UPDATED May 1, 2023: Dr. Charles Stanley’s grandson, Matthew Brodersen, has apologized for auctioning off his grandfather’s picture and pocket watch on eBay, but has left the items online. Brodersen said he has taken to heart the negative feedback he has received and that people should not judge his extended family by his actions.
“Yes, my family was not happy with me doing this,” said Broderson in a YouTube video titled, “I messed up.” “My uncle, Andy Stanley, begged me to take…the auctions off of eBay. My mom called me and said, ‘You take that stuff down right now.’ My sister, she was mad at me as well.”
“I would like to apologize,” said Brodersen in his video, during which he read aloud an article from the Daily Mail about his actions. “I did not even realize that this was going to make people upset.”
Charles Stanley’s grandson said he was thinking of himself when he posted the items, adding, “I admit I shouldn’t have done that.” With regard to someone who said Charles Stanley would not be proud of him, Brodersen agreed, “Yes. That’s true. I don’t think he would be either.”
Brodersen said he would not take the items off eBay, however, because “now it’s kind of awkward. People already started bidding on the items.” Stanley’s grandson said he does not want to deprive his grandfather’s admirers of the chance to get the picture and watch. Currently, the bid on the picture of Stanley is $2,325 and the bid on the watch is $1,375. Bidding on both items closes today.
Brodersen also said that his uncle, Andy Stanley, was “disgusted” with Brodersen’s behavior, and Brodersen asked people not to “get mad at [Andy Stanley] for what I did.” Brodersen has mailed his uncle his grandfather’s passport, which Brodersen had showed his viewers earlier this week and which he had planned to keep as an heirloom.
ChurchLeaders original article written on April 28, 2023, below.
The grandson of Dr. Charles Stanley has received criticism for selling some of his grandfather’s items following Stanley’s death. On Tuesday, Matthew Brodersen announced on his YouTube channel that he would be auctioning off some of his grandfather’s possessions on eBay, a decision some have called “shocking” and a “disgrace.”
“Listen, guys, I’ve already got some negative feedback on eBay for wanting to auction off some of my grandpa’s things,” said Brodersen in his video. “And I promise you, I have a bunch of my grandpa’s stuff that you don’t see that I’m going to keep and cherish and hold on to forever.”
Charles Stanley’s Items for Sale on eBay
Dr. Charles Frazier Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Atlanta, and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He passed away at his home the morning of Tuesday, April 18, at the age of 90. A memorial honoring Stanley’s legacy took place April 23. Attendees included Chuck Swindoll, Donald Trump, Dr. Tony Evans, Franklin Graham and CeCe Winans.
