Branhamism
| William M. Branham | |
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| Born |
April 6, 1909 Cumberland County, Kentucky |
| Died | December 24, 1965 (aged 56) Amarillo, Texas |
| Cause of death | Car accident |
| Occupation | Evangelist |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia Hope Brumbach (m. 1934–1937; her death) Meda Marie Broy (m.1941-1965; his death) |
| Children | William 'Billy' Paul Branham Sharon Rose Branham (deceased) Rebekah Branham Smith (deceased) Sarah Branham De Corado Joseph Branham |
| Parent(s) | Charles C. E. Branham Ella Rhee Harvey |
| Church |
Pentecostal Baptist |
William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer, generally acknowledged as initiating the post-World War II healing revival.
Branham's meetings as a faith healer started in 1946. He claimed to have received an angelic visitation on May 7, 1946 commissioning his worldwide ministry. His ministry started to falter in 1955 and never regained the status it had in its initial stages. Branham died in a car accident in 1965.
Branham's most controversial revelation was his claim to be the end-time "Elijah" prophet of the Laodicean Church age. In his last days, Branham's followers placed him at the center of a Pentecostal cult of personality that continues to this day. However, other than those that still follow him as their prophet, Branham has faded into obscurity.
William Branham was born in a small log cabin near Burkesville, Kentucky on April 9, 1909. He claimed that at his birth a "Light come [sic] whirling through the window, about the size of a pillow, and circled around where I was, and went down on the bed." He also claimed to have heard a "voice" speaking to him from a tree at the age of three, informing him that "he would live near a City called New Albany". According to Branham, they moved the same year.
Branham's father was an alcoholic, and William Branham often talked about how his upbringing was difficult and impoverished, although his claims of poverty have been called into question, because, among other things, he was able to purchase a new car when he was 18 years old.
He left home at age 19 and journeyed to Phoenix, Arizona, where he worked for several years on a ranch. He returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana when his brother died. Soon after, while working for the Public Service Company of Indiana, Branham had an accident and was almost killed. He claimed to have heard a "voice" again and this started Branham seeking God. He began attending the First Pentecostal Baptist Church in Jeffersonville and was eventually ordained an Independent Baptist minister.
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