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The preacher was the Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter 2d—better known as "Reverend Ike"—urging several thousand of his devoted parishioners to think positive thoughts. From the red‐carpeted stage of what was once a Loew's movie palace at 175th Street and Broadway, Reverend Ike evoked giggles from the predominantly black congregation.
Xavier Eikerenkoetter is the son of American minister, preacher, and black televangelist Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, better known as Reverend Ike. [1] [2] Eikerenkoetter was formerly the President of the United Palace, a theater in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City.
The same day, symbolic of his "Prosperity Ministry", there was a "Rolls-Royce parade outside the Plaza Hotel in New York City, " featuring Jordan's Phantom Rolls-Royce. [7] The new $325,000 Phantom had been a gift from Reverend Run as a "thank you" for his mentoring support.
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His ministries reached millions of followers worldwide spanning a period of over six decades. [5] His healing ministry and his bringing American Pentecostalism into the mainstream had the most impact, [ 6 ] but he also pioneered televangelism , and laid the foundations of the prosperity gospel [ 5 ] and abundant life teachings. [ 7 ]
Richard Lee Roberts was born on November 12, 1948, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of evangelist Granville Oral Roberts and schoolteacher Evelyn Lutman Roberts. The third of four children, Richard had an older sister, Rebecca Ann, who was killed, along with her husband, Marshall Nash, in a plane crash in 1977; and an older brother, Ronald David, who committed suicide in 1982, six months after ...
He filed for bankruptcy and his ministry collapsed. In 1989, Fletcher was arrested twice for public intoxication and he had his license revoked after being arrested for driving under the influence. [12] Fletcher stated that he "lost all that's dear and precious to me because I was loyal to [Bakker]."
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