American businessman-politician Ryan Binkley has five children and shares all of his kids with his South Korean wife, Ellie. Let’s meet his family.
Ryan Binkley started his career as a businessman and a pastor.
The portoflio of Binkley surged when he announced his bid to contest for president in the United States.
The American businessman, who has thrown his hat into the 2024 presidential race as a member of the Republican Party, joins the likes of Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Of all his achievements, becoming a father is his topmost. He has kids and an adoptive child. Here’s what we know about his love life and family.
Who is Ryan Binkley?
Ryan Binkley is a businessman and pastor from Columbus, Georgia.
He was born on November 19, 1967, to John and Sharon Binkley. His family moved to Texas and raised him in Dallas, Plano, and McKinney.
An MBA graduate of Southern Methodist University, he held various positions at Procter & Gamble and the Boston Scientific Corporation before founding his own mergers and acquisitions company, Generational Equity Group, in 2005.
In 2014, he also co-founded the Create Church in Richardson, Texas, where he serves as lead pastor.
The church is a “life-giving community” that “helps people discover a true connection to God and understand His plans and purpose for them,” according to his LinkedIn page.
Binkley announced his presidential run on April 23, 2023, during a visit to the University of Texas at Dallas.
“I believe in God, I believe in America, I believe in liberty and I believe in you. And I’m asking you today to believe in me. I’m running for the presidency of the United States of America,” he said at the time, via The Hill.
His campaign website notes that he’s focused on border security, the national debt, health care, and abolishing abortion.
How many children does Ryan Binkley have?
Ryan Binkley is a father of five. Yes, you heard that right. He has five children (three sons and two daughters) and shares them with his spouse, Ellie.
Since tying the knot, the Binkleys have welcomed four biological children.
They chose to adopt their youngest from South Korea, where Ellie was born before immigrating to the U.S. with her parents.
It’s one more way their faith has led them to reach across boundaries, finding unity where others might see differences.
“My wife and I were blessed with four biological children, and we jumped at the chance to adopt another child who has added so much to our family,” Binkley states on his website.
While not much is known about his children, two of the five named Catherine and Benjamin attended Baylor University in 2023 as a junior and senior respectively. The rest of the Binkley family are in various stages of school and college.
Who is Ellie Binkley, Ryan Binkley’s wife and mother of his children?
Businessman Ryan Binkley has been married to his spouse, Ellie Binkley since 1999. At the time of their nuptial, he was 32 years old.
While not much is known about their love story, Binkley and Ellie first met while they were college students. The duo have been together for more than two decades and still going strong.
While Ryan is an American by nationality, his spouse is from South Korea. When Ellie was young, she immigrated to the United States with her parents.
Ryan and his wife, Ellie, are also founders of Create Church, a multiethnic, multigenerational church in Richardson, Texas. As lead pastor, his deep passion is to see church members of all walks of life discover and live out their purpose.
Like the 2024 presidential candidate, Ellie has also devoted her life to the church.
After they got married, the pair began serving as the Directors of the Metro Atlanta Masters Commission at Victory World Church in Norcross, Georgia.
They later returned to Binkley’s hometown in Dallas to open a new ministry after his brother was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver.
“They felt God’s call to return to Ryan’s hometown of Dallas to help with his family’s business and begin a new ministry,” Binkley states on his campaign website.