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William J. Murray III (born May 25, 1946) is an American Baptist minister, and social conservative lobbyist. Murray serves as the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition, a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. that lobbies Congress on issues related to aiding Christians in Islamic and Communist countries.
The Los Angeles Crusade of 1949 was the first great evangelistic campaign of Billy Graham. It was organized by the Christian group Christ for Greater Los Angeles. [ 1 ] The campaign was scheduled for three weeks, but it was extended to eight weeks. [ 2 ]
Biola's former Los Angeles building: under construction (top) and complete in 1916 (bottom). The church was founded in 1915 by R. A. Torrey. [1] The services were held at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (Biola University), in a 4,000 seat auditorium. [2] [3] [4] J. Vernon McGee was pastor of the church from 1949 to 1970. [5]
The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, an influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles' oldest churches to uplift the predominantly Black neighborhoods of ...
Murray died on Friday, according to an announcement from the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture. He died of natural causes, his son, Drew Murray, told the Los Angeles Times. Born in Lakeland, Florida, in 1929, Murray spent 27 years as the pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles.
It was led by William J. Seymour, an African-American preacher. The revival began on April 9, 1906, and continued until roughly 1915. Seymour was invited to Los Angeles for a one-month engagement at a local church, but found himself barred due to his controversial views on baptism with the Holy Spirit after his first Sunday. He continued his ...
Graham is president of the Charlotte-based Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, named for his late father, Billy Graham. He also leads the Boone-based Samaritan’s Purse , an international ...
Cecil L. Murray, a civil rights leader who made the First African Methodist Episcopal Church the most prestigious Black church in Los Angeles, has died. Cecil 'Chip' Murray, L.A. civil rights icon ...