(abc) Terry Durham, an ordained pastor, speaks in tongues and claims an ability to heal the sick. He is a proven draw, filling churches with adoring congregants across the country. A little bit shy in person, Terry has a beautiful singing voice. But what really makes him unique is his age: Terry Durham is just 11 years old. Terry is hardly the first child preacher. There are child preachers all over the Internet, from toddlers to teens. And long before the Internet, a select group of child preachers found fame and fortune traveling the United States and sermonizing. Many have grown up and revealed their disenchantment with their early lives, so we wanted to see what the Terry Durham Ministries was all about. Watch the story tonight on "Nightline" at 11:35 p.m. ET. Terry was ordained at age 6 by his grandmother in the True Gospel Deliverance Ministry, a nondenominational storefront church she founded in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. At age 8 he began traveling the region, then the country, and then internationally, speaking before ever-growing audiences of the faithful. (abcnews) Through it all his grandmother, Sharon Monroe, a preacher in her own right, has acted as Terry's guardian and guide. "I truly believe that Terry Durham is one that was chosen by God, to let the world know that his spirit still lives," Monroe told ABC News. Terry agreed. "I am one of God's chosen ones, and he uses me because I am willing to go the right way, do the right thing," said Terry. "I, I am his chosen one. ... To me it means, like, you're the one who God was calling you, from ever since you were in your mother's womb."

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