Frederick K. C. Price

Frederick K. C. Price
Born (1932-01-03) January 3, 1932
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names Fred Price, Dr. Frederick K.C. Price, Apostle Frederick K.C. Price
Church Christianity
Title Apostle

Apostle Frederick K.C. Price (born January 3, 1932) is the founder and presiding prelate of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC), located in California.[1][2][3][4]

He is known for his Ever Increasing Faith ministries broadcast that is aired weekly on both television and radio.

Early life

Price was born in Santa Monica, California, a Los Angeles suburb, the eldest son of Winifred and Frederick Price, Sr., who owned a janitorial service in West Los Angeles. Young Frederick attended McKinley Elementary School in Santa Monica, Foshay Junior High, Manual Arts High School and Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, and then completed two years of schooling at Los Angeles City College. He later received an honorary diploma from the Rhema Bible Training Center (1976) and an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Oral Roberts University (1982). Both of his parents, who at one time had been practicing Jehovah's Witnesses, at the time he would meet his future wife Betty, had stopped practicing the religion and they were also outspoken against all organized religions. While courting Betty, who was his high school sweetheart, he began attending church services with her, however, after their marriage,he had stopped attending church regularly until a group of Los Angeles-area churches began sponsoring a week of old-fashioned tent revivals in the Crenshaw area; Price began attending these services with his wife and at one of those services, he eventually received Jesus Christ as his personal savior. Soon after becoming born again, Price felt the call from God to go into the ministry, serving mostly part-time, while working as a paper cutter, as an assistant pastor in a Baptist church from 1955 to 1957, then pastored an African Methodist Episcopal church in Val Verde, California from 1957 to 1959. From there he served in a Presbyterian church and then joined the Christian and Missionary Alliance at West Washington Community Church in 1965.

Ministry work

In February 1970, as Price has recalled many times, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of "speaking in tongues," an event which he considered the starting point in his own ministry. Shortly thereafter, Price would come into contact with the Bible-teaching ministry of late preacher/televangelist Kenneth E. Hagin. Soon thereafter, Price began to teach the Bible-deliverance message based on neo-Pentecostal teachings which are known for advocating speaking in tongues, divine healing, and prosperity teachings. He and wife Betty would co-found the Crenshaw Christian Center that same year in the Crenshaw section of West Los Angeles, California.

Crenshaw Christian Center, Home of the FaithDome, the house that Faith Built.

As Price and his wife Betty began to take "the first steps to walk by faith," his following grew "in the operation of faith" and so did his congregation's membership. Having begun with only nine members, five of whom were part of his family, his congregation quickly outgrew its facilities. As the ministry's own literature explained, Price then "followed through with a plan the Lord had shared with him about establishing a new church," "independent of denominational affiliations". "There, the Holy Spirit could operate as He chose, ... and the Word of God could be taught to His people uncompromisingly." Thus, in November 1973, Price moved with about 300 church members from West Washington in Los Angeles in order to establish the Crenshaw Christian Center in Inglewood, California. Price's membership continued to spiral, and in 1977 the church was forced to hold two services, with yet another service added in 1982, because the 1,400-seat sanctuary was always filled to capacity. With triple services starting in 1983 the thought of a 10,000 seat sanctuary moved quickly from a dream to a necessity. Ground was broken for the FaithDome on September 28, 1986. Its Construction began on January 5, 1987.[5] Lastly, its construction was completed in 1989 on the 10,146 seat dome at a cost of more than $10 million. At the time of its dedication on January 21, 1990 the dome and the church's property were both fully paid for leaving the ministry debt-free. [6]

Christian Word of Faith Ministries

In 1990, Price founded the Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM) which includes churches and ministers from all over the United States and several countries. They meet regionally throughout the year and hold a major annual convention. Price is a Word of Faith teacher.

Family and personal life

Price has been married to the former Betty Ruth Scott, whom he met while attending Dorsey High School, since 1953. They are the parents of four children, which include Frederick Kenneth Price, who also serves as a senior pastor, Angela Evans, president & CEO of Crenshaw Christian Center, the grandparents of nine grandchildren and the great-grandparents of three great-grandchildren. Frederick Kenneth regularly appears on the program Ever Increasing Faith broadcasts. Another son, Frederick K.C. III, died tragically as a child in 1962 when he was struck by an automobile.

Some books written by Price

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Los Angeles Times
  2. ↑ The Los Angeles Times
  3. ↑ The Los Angeles Times
  4. ↑ The Los Angeles Times
  5. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-09/news/mn-1556_1_fred-price
  6. ↑ Frederick K.C. Price biography at answers.com
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