List of Assemblies of God people
The following are notable people associated (past or present) with the Assemblies of God.
| Name | Role | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. A. Allen | Preacher active in the 1950s and 1960s | United States of America | Known for his "raise the dead" campaign | |
| John Ashcroft | Former U.S. attorney general, Missouri senator (1995), and Missouri governor (1985–93) | United States of America | Known as the first Assemblies of God congressman | |
| Jim Bakker | Founder of The PTL Club | United States of America | ||
| Tammy Faye Bakker | Ex-wife of Jim Bakker and PTL co-leader | United States of America | Subject of film "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" | |
| Daniel Berg | Founded the Assembly of God in Brazil with Gunnar Vingren in 1911 | Sweden | ||
| Moya Brennan | Grammy Award-winning Irish singer | Ireland | ||
| Alan Chambers | President of Exodus International, the largest ex-gay organization in the world | United States of America | ||
| Gary Chapman | Singer-songwriter | United States of America | Parents were ordained Assemblies of God ministers and pastored an A. of G. in Texas; once married to Amy Grant (m. 1982–97) | |
| Toni Childs | Pop singer, raised in the Assemblies of God | United States of America | ||
| David Yonggi Cho | Senior Pastor of the largest church in the world, Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea | Korea | ||
| Vern Clark | Admiral (United States Navy, Retired) – Former Chief of Naval Operations, graduate of Evangel College Springfield, Missouri | United States of America | ||
| Bruce Cozart | member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Hot Springs | United States of America | [1] | |
| Jan Crouch | co-founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network | United States of America | ||
| Paul Crouch | co-founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network | United States of America | ||
| Nicky Cruz | Former gang member; now Assemblies of God minister. Author of autobiography Run Baby Run | United States of America | ||
| Richard Dortch | Illinois District Superintendent (1971–83) when he joined PTL; the 2nd PTL executive to spend time in federal prison for his crimes related to the PTL scandal | United States of America | ||
| Iliafi Esera | Senior Pastor of Faith City Church in Wanganui, NZ.; currently General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand and Assistant Superintendent of the AGNZ (2003–11) | New Zealand | ||
| Andrew Evans | Previously Senior Pastor of Paradise Church; founder of the Family First Party and Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | Australia | ||
| Jason Frenn | Missionary-evangelist and author who holds city-wide crusades throughout Latin America and the United States; an honorary member of the Luis Palau Evangelistic Alliance and hosts a daily live radio program with a million listeners on Radio Nueva Vida | Latin America and The United States | Has spoken to over 4.5 million people in live events and has seen more than 450,000 first-time decisions for Christ | |
| Mickey Gilley (born March 9, 1936) | Rock-n-Roll and Country star, singer, pianist, guitarist | United States of America | Performed with cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart at the Ferriday First Assemblies of God church (Ferriday, Louisiana) | |
| Jessica Hahn | Church Secretary whose sexual involvement with Jim Bakker was one factor that triggered the PTL Ministry scandal and subsequent investigation | United States of America | ||
| Steve Hill | Evangelist who led the Brownsville Revival in Pensacola, Florida in the 1990s | United States of America | ||
| Benny Hinn (born 1953) | Televangelist, host of This Is Your Day on TBN; was ordained by the Assemblies of God in 1994, and subsequently resigned his ordination in 1996 | United States of America | ||
| Brian Houston | Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church | Australia | ||
| The Jonas Brothers | Pop boy band | United States of America | Father Paul Kevin Jonas, Sr. is an ordained Assemblies of God minister and former pastor in Wyckoff, New Jersey | |
| Johnny Key | Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate from Mountain Home in Baxter County | United States of America | [2] | |
| Phil Keaggy | Guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of rock band Glass Harp | United States of America | Two weeks after Keaggy's mother died in 1970 he became a Christian and attended a small Assemblies of God church in Boardman, Ohio | |
| Sam Kinison | Controversial comedian in the late 1980s and early 1990s; before becoming a comedian, he was an Assembly of God evangelist | United States of America | ||
| Jerry Lee Lewis | Rock-and-roll pianist, singer; at age 8 sang for Ferriday First Assemblies of God church (Ferriday, Louisiana), played at tent revivals | United States of America | Cousin to Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley | |
| Linda Gail Lewis | Singer | United States of America | Sister to Jerry Lee Lewis, began performing with him at the Ferriday First Assemblies of God church (Ferriday, Louisiana) | |
| Ray Llarena | Senior pastor of Tabernacle of Faith International Church and the Harvest Christian Center in Chicago. Bishop Llarena is also the head of twenty-five other churches planted in the Philippines, Canada, Liberia,[3][4] India and other locations and has been in the ministry for more than 40 years. | Philippines, Worldwide | ||
| Aimee Semple McPherson | Former Assemblies of God church planter and evangelist who later became the founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | United States of America | ||
| Danny Nalliah | Pastor of The Fire Ministries in Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | ||
| Sarah Palin | Former Governor of Alaska and GOP Vice President Candidate; attended Assemblies of God Church for 2 decades until 2002 | United States of America | ||
| Scott Perkins | Radio personality; known as the "Country Parson" to country music listeners in the Topeka, Kansas market; founding pastor of the FarmHouse Cowboy Church in Topeka. | United States of America | ||
| David du Plessis | One of the founding fathers of the charismatic movement outside of the traditional Pentecostal churches | South Africa | ||
| Elvis Presley (1935–1977) | "King of Rock & Roll," singer, actor, born in Tupelo, Mississippi; sang in choir at First Assembly of God (Tupelo) and at camp meetings | United States of America | ||
| Dr. Samani Pulepule | Former Chief Apostle and General Superintendent of the World Samoan AOG Fellowship (1966–2011); also Senior Pastor of the largest Samoan congregation in the world, Auckland Samoan Assembly of God, NZ | Samoa, based in New Zealand | regarded as one of the eldest serving pastor and superintendent in the Assemblies of God | |
| Jane Russell | Hollywood actress | United States of America | Funeral was conducted by the Pacific Christian Center, an Assemblies of God congregation in Santa Maria, California | |
| Gene Scott | Internationally known preacher, former president of University Network and helped found Oral Roberts University | United States of America | ||
| Guy Sebastian | Pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who attended Paradise Community Church; the first winner of Australian Idol (2003) and is a judge on the Australian version of The X-Factor[5] | Australia | Has sung with the then Paradise Community Church Youth Conference Planetshakers[5][6] | |
| Kristy Starling | Contemporary Christian music artist; participant in Assembly of God National Fine Arts Festival competition | United States of America | ||
| Jimmy Swaggart | Former Assemblies of God evangelist; televangelist, founder of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, and gospel music artist | United States of America | Cousin to Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley, began performing at the Ferriday First Assemblies of God church (Ferriday, Louisiana) | |
| Todd Tiahrt | U.S. Representative from Kansas 4th District, graduate of Evangel College Springfield, Missouri | United States of America | ||
| Gunnar Vingren | Founded the Assemblies of God in Brazil with Daniel Berg in 1911 | Sweden | ||
| Doug Wead | Former special assistant to George H.W. Bush and author; was once an Assemblies of God evangelist | United States of America | ||
| José Wellington Bezerra da Costa | Current President of the Assemblies of God in Brazil | Brazil | ||
| Smith Wigglesworth | Healing Evangelist, the "Apostle of Faith," instrumental in founding future Elim and Assemblies of God national fellowships; spoke at Assemblies of God conferences but never joined the organization | England | ||
| David Wilkerson | Former Assemblies of God evangelist; founder of Teen Challenge, founder and pastor of independent Times Square Church in New York City from 1987 until the time of his death on April 27, 2011; famous for the book The Cross and the Switchblade, instrumental in conversion of Nicky Cruz | United States of America | ||
| Bill Wilson | Leader of Metro Ministries International | United States of America | ||
| George O. Wood | Current General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God (2007–present) | United States of America |
References
- ↑ "Bruce Cozart's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Johnny Key's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Liberia: Village Ministries to Empower Rural Dwellers". AllAfrica.com. February 19, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Liberia: Nothing Can Stop God's Plan for Liberia". AllAfrica.com. February 16, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- 1 2 Bermingham, L. B. (2004). Guy Sebastian Angels Brought Me Here: The Official Biography, Funtastic, Victoria. ISBN 1-74150-055-9
- ↑ Cheah, Jason (December 22, 2003). Nice guys do win. Allmalaysian. info. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
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