Mcpherson pioneered the use of modern media in religious services, using radio to draw on the growing appeal of popular entertainment. When he died two years later, she married young businessman harold mcpherson. Aimee semple mcpherson the spirit of the lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. Mcpherson was one of las biggest celebrities in the twenties and thirties.
The daughter of a methodist farmer, james kennedy, and his second wife, minnie pearce kennedy, a salvationist. Aimee semple mcpherson, controversial american pentecostal evangelist and early radio preacher whose international church of the foursquare gospel brought her wealth, notoriety, and a following numbering in the tens of thousands. The incredible disappearing evangelist aimee semple mcpherson was an american phenomenon even before she went missing for five weeks in 1926. Aimee semple mcpherson was born aimee elizabeth kennedy on a family farm west of the southern ontario village of salford on 9 october 1890. Download aimee semple mcpherson was the most flamboyant and controversial minister in the united states between the world wars, building a successful megachurch, a mass media empire, and eventually a political career to resurrect what she believed was americas christian heritage. Aimee semple mcpherson with her husband robert biography canadianamerican evangelist, faithhealer, missionary, and celebrity, the founder of the international church of the foursquare gospel in. The anointing on aimee semple mcpherson, an old newspaper and a divine encounter duration. The way she lived her life was charitable, controversial, and contradictory. He hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the lord. Aimee semple mcpherson an oral mystery produced by deborah george and art silverman, with nikki silva and davia nelson the kitchen sisters and production help from sandra wong and darcy bacon. Aimee semple mcpherson was a famous evangelist from the early twentieth century who founded the foursquare church.
Kathryn kuhlman, aimee semple mcperson and the source of. This is that personal experiences sermons and writings of aimee semple mcpherson evangelist the bridal call publishing house 125125 mj south spring st. October 9, 1890 september 27, 1944, also known as sister aimee or sister, was a canadianamerican pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the foursquare church. Aimee semple mcpherson american masters plus sermon.
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