Reverend Lovejoy

Religious leader of the First Church of Springfield. Can confidently cite the most obscure biblical passages. He's rarely at a loss for words as host of his weekly call-in show "Gabbin' About God." Says "The Church receiveth and the church taketh away" and (usually to Ned Flanders) "Have you ever considered one of the . . . other religions?"

Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Jr., better known as Rev. Lovejoy, is the local Baptist Minister in Springfield.

Images of the voice over actors who play the voice of Reverend Lovejoy from the Simpsons franchise.

Who is the most watched preacher on American TV? For the past 20 years it has probably been the Reverend Timothy Lovejoy of the First Church of Springfield. This is both funny and depressing. Funny, because The Simpsons is good satire (or used to be); depressing because for many Reverend Lovejoy is the face of…

The Reverend Timothy "Tim" Lovejoy is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Harry Shearer, and first appeared in the episode "The Telltale Head". Lovejoy is the minister at The First Church of Springfield—the Protestant church in Springfield. Initially kind-hearted and ambitious, Lovejoy has become apathetic towards others because of Ned Flanders's constant asinine scrupulosity.

The Reverend Timothy "Tim" Lovejoy is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Harry Shearer, and first appeared in the episode "The Telltale Head". Lovejoy is the minister at The First Church of Springfield—the Protestant church in Springfield. Initially kind-hearted and ambitious, Lovejoy has become apathetic towards others because of Ned Flanders's constant asinine scrupulosity.