimes I cannot scroll that much because the photos bring fresh tears, and I wonder if I will ever stop crying.
Frederick K.C. Price was the epitome of a great man. Husband, Father, Grandfather, Father-in-law. In addition, he excelled as a pastor and mentor and example to many. He was the ultimate teacher and not only concerning faith, but concerning taking out the trash, not running out of gas in your car and coming home at curfew. There was always a lesson to be learned. If he showed you how to use the new TV remote, for example, you had better listen to his full commentary on how to use it and where to put it back, or you would get an earful about how you didn’t.
He was organized and orderly. He was disciplined, the epitome of integrity, and what you saw in public was dad at home. He was not two-faced, and as he often said: “What you see is what you get.” He loved his wife and us kids and he protected and took great care of us. He was brilliant, a true man of God, always sharply dressed and he loved God’s people and wanted the absolute best for them.
I am honestly both a daddy’s girl and a mommy’s girl. I think, as the youngest daughter, I’ve always had the best position in the family. Fred, although younger, also recognizes that I am the baby of the family at times.
From going on Fedco runs with dad, to family vacations, to that time we did a duet at the karaoke store in Carson, I have memories to hold dear the rest of my life. He was a movie buff, enjoying action, science fiction and thrillers. He loved music, especially opera. And way back in the day, he liked jazz and I would sneak and play his albums when he wasn’t home.
I admire him so much for starting a ministry that birthed a community of worshipers that spans my entire life. People met their spouses at CCC, brought their kids up there, sent their kids to school there, met their life-long friends there. Ministers began their own ministries there. That is such an incredible, awesome, amazing legacy, and I am so proud to be a part of it.
So on this past Valentine’s Day, my heart was heavy.
I never thought he would go to the hospital and never come home. I was waiting, praying, sending him emails to read when he got home. I planned on reading him all his birthday cards. I even planned his 90th birthday party while waiting for him to get better. I know he’s in glory; I have peace knowing that, but my heart . . . .
He will always be the absolute best. I will always honor him . . . . He was my hero, my first Valentine. My heart broke Friday night and a piece of it went with him.
I love you forever, daddy.
Your baby girl
Frederick K. Price, Jr.
Okay, here goes. Time to say something, even though I don’t know how I’m going to formulate the words in my mind. You had me at 47, when your schedule was the busiest. People and ministries all over the world were pulling on you, requesting your presence. With that and so much more happening, though, you had the nerve to still make time for me and put me before the ministry.
You had the audacity and unmitigated gall to father me, to take me to the movies, to come to my little league games, to stand next to me in front of the mirror and teach me how to shave and tie a tie, teach me how to drive, teach me responsibility, teach me how to be a man . . . . I can’t believe I’m here. Yeah, yeah, it’s appointed for man to die once, I know. But that applied to everyone except you. Right, Daddy? Not my real-life superhero, my Ironman without need of armor. My Thor without need of the hammer. My Superman without need of the sun. Or at least, in my mind, you were supposed to go on your terms. Not like this.
You didn’t sign up for Covid. Okay, but you did code three times. You saw glory didn’t you, Daddy? Yeah, you did, and in that moment you said, I’m staying. They’ll be fine. Oooh it hurts to even think that, but I could never be so selfish to the point where I’d want you to stay here and be miserable. You deserve to rest from your labors and dwell with the God who loves you more than I ever could. Of course, I’ll miss the whole of you. Your idiosyncratic attributes, your meticulousness, your extreme discipline, which are just a few of the things that made you unique and wonderful. But now you get to enjoy your promotion, Daddy. I will honor and continue your legacy to the best of my ability. I salute you, man of God, elder statesman, man of men, a man emeritus. I love you immensely, but now you can rest easy, king. Until we meet again.
Apostle Beverly ‘Bam’ Crawford
My reflection of Apostle Frederick K.C. Price over the last 47 years: I observed a man driven and passionate about teaching the Word of God, particularly in the Black church. Having been involved in other denominations, he experienced preaching and tradition, but no a demonstration of power.
He sought the Lord and was hungry for answers. He discovered the missing ingredient and was eventually filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. Crenshaw Christian Center was birthed, and the signs and wonders began to happen, healings and deliverance through the teaching of God’s Word.
Apostle was relentless in his pursuit of excellence, desiring that African Americans grow and prosper through truth. His teaching style was confrontational. It made you think.
He was not about exploring our emotions, but he hit hard because he was seeing good people dying and waiting to go to heaven for the “pie in the sky.” He wanted to see Christians progress, and he did, but not without the high price of character assassination, criticism and being misunderstood.
He did not create controversy. He simply preached Jesus Christ in a way that most of us had never heard. Eventually people were hearing and seeing him around the world. As a pastor, he taught and lived before us the importance of the family, integrity, holiness and fidelity. Some people simply saw the exterior of the man, but those of us who knew him saw his desire for black people to do better and love ourselves.
Apostle, I loved you then, I love you now, I will love you always. You inspired and released the teacher in me. At the time, neither of us knew what God was doing. But you trusted His sovereignty, and I am eternally grateful to you and Betty.
The Price family sacrifices so much for all of us. We learned how to exercise our faith and execute our authority. We learned how to live holy and to be stewards and prosper. Teaching us righteousness and faith saved our lives. And for this we give GOD praise.
Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr.
Lady Mae and I were so saddened to hear of the passing of our dear friend and brother, Apostle Frederick K.C. Price. We have shared a bonding friendship for over 40 years, experiencing the magnificent power of God in our lives.
We often shared times of fellowship on our respective campuses with our congregations having joint services together. There was no envy or jealousy, but a mutual celebration of what God was doing in our ministries.
Apostle Price regularly spoke the words, “We walk by faith, not by sight.” These are more than just words, but a declaration of the unlimited blessings God would provide to those who put their trust in Him.
As a general in the faith, Apostle Price has been promoted from this life to his eternal reward. The Word of God tells us in First Thessalonians 4:14, We do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have not hope.
We have the blessed hope of faith the Apostle Price taught about for over 50 years. It is by faith we will see Apostle Price again and rejoice in the presence of God forevermore.
Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer
In the spirit realm, the city of Inglewood is enjoying worldwide acclaim as the host of the Super Bowl and home of the world’s finest state of the art sports stadium – indirectly – because of Apostle Fred Price.
The So-Fi Stadium would not exist if the former Great Western Forum had been torn down, which was its fate. It was torn down because Faithful Central Bible Church [which Bishop Ulmer pastored] bought it and maintained it from 2000 to 2012. We would not have bought it without the vision of “great faith” inspired by Dr. Fred Price.
God used Dr. Price to stretch my faith! Dr. Price, an apostle of faith, turned the ecclesiastical world upside down when he and Crenshaw Christian Center built the FaithDome. It was his faith, in the face of obstacles that inspired me to purchase the Great Western Forum.
He modeled and lived the Word of faith and stretched the vision of multitudes. He and the great woman who walked by his side, Lady Betty Price, were gleaming examples of faithful love and faith in a faithful God.
Hi vision was bigger than a building. His theology was bigger than a denomination. His faith was bigger than a season. He was a gift to Los Angeles. He was a gift to the Body of Christ.
He was the gift of a friend to many of us. He was a gift to the world!
T.D. Jakes Ministries
Yet again, Covid has taken another patriarch, leaving a bereaved wife, Lady Betty Price, four grieving children – Angela Marie Evans, Cheryl Ann Price, Stephanie Pauline Buchanan and Frederick Kenneth Price, Jr. – and a host of grandchildren, a mourning church in its wake. The internationally renowned apostle, Dr. Frederick K.C. Price, escaped the nebulous space between worlds to rest in the arms of His waiting savior.
To be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord. His absence here connotes that he is now present in the roll call from above. He went where no sickness can follow.
Dr. Price leaves a gaping hole in the hearts of those that loved him. I will always remember the long lines wrapped around the Crenshaw Christian Center hoping to get a seat, unforgettable music with its challenging lyrics asking us, “Do you have enough evidence!”
The last time I saw him, I introduced him at our International Pastors and Leadership conference as a man who stomped his foot, and the entire world shook! It was an impartation from his many years of ministry we hoped for. There is no corner of the globe his message did not reach!
And though he stomps no longer, the tremors remain as evidence he was here! May his family be comforted by the Holy Spirit as they become the guardians of his legacy! We do not sorrow as those that have no hope! May God’s illustrious grace numb the pain, fortify the souls and guide us in his absence into the light where all the saints await us!
Dr. Billye Brim
I have so many memories of Fred and his beautiful wife, Betty. For instance, their first trip to K E Hagin’s Campmeeting at Sheridan Assembly in Tulsa. The early days in his walk of faith. The hand of God so evidently upon him as the ministry grew to the entire body of Christ. I edited one of his early books and my mom edited several. I always think about what John G Lake said. “When I take my first step beyond the veil, I will only have just begun Life With the Father.” I know Fred is just enjoying That Life With The Father!!!!!“
Carlton D. Pearson
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them (Revelation 14:13). Dr. Frederick K. C. Price labored long, worked hard and his rest is certainly earned. But while he now takes his rest, his work, which was considerable and always done in the spirit of excellence, both follows him and remains in the earth, continuing what he merely began. His teachings were profound, almost painstakingly detailed and when he was done, difficult to misunderstand. He was often criticized, but as President Truman said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Dr. Price made his transition tonight from time into eternity, from talking about his God to seeing Him face-to-face. If I were to try to come up with just the right words to say in reflection of Dr. Price’s life and passing, I don’t think any could say it better than my introduction of him at our AZUSA coast-to-coast Conference at the FaithDome in 1993.
Felicia Manning
What a gift it was to sit under Apostle Price’s ministry with my family as a seven-year-old through my teen years and take in every word. I’m so grateful, unadulterated teachings of the Bible—no one could dissect and explain a verse like him. It gave me the clarity I needed to cherish my walk with God and the practical understanding to seek Him in all that I do.
Apostle Price—Thank you for accepting the call and changing so many lives in such meaningful ways. For embracing us as your own. For leading by example. For bringing in my grandpa as an associate pastor, followed by my dad!
I met some of my closest friends during those years, my greatest mentors, my spiritual aunties, my beautiful godparents, and individuals that I love and admire to this day. When I brought my husband to CCC it was like bringing him to my second home, all as a result of one man’s vision.
He was a trailblazer that led with grace, boldness, integrity, practicality and simplicity. His messages were tough to argue and beyond the lights he was so humble. Sometimes he would say, “only one half of the room is going to get this” and I loved the challenge.
I send my love and prayers to Dr. Betty and the entire Price family. Thank you for sharing your husband your dad, grandpa, father-in-law, and brother, with so many of us, and quite frankly, the world. We know how much you adored him and how amazing it is that you celebrated his life so fully while he was here. What a legacy he left behind, what a race he ran, leaving an unshakable influence, a global impact that will only continue to grow. I’m so thankful for his impact in my and my family’s life. We love you.
Minister David Colbert
Apostle Frederick K.C. Price. Matthew 25:23. Well done thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of the Lord. Yolandra’s and my life are better because of Apostle Price’s faithfulness to the Word of God.
Nicole Woods
This is how I remember him. We are truly blessed to have been under his teaching.
Chaunsey Morrell Stephens
The OG my guy 100% put so much truth in the Game according to the Gospel that will never be understood in this generation.
CharVester Jackson-Diggs
To the man who told the world to “Walk by faith, not by sight,” literally you showed me how to use trust in God’s Word. Rest well Apostle Price. You will truly be missed.
Monica Allen
I still can’t really find the words to express how I feel. If you know, then you know. This man has been a huge part of my life. Every pix on my timeline of him makes me smile and shed a tear. COVID SUCKS
Mignonette Bailey
He fought the good fight, he finished his race, he kept the faith. You will always be my hero. I honor your life forever. Enjoy your rest.
America Vincent Carter
Cheryl, thank you so much for sharing this with us. No words that I can utter will comfort you and your family. However, I just want you to know that you and the Price family are in our prayers! We will definitely miss your daddy!
Saundre E. Brown
He is so proud of you and his family in this pic. It is all over his countenance! His obedience to God and his love for his family and church will always be in my memory. He literally changed my Christian walk for the better. May God grant you comfort.
Apostle Robin Blue
I stand with you and your family and the church during this time of transition of Dr. Price. I’ve learned so much from your Dad, the leaders like Pastor Siegler and the late Pastor Allen Landry before we moved to AZ in 1993.
Dr. Diana Whitejohnson
My prayers are with you, family. Your dad led me and my husband and 10 children to Christ. I cannot express what he means to our family, as well. My husband went home to be with the Lord Jesus 26 days ago, so I truly feel what it’s like to lose an amazing man-husband.
Rita Collier
I’m reading my book How Faith Works that he signed. His teaching is the reason I walk by faith and not by sight!
Kelly and Kim Anderson
A GIANT man of God has gone to be with the Lord. Dr. Fred Price, pastor of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC), passed away last night to COVID. There was no other man more important to me at the most crucial times of life than Dr. Price. My mom and I were saved at CCC in 1986. My foundational understanding of God and faith were hewn at CCC. My little brother and I attended Sunday School and Youth Church there. CCC kept me from gang-banging, selling drugs, out of jail, celibate; made me honest, showed me how to walk and talk with Jesus, how to give and live, taught me Love, Faith, Grace, and Mercy. I’m the man I am today in large part because of the teachings of Dr. Price. And I know I’m one voice of a multitude of black men that have the same testimony regarding Dr. Price.
Dr. Price made everyone and everything around him better because he liberally shared Christ with all. From the Vermont Knolls neighborhood where his church is, to his family, friends, and congregation, the Holy Spirit’s anointing flowed from His vessel, Dr. Price.
Dr. Price is solely responsible for my social construct as a teenager. Some of my best friends that I still have to this day all met at CCC. Some of the best memories of my life were at CCC. The way I study the Bible and love God and people was because of Dr. Price. My life was saved TWICE at CCC. I can go on and on. I owe Dr. Price a mountain of gratitude and I’m very saddened by his loss. I loved him. I love his family. He educated, inspired, and loved – and was loved – by so many people. He lived a life of integrity and was a good model for men to fashion their lives after, particularly black men.
Marshmellow Flaunders
I’m so sorry for your loss. Your father was and is admired, revered, loved, respected, looked to, called on and he answered the call. And now he’s resting. Rest on, Pastor. Take your place in the Hall of Great Saints.
Kelvin Potter Sr.
Dr. Price was truly the Godfather of Faith. He was a true man of God, a teacher par excellence. His ministry has been an instrument of growth in my life, and a lot of what I preach and teach has come from listening to Dr. Price. We’ll miss him . . .
Michelle Teresa
So unbelievable . . . His church was and is the heartbeat in South-Central Los Angeles. My mom ALWAYS had him on TV as we grew up. Such a great man of God. His wife is outstanding . . . .
Carolyn Chapman
Price, one of Los Angeles’ most prominent religious leaders and founder of the Crenshaw Christian Center, has died from COVID-19 at the age of 89. Apostle Price, who led services in the landmark FaithDome for many years, died Friday evening, according to a statement issued by EIF Ministries. Take your rest now, sir!
Tony Ibeneme
As I condole with the family for our great general, the highly esteemed Apostle [Frederick] K. C. Price, who has gone to be with the Lord, I salute you, sir. You were the first to impact my life as an unbeliever through the television ministry. Rest well, sir.
Andrea Kostuk
Rev. Price was instrumental in bringing my dad and me to the Lord, and for teaching us baby Christians so we could grow. I know he is with Our Lord Jesus and my dad can thank him in person. May our Lord comfort the Price family.
Charlotte Earhart
I look forward to the day I see him in heaven & can tell him how much he meant to me & how his teaching influenced my life.
George Sourial
Great work, great faith, and great vision! Truly one of God’s giants in the body.
Tracey Gray
I grew up in a beautiful Baptist church and when (then) Dr. Frederick K.C. Price hit the screen, I realized Word of Faith almost seemed like a bridge between denominations at that time. He TAUGHT, and I don’t remember that in Baptist or Pentecostal environments. He brought and illumination to the Word that grew my faith. Rest in heaven.
Pattie Jean Thompson
This really has shocked me. I watched Dr. Price always on TV in Texas and Illinois. He has taught me so very much, and I have changed many things just because of how he explained God’s Word. I know he is with our Lord, but he will be missed here.
Mary Clark
My condolences to the Price family. I had the opportunity to visit Crenshaw Christian Center in the 1980s. He was an outstanding teacher of the Bible. RIP, Dr. Price.
Mabel Armstrong Stewart
A man of God who not only taught us the faith of God but showed us an example of how to live by faith. Thank you, Frederick K.C. Price.
Raquel Walker
He is still stomping. He is just stomping a different way with a new mission. Resting in the Father. Waiting for hastening of the establishment of the kingdom on the Earth. Now preparing to rule and reign with Christ on a new level, with a new body.
Daniel Madrigal
If people knew the impact he had on us. I knew him. We did one service with him. May the Lord comfort his family.
Dantony Christian
COVID didn’t take that man out. We will miss him in the earth, though.
