George Edward “Jed” Smock Jr., known as Brother Jed to many college campuses, died on Monday, June 6, 2022, after 79 years of life.
Smock's memorial service was live-streamed on his Facebook account.
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Dog trainers explain that when your pet is acting out of control, the best way to get them to behave is to simply ignore them. At first he’ll run around the house barking and jumping all over you. He...
I love Brother Jed day. This isn’t to say that I love Brother Jed himself, or the repugnant and hateful ideology that he and his wife semiannually spew on the library quad, but Brother Jed day? Absolutely...
Morgan Bledsoe, Contributing Reporter
• September 13, 2021
Brother Jed Smock and Sister Cindy Smock, both members of the Campus Ministry USA, sat in the campus designated free speech zone Monday at the center of some caution tape on the Library Quad.
With Sister...
Brother Jed and Sister Cindy Smock made their annual trip to Eastern and shockingly enough received a poor reaction from students.
But honestly, what did they expect? They are a punchline at campuses...
Students at Eastern know Brother Jed Smock and his wife, Sister Cindy Smock, as campus preachers who make yearly appearances to spread their beliefs and converse with students, but Cindy has found recent,...
Jed Smock, a member of Campus Ministry USA, returned to Eastern’s campus to preach his faith in the Library Quad on Tuesday afternoon. The campus police supervised the event as Smock spoke about drugs,...
Condoms, counter-preaching and criticism. These were all topics of discussion in the Library Quad Tuesday afternoon.
Jed and Cindy Smock, campus preachers, returned to Eastern for their 47th year...
The Campus Ministry USA, led by Brother Jed Smock, engaged in arguments with students outside of Coleman Hall. Brother Ryan Christian aided Jed in his ministry because Jed’s wife, Cindy was attacked...
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