Ray McCauley Bio, Age, Death, Family, Ministry, Books, and Bodybuilder

Ray McCauley Biography

Ray McCauley born as Raynor McCauley is a South African religious leader, Senior Pastor of Rhema Bible Church, President of the International Federation of Christian Churches. He is also co-chair of the National Interfaith Council of South Africa, author and champion bodybuilder.

Ray McCauley Age

Ray is 70 years old as of 2019, he was born on October 1, 1949, in South Africa, Johannesburg. Ray celebrates his birthday on 1st October every year. Ray will be turning 71years on October 1, 2020.

Ray McCauley Parents

Ray was born in the family of Jimmy McCauley, father, and Doreen McCauley, mother.

Ray McCauley Wife

Ray was married to his former spouse Lyndie McCauley whom they married and got divorced in 2000. He then got married to Zelda Ireland in 2001 and got divorced in 2010.

Ray McCauley Children

No information on his children is disclosed to the public. He has kept this field private.

Ray McCauley Net Worth

McCauley happens to be in the list of the richest pastors in South Africa. Ray has a net worth of $28 million.

Ray McCauley Ministry

Ray attended Bible college at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma during 1978/9.

During 1978/9, Ray and his first wife attended bible college at the Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On their return to South Africa, under Rhema Ministries SA, they started Rhema Bible Church in his parents ‘ home, Jimmy and Doreen, which was attended by 13 people.

Membership grew and the church moved to Rosebank, Johannesburg’s former Constantia Cinema. The church widened its premises under the leadership of Ray and Lyndie McCauley and moved to a warehouse in Randburg’s Jan Smuts Avenue before moving to its current premises.

The church moved to the newly built 5,000-seat auditorium in Johannesburg, Randburg, in 1985. Dr. Kenneth E Hagin, the late founder of Rhema Ministries in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated the new church on 16 June 1985. The auditorium was subsequently upgraded to over 7,500 seats to accommodate the church’s growth.

Towards the end of the apartheid era, McCauley and his associates were engaged in numerous critical events that contributed to the 1994 peaceful transition to a democratic nation. He interacted with top churchmen such as Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Reverend Frank Chikane during this time.

Ray McCauley Sermons

The River

The River of Life Part 2
The River of Life Part 1

Who are we?

Who Are We in Christ Jesus? Part 4
Who Are We in Christ Jesus? Part 3
Who Are We in Christ Jesus? Part 2
Who Are We In Christ Jesus? Part 1

Joy-Filled Life

Living The Joy-Filled Life Part 4
Living The Joy-Filled Life Part 3
Living The Joy-Filled Life Part 2
Living The Joy-Filled Life Part 1

Awake The Sleeping Giant

Awake The Sleeping Giant Part 9
Awake The Sleeping Giant Part 8
Awake The Sleeping Giant Part 7
Awake The Sleeping Giant Part 6
Awake The Sleeping Giant Part 5
Awake The Sleeping Giant Part 4
Awake The Sleeping Giant Part 3
Awake The Sleeping Giant Part 2
Awake the Sleeping Giant

Other Themes

Vision Sunday 2017 – Xtreme Dreams
Distractions the Enemy to Us All

Prayer

The Life of Prayer (Part 6)
The Life of Prayer (Part 5)
The Life of Prayer (Part 4)
The Life of Prayer (Part 3)
The Life of Prayer (Part 2)
The Life of Prayer (Part 1)

Authority

Authority given to the Believer Part 3
Authority given to the Believer Part 2
Authority given to the Believer Part 1

Ray Mccauley Books

2011: Choose This Day: 366 Devotions
2004: For Times Like These
2012: God Wants the Best for You: Blessed to be a Blessing
1985: Our God Reigns: Reflections on the Character of God
1997: Power and Passion: Fulfilling God’s Destiny for the Nation
2012: The Bottom Line: Faith that Stands Firm in the Face of Adversity

Ray Mccauley Bodybuilding

A month after Ray announced his second marriage was over he underwent emergency open-heart surgery. This was after he had suffered a massive heart attack. He underwent an eight-hour operation and started recovering at an undisclosed hospital in Pretoria. A pastor who has known McCauley for several decades said the heart fit. McCauley won the Mr. SA bodybuilding title in the 1970s. He became third in the Mr. Universe bodybuilding championship in London in 1974.

Ray McCauley Private Jet And Controversy

Ray has led a controversial lifestyle, with many claiming he is leading the lifestyle of a millionaire. He has argued on numerous occasions that he only earns the salary of a medium-sized company’s chief executive

The biggest controversy McCauley had with his first wife Lyndie’s divorce in 2000. Lyndie McCauley instituted divorce proceedings that the ministry believed she had no biblical grounds for, according to the ministry. The divorce caused the church to leave a large portion of the then congregation. Shortly after the divorce, McCauley became romantically involved with Zelda Ireland, a two-time divorcee he married in July 2001. Rhema Bible Church announced in January 2010 that it had separated McCauley and Ireland and that Ireland had instituted divorce proceedings.

In 2009, when inviting South Africa’s then unelected president, Jacob Zuma, to speak at a Sunday morning meeting, he caused waves politically. This led to political bias charges. When Zuma took office in 2009, McCauley formed a new interfaith organization called the National Interfaith Leadership Council, which later merged with the National Religious Leaders Forum in 2011 to form South Africa’s National Interfaith Council.

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Ray Mccauley Death

Ray’s father died at the age of 83 years. This was after a short illness. Carl Niehaus the family spokesperson reported that Jimmy McCauley was survived by his wife Lorraine, his four sons, 11 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Tribute to his father, McCauley said: “He was a greatly missed father to all of us. He will be greatly missed by all 0f us and the many thousands who came to know him as ‘uncle Jimmy’ at Rhema.”

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