Background
Father Dougherty was born on January 29, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Father Dougherty was born on January 29, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
French He was ordained in 1965 and first came to Brazil in 1966. He did his theological studies in Toronto, Canada. In 1980, Father Dougherty founded the Associação Senhor Jesus (Lord Jesus Association) a not-for-profit educational and religious association located in Valinhos, São Paulo (very near to Campinas), which began by selling and distributing religious publications, music records, et cetera, and soon afterwards, the television program "Anunciamos o Senhor" (We Announce the Lord), involving a national chain of three television stations covering 60% of Brazilian territory.
With excellent and extensive facilities in an area of more than 24,000 m²., the television enjoys one of the most extensive (and free of charge) retransmission networks of educational television channels in Latin America.
Father Dougherty has a keen entrepreneurial and marketing approach to his ministry and has studied business administration in the United States of America.
Using a marketing concept, we have the best possible product, that is, God. The best possible price, which is free.
And a very extensive worldwide distribution network. But we still have to make a lot of noise.
Our product must be an experience of God.".
