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Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson (née Kennedy; October 9, 1890 – September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian-born Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, [1] famous for founding the Foursquare Church.
During the disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson, from May 18 to June 23, 1926, there were many sighting claims. Canadian officials thought they had the evangelist, as attested to by three investigators, however, it turned out to be another woman.
Critical reception was mixed. Christianity Today said the film "goes much deeper" than previous portrayals of McPherson, including The Disappearance of Aimee (a 1970s television movie starring Faye Dunaway) and Rossi's 37-minute 2001 documentary film Saving Sister Aimee.
The Disappearance of Aimee is a 1976 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Faye Dunaway as the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, co-starring Bette Davis, James Sloyan and James Woods. The film originally premiered as a presentation of Hallmark Hall of Fame on NBC on November 17, 1976.
McPherson's celebrity status continued after her death, with biopics such as the 1976 Hallmark Hall of Fame drama The Disappearance of Aimee depicting her life, as well as the 2006 independent film Aimee Semple McPherson, which particularly focused on her month-long disappearance in May–June 1926 and the legal controversy that followed. [9 ...
Roberta Semple Salter (September 17, 1910 – January 25, 2007) was the daughter of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and half-sister to Aimee's other child, Rolf McPherson. Roberta was the original heir to her mother's ministry, which was later taken over by Rolf.
Congregation in 1942. The church was founded in 1923 by Aimee Semple McPherson. [1] She chose Los Angeles as the location of the Temple after receiving a vision of the California dream, "a little home in Los Angeles," as she prayed beside her ill daughter, Roberta.
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