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Aimee Semple McPherson


Born
in Salford, Ontario, Canada
October 09, 1890

Died
September 27, 1944


Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson (née Kennedy; October 9, 1890 – September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian-born American Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the Foursquare Church. McPherson pioneered the use of broadcast mass media for wider dissemination of both religious services and appeals for donations, using radio to draw both audience and revenue with the growing appeal of popular entertainment and incorporating stage techniques into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple, an early megachurch.

In her time, she was the most publicized Protestant evangelist, surpassing Billy Sunday and other predecessors. She conducted public faith healing demonstrations in
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This Is That: The Experienc...

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This is That

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Divine Healing Sermons

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The Holy Spirit

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The Four-Square Gospel

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The Second Coming of Christ

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The Collected Sermons and W...

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In The Service of The King

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The Personal Testamony of A...

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“Lift up your heads, ye people,
lift up your faces, too,
open your mouths to sing His praise,
and the rain will fall on you.”
Aimee Semple McPherson

“If any man wills to be a Christian,
he can be a Christian.
If you go to hell,
you go of your own accord.”
Aimee Semple McPherson

“Even so today, though it means being despised and misunderstood, get alone in the wilderness of quiet and stillness before God. Seek His face till your soul is kindled with the flames of love from the burning bush.”
Aimee Semple McPherson, Divine Healing Sermons