Papers of Torrey Maynard Johnson, 1919-2001.

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...

Houghton, Will H.

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Torrey Johnson Evangelistic Crusade, Inc.

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Blanchard, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1848-1925

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Wyrtzen, Jack, 1913-

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Evangelist, founder of Word of Life ministry; born John von Casper Wyrtzen on April 22, 1913; honorary degree from Hawthorne Evening Bible School; organized Word of Life Fellowship, 1940; founded Word of Life Bible School, 1942; purchased Schroon Lake for Word of Life camp, ca 1946; opened camps in other cities in U.S. and in countries around the world; traveled as an evangelist; died April 17, 1996. From the description of Papers of Jack Wyrtzen, 1991. (Wheaton College). WorldCat re...

National Association of Evangelicals for United Action

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Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977

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Presbyterian minister and college president. From the description of Papers, 1916-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70966753 ...

Cook, Robert A., 1912-

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Wheaton College (Ill.)

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Rader, Paul, 1879-1938

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Crawford, Percy B. (Percy Bartimus)

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Evangelist; 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 ent...

Moody Bible Institute

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Founded by Dwight L. Moody in 1886 in Chicago, Illinois. From the description of Records of the Moody Bible Institute, 1913. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152847 ...

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...

American Messianic Fellowship

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The ministry was begun to provide physical and spiritual assistance to the Jewish people. Later it also educated Christians to the Jewish roots of their faith and fought anti-Semitism. Originally started among Russian Jewish immigrants in Chicago, it helped to establish affiliated missions established in many other cities economically independent but following the doctrine and methods of AMF. Merged in 2008 with Immanuel Ministries International to form Life if Messiah International. ...

American Association for Jewish Evangelism

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Nondenominational mission agency; founded, 1944; supported national staff and carried out literature distribution, radio work, and door-to-door evangelism, focused specifically toward Jewish people in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Israel. From the description of Pamphlet of the American Association for Jewish Evangelism, [195-?] (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 31743438 ...

Engstrom, Ted W. (Ted Wilhelm), 1916-

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Hutchings, Eric Edward

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Youth for Christ/USA

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Evangelistic organization working among young people; founded in 1944 to centralize independently organized rallies around the country; Billy Graham was YFC's first full-time evangelist; emphasis shifted from Saturday night rallies to organized clubs, known in 1960s as Campus Life, including activities for recreation and spiritual growth; developed a program for troubled teenagers called Youth Guidance; Mid-Winter Conventions held in different American cities (1956- ) as a youth conference, addi...

Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984

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Anti-Nazi German clergyman. From the description of Martin Niemöller writings, 1936-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867455 ...

American Indian Crusade.

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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...

Midwest Bible Church (Chicago, Ill.)

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Jones, Bob, 1883-1968

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Bibletown Community Church (Boca Raton, Fla.)

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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...

Youth for Christ International

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Ockenga, Harold John, 1905-1985

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American Evangelical pastor, scholar and churchman; born July 6, 1905; pastor of Park Street Church 1936-1969; first president of the National Association of Evangelcials, 1942-1944; president of Fuller Theological Seminary, 1947-1954, 1959-1963; president of Gordon College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1969-1979; leader in many other Evangelcial protestant organziations; died 1985. From the description of Ephemera of Harold John Ockenga, 1979. (Wheaton College). WorldCat ...