Aimee Semple McPherson

Born on October 9, 1890, Aimee Semple McPherson was the most famous Pentecostal evangelist of the early twentieth century. She served in China as a missionary with her husband Robert Semple, returning to the United States with their newborn daughter after Robert died of malaria. From the 1920s to the 1940s, McPherson was one of the most recognizable women in America. Tens of millions of people listened to her on the radio and read her sermons in newspapers. People flocked to hear her speak at...See more

Born on October 9, 1890, Aimee Semple McPherson was the most famous Pentecostal evangelist of the early twentieth century. She served in China as a missionary with her husband Robert Semple, returning to the United States with their newborn daughter after Robert died of malaria. From the 1920s to the 1940s, McPherson was one of the most recognizable women in America. Tens of millions of people listened to her on the radio and read her sermons in newspapers. People flocked to hear her speak at both her revivals and Angelus Temple, the church she founded in Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of people were miraculously healed when McPherson prayed with them for God's healing touch, restoring vision and hearing, healing broken necks, and curing paralysis. During the Great Depression, her commissary fed and clothed over 1.5 million people. McPherson died September 27, 1944. Her wisdom and words live on. See less