Marilyn Hickey

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Marilyn Hickey

Born	July 1, 1931 (1931-07-01) (age 76) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Residence	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation	Teleevangelist, Inspirational Speaker, Missionary,Author
Religious beliefs	Christianity (Methodist, then Pentecostal)
Spouse	Rev. Wallace Hickey
Children	Michael Hickey & Sarah Beth Hickey Bowling

Marilyn Hickey (born July 1, 1931) in the United States is a minister on Christian television and teaches Bible studies around the world. Although she was raised having casual church attendance, she did not become a born again Christian until she was a teenager. In college she studied Spanish, intending to become a public high school teacher until she met her husband Wallace Hickey, who challenged her commitment to Christ and was her encouragement to become a Pentecostal.

The couple married and became a Pastoral team in an Assemblies of God church. They continued to pastor in The Orchard Road Christian Center in the Metropolitan Denver area, the church having been a former shopping mall.

The Hickeys preach and teach a Charismatic Word of Faith message. Some people have stated that the Hickeys are at the conservative end of the prosperity gospel ladder but others have criticized their emphasis on the 'Name it and Claim it" ethos, in which they tell their audience or TV viewers that if they 'sow a seed' (i.e. give money) to their ministry, God will reward them. The Hickeys have a strong commitment to a born-again salvation message with a strong Assemblies of God theological background.

Ms. Hickey has been joined on television with her daughter Sarah Bowling and continues to preach both on television and in conferences, especially overseas.