Crawford, Percy B. (Percy Bartimus)
Variant namesEvangelist; born Percy Bartiminaus Crawford in Canada, 1902; was an independent Protestant evangelist and founder of King's College, the Young People's Church of the Air (which produced radio and television programs), Pinebrook and other Christian summer camps and other enterprises; he was especially notable for Youth on the March, the first evangelistic program on television which aired in October 1949; died in New Jersey, 1960; Ruth Crawford Porter, his wife, was an active partner in these enterprises and had general responsibility for all musical aspects; she died in 1986.
From the description of Papers of Percy B. Crawford and Ruth Crawford Porter, 1922-1989. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 41410578
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Billy Graham Greater Los Angeles Campaign (1949 : Los Angeles, Calif.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Crawford, Dan Duvall. | person |
| associatedWith | Crawford, Donald B., 1937- | person |
| associatedWith | Drury, William A. | person |
| associatedWith | Evans, Colleen Townsend. | person |
| associatedWith | Graham, Billy, 1918- | person |
| associatedWith | Huffman, John A., 1912-2004. | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson, Torrey Maynard, 1909- | person |
| associatedWith | Kline, Stanley R. | person |
| associatedWith | Pinebrook Bible Conference. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Porter, Ruth Crawford, d. 1986. | person |
| associatedWith | Rorheim, Art. | person |
| associatedWith | Shea, George Beverly, 1909- | person |
| associatedWith | Straw, Perry. | person |
| associatedWith | Wilson, Ernie. | person |
| associatedWith | Wyrtzen, Jack, 1913- | person |
| associatedWith | Young People's Church of the Air. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Pennsylvania | |||
| United States | |||
| New York (State)--New York |
| Subject |
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| Christian education, Outdoor |
| Christian life |
| Conversion |
| Evangelicalism |
| Evangelistic invitations |
| Evangelistic sermons |
| Evangelistic work |
| Evangelistic work |
| Faith |
| Fundamentalism |
| Mass media in religion |
| Radio in religion |
| Television in religion |
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| Activity |
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Person
Birth 1902-10-20
Death 1960-10-31
