Oral history interview with Andrew Wyzenbeek, 1978.

Graham, Billy, 1918-2018

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Evangelist, radio preacher, and author; born William Franklin Graham on November 18, 1918 in Charlotte, N.C.; graduated from Florida Bible Institute (1940 and Wheaton College (1943); ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, 1940; achieved national prominence in 1949 through his evangelistic meetings in Los Angeles; founded Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1952; had extensive evangelistic ministry throughout the world, 1949- ; authored many books and received many awards and honors; organiz...

Johnson, Torrey Maynard, 1909-

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Evangelist, pastor, first president of Youth for Christ; born in the Chicago area, March 15, 1909; graduated from Wheaton College (B.S., 1930); married Evelyn Nilsen, 1930; in 1933 helped found the Midwest Bible Church in Chicago and served as its pastor until 1953; received a bachelor of divinity degree from Northern Baptist Seminary in 1936 and was a professor there until 1940; in the early 1940s participated in the creation of various Evangelical organizations, including Youth for Christ whic...

Rader, Paul, 1879-1938

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Youth for Christ International

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Wyzenbeek, Andrew.

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Mechanical engineer, manufacturer, inventor, and lay Christian leader; born in 1888 in Holland; immigrated to the United States, 1907; was active in Christian evangelism and foreign missions; worked with evangelists such as Billy Sunday, Mel Trotter, Paul Rader, Peter Deyneka, Torrey Johnson, and Billy Graham; served on advisory board of the Slavic Gospel Association; active in the work of the Gideons International and was an important figure in the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle and Moody Memorial C...

Gideon's International.

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Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967

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Moody Memorial Church (Chicago, Ill.)

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Independent conservative Protestant church; founded by Dwight L. Moody in Chicago, 1864; one of the leading churches of Chicago and of Fundamentalism-Evangelicalism in the U.S.; originally called the Illinois Street Church, 1864-1871; after the building burned in the Chicago Fire, the congregation built a new structure at Chicago Avenue, which gave the church its name until it was renamed the Moody Church in 1900. From the description of Records of Moody Memorial Church, 1864-1987. (...

Taylor, Herbert John, 1893-1978

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Chicago businessman, civic leader and religious philanthropist; born April 18, 1893; served as president of Club Aluminum Products; was president of Rotary International, 1954-1955; founded the Christian Workers Foundation in 1939; was a major, though unpublicized, leader of the evangelical Protestant resurgence in the United States after World War II; died in 1973. From the description of Papers of Herbert John Taylor, 1916-1979. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26448798 ...

Semenchuk, Andrew.

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Slavic Gospel Association

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Evangelistic and missionary organization working primarily among Slavic peoples; incorporated in 1936; developed branches in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Great Britain and New Zealand; among its activities were radio broadcasting, providing seminary education, translation and publication of Bibles and Christian literature, conducting evangelistic meetings, and refugee work; for many years the SGA also had a work among the Aleuts and Eskimos. From the description of Records of Slavic...

Chicago Gospel Tabernacle (Ill.)

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Independent fundamentalist church; founded by evangelist Paul Rader in 1922 and from then until Rader's resignation in 1933 was the center of a wide ranging, city-wide program of evangelistic activity; during the Depression and afterwards the church was much more modest in its activities, although it did have its own radio program; dissolved in 1979 because of declining membership. From the description of Records of Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, 1952-1979. (Wheaton College). WorldCat re...

Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935

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William Ashley Sunday, Sr., American evangelist, was born November 19, 1862 in Ames, Iowa. After holding various jobs while completing high school, he was recruited to join the Chicago White Stockings, a professional baseball team. He committed his life to Christ in 1886 or 1887, upon following a street gospel band back to their mission. He married Helen Amelia Thompson in 1888. He gave talks to young men in the cities his team visited and worked part-time for the Chicago YMCA. He coached the ba...