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Gospel Music and the Blues. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (né Walker; January 22, 1915 – July 27, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. [2] Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice", Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit from 1946 until he was shot and wounded in 1979.
New Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church located at 8430 C. L. Franklin Boulevard (also called Linwood Street) [2] in Detroit, Michigan. It is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA. Founded in 1932, the church was led by C. L. Franklin from 1946 until 1979 and was at the center of the civil rights movement in Detroit. Robert ...
On his way to a musical career as a saxophone player Franklin became an evangelist. After Roy Wellborn, senior pastor of Free Chapel, died in 1989, Franklin was installed as pastor of Free Chapel. [1] At the time, Free Chapel was a small congregation of 300 people. In 2004 the church moved to a new location which had a 3,000-seat auditorium. [2]
Charlotte evangelist Franklin Graham prayed for former President Donald Trump and for unity in the wake of the recent attempt on Trump’s life during an address to the Republican National ...
Franklin was a musical prodigy that changed the world. Franklin was born on Jan. 26, 1970, in Fort Worth and was raised by a great-aunt. Even at a young age, people in church knew there was ...
John Smyth (c. 1554–1612, E), founding pastor of first English-speaking Baptist church [117] C. H. Spurgeon (1834–1892, E), pastor known as "The Prince of Preachers" [118] Charles Stanley (1932-2023, US), televangelist founder of In Touch Ministries [119] Jeff Struecker (born 1969, US), pastor, author and former U.S. Army Ranger Chaplain
ReFrame Ministries, formerly Back to God Ministries International is the electronic media ministry of the Christian Reformed Church. [1] [2] Founded in 1939 [3] as the weekly radio ministry program "The Back to God Hour", [4] [5] in 2015 the organization produces radio programs, TV broadcasts, and Internet websites in 10 languages, [6] including children's dramas, daily devotionals, Bible ...
[citation needed] Baptists and Methodists from New England preached a message against slavery, encouraged masters to free their slaves, converted both slaves and free blacks, and gave them active roles in new congregations. [17] The first independent black congregations were started in the South before the Revolution, in South Carolina and Georgia.