| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cynthia Swindoll (Also known as : Chuck Swindoll Wife) |
| Birthday / Age / Date of Birth / How old is Cynthia Swindoll? | Born in April 1937. As of 2025, she is around 88 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 4 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
| What is Cynthia Swindoll doing now? | In 2023, she stepped down from Insight for Living as President and CEO to take on the role of Co-founder and Ministry Advisor. |
Wikipedia Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Cynthia Swindoll (maiden name Cynthia Ann Parker) is a female American evangelical Christian pastor, author, and educator. Until 2025, she served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the religious organization, Insight for Living.
- Cynthia is the wife of Pastor Chuck Swindoll (full name Charles Rozell Swindoll), a famous evangelical Christian pastor, author, and educator.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Cynthia was born in April 1937.
- At age 18, on June 18, 1955, Cynthia got married to Chuck Swindoll. The happy couple lives in Frisco, Texas. Cynthia has four adult kids, fourteen grandchildren, and many great-grandkids.
- Her sons are Chuck Swindoll Jr. and Curt Swindoll, while her daughters are named Charissa Swindoll-Gaither and Colleen Dane.
- In June 2025, Chuck and Cynthia celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- After graduating from a local high school, Cynthia earned her Bachelor’s degree from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Career, Church Work, Earnings and Net Worth :
- Before her marriage to Chuck Swindoll, Cynthia was the pianist at a Baptist Church in Galena Park, Texas.
- Following Chuck’s Marine Corps service (including 16 months on Okinawa while Cynthia remained in the U.S.), they attended Dallas Theological Seminary together for four years of training while starting their family.
- Since July 1979, Cynthia has served on the Board of Directors of Insight for Ministries, founded by her husband. At the end of the tax year 2020, Insight for Ministries recorded over $19 million in revenue and had assets of $23 million.
- Since 1988, Cynthia has been on the National Religious Broadcaster’s (NRB) Board of Directors.
- Since 2005, Cynthia has been on the NRB President’s Council.
- Charissa Swindoll-Gaither began her work with Insight for Living as a teenager, helping from Chuck and Cynthia’s garage, and after gaining experience at Wycliffe Bible Translators and Compassion International, she returned to serve as President of IFL. In 2023, she stepped down as President and CEO to take on the role of Co-founder and Ministry Advisor.
- She has served on the Wycliffe Bible Translators President’s Council since 2011.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- As per her bio on the official Insight for Living Ministries website, Cynthia Swindoll’s role at the ministry is crucial. While manuscripts form the basis for all the ministry’s broadcasts and podcasts, Cynthia makes sure to read every manuscript line. She provides positive and hands-on encouragement among the ministry’s growing, competent staff. A model of inspirational leadership, Cynthia strategically and creatively manages all the ministry events at several locations worldwide.
- Cynthia has a long successful career, filled with numerous achievements. Her Insight for Living Ministries accomplishments include producing a 30-minute daily broadcast, which aired almost 1450 times daily in 8 languages.
- Cynthia has developed many strategic plans for Insight for Living Ministries over the years with her Vision 195 program. She strongly supports her husband Chuck’s applicable and practical Bible teachings, and “is the wind beneath Chuck’s wings” as per Chuck himself.
- Under Cynthia’s leadership, Insight for Living has been airing a radio program worldwide on more than 2,000 stations in 15 languages, such as English, Arabic, Mandarin, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Spanish, etc.
- Chuck and Cynthia Swindoll believe in creating long-term relationships with a very personal touch. They love global expeditions abroad that provide them with the opportunities to meet followers in person and share their passion for the nations and God’s Word.
- As per Insight’s financial data, Cynthia’s compensation is around $200,000, higher than most other board members.
- In October 2020, Cynthia’s sister-in-law Luci Swindoll passed away at age 88 after contracting COVID-19.
- In January 2025, at age 90, Chuck Swindoll retired as founding pastor of Stonebriar Community Church after 26 years, choosing to devote his time fully to Insight for Living, where he continues hosting weekly meetings, mentoring young pastors, recording podcasts, and writing books.
We were So sorry to hear about Luci’s passing. She inspired so many single women and widows.
Dr. Swindoll has greatly enhanced and enlightened our walk as Christians with his teaching books and devotional books. My husband has kept in his wallet for forty years his insight on the importance of attitude. He found it on a wall in a men’s room and has incorporated it into his adult life as the best advice he’s ever been given. As he faces cancer now, his attitude has been positive with the strength he finds in that truth.
Trusting God has to be the solution to all we face in life, for His faithfulness (at times) is hard to understand with struggles but our hope is eternal. Trust has been the battle of my life, but, Dr Swindol brings peace with his “insights”. Thank you and God’s blessing.