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John Robert Stevens (August 7, 1919 – June 4, 1983) was an American pastor and cult leader who founded The Living Word Fellowship in the 1950s and was the leader of the organization until his death. [1] Stevens was born in Story County, Iowa.
At its peak in the 1970s, the fellowship had about 100 member congregations. Its oversight was centered at Shiloh, a farm and retreat site near Kalona, Iowa. Membership declined after founder Stevens's death in 1983 [3] and the fellowship continued to close churches throughout the 1990s. As of early 2018, it comprised around ten primary churches.
Before Trump’s appearance in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in November, Baptist minister Patrick Wiedemeier, who supported Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign in 2016, led the audience in prayer ...
In 1940, he founded the Word of Life Fellowship Bible Conference. [3] In 1941, he founded the Word of Life Camp Ministry and in 1946 he purchased an island on Schroon Lake, New York and opened a Word of Life Camp in 1947. [4] Then he opened camps, conference centers, bible institutes, and church youth ministries in other countries. [5]
The Word International Ministries’ name was derived from John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.” The church believes that Jesus Christ clearly impressed upon the church leaders that no endeavor will succeed if it does not start with God. Collectively, it was agreed by the church leadership ...
A series of psychiatric facilities operated by the Church of Scientology in Cannon County, Tennesee were raided this week by police after they were alerted about patients being held against their ...
The Word Network, also known as The Word, is a religious broadcasting network that claims to be the largest African-American religious network in the world. [1] It was founded in February 2000 by Kevin Adell who also owns WFDF , a local AM radio station, and WADL , a television station serving the Detroit television market.
Hope International was founded in 1964 by church lay members from the Seattle, Washington area. [1] They were concerned about the future of Adventist beliefs, following discussions with conservative Christians and the resulting publication of Questions on Doctrine in the mid-1950s. [ 1 ]