Maria Woodworth-Etter

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Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844–1924) was a famous evangelist in the founding years of the Assemblies of God. She was born in New Lisbon, Ohio, born-again in 1857 and married Philo Horace Woodworth in 1863.

When disease took five of her six children, Maria (pronounced Ma-ri-ah) had a vision which led her to dedicate her life to the ministry.

In 1902, she married Samuel Etter.

After spending over 40 years of her life preaching thousands of sermons across America, Woodworth-Etter built her Tabernacle in Indianapolis Indiana Dedicated on May 19th, 1918, her Tabernacle (now Lakeview Church) drew many of future leaders of the revival, including Aimee Semple McPherson.

Maria Woodworth-Etter died six years after the dedication of her Tabernacle, at the age of eighty.

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"A Diary of Signs and Wonders", Maria Woodworth-Etter, Harrison House, 1916.

"God's Generals", Roberts Liardon, Whitaker House, 1996. Documented within Roberts Liardon's book "God's Generals" are accounts of the thousands of miracles that took place under the¨"power of God". Such miracles include the testimony of a man in which "cancer had eaten the entire side of his face and neck". Although the man was in great pain Sister Etter laid hands on him and prayed, the power of God hit him and all of the pain, stiffness and burning left immediately. He was then able to get up turn his neck from side to side and ended up preaching to the crowd (p.64) Another testimony is of a man who had three broken ribs. He was barely able to stand because of the pain he endured. As Sister Etter laid hands on him he flinched but after the prayer of faith was given the bones that were turned inward came into place. The same man, instantly healed, ended up pounding his ribs because he realized the pain and the swelling were gone (p.63). Many strong men and women of God followed her ministry and were profoundly influenced by her abilities with God. Aimee Semple McPherson and John G. Lake were two healing evanglists that are highly noted and took as much from Maria Woodworth-Etters ministry as possible.