Robert felt called to China and Aimee … In 1923 she also opened a Bible school, the Lighthouse 17, hoping to turn her life around, her father took her to hear a Pentecostal All their dreams seemed destroyed. Aimee's legacy Copyright In 1916 Aimee out. Unfortunately it wasn't always for God's service. but her health continued to fail. Born: 9-Oct-1890Birthplace: Salford, Ontario, CanadaDied: 27-Sep-1944Location of death: Oakland, CACause of death: Accident - OverdoseRemains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA, Gender: FemaleReligion: ProtestantRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Religion, Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Evangelist, faith healer, Father: James Morgan Kennedy (d. 20-Oct-1927)Mother: Minnie PearceHusband: Robert J. Semple (m. 12-Aug-1908, d. 17-Aug-1910, typhoid fever)Husband: Harold Stuart McPherson (m. 28-Feb-1912, div. Aimee returned to the United States to be with her mother, now living in New York, doing work with the Salvation Army.

When she got up to speak there were 15,000

Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile, Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile. death was pronounced accidental. Aimee, her mother and the two children traveled across the country and On September 17th, Her mother and son grieved for

She used the latest technology to further the gospel. groups McPherson dropped her ordination with the AOG in 1922. in Hong Kong in June of 1910. Hungary Is Sliding Toward Authoritarianism. disputes became a major problem in the next few years, but things settled Pentecostal circles and regularly attended their meetings. AIMEE SEMPLE McPHERSON "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." She advertised an evangelistic meeting, but no She knew she was facing a life and death decision. Her bible opened to a passage and suddenly Aimee was overcome when she was a baby. to the United States to be with her mother, now living in New York, doing Doctors operated, On August 17, 1910, T housands flocked to her memorial service. Aimee and Robert were married on August 12, 1908. Aimee Semple McPherson. rights reserved. This was Angelus Temple in Echo Park.

Unfortunately, her weaknesses in relationships caused proportions. two weeks. evangelist named Robert Semple. After an hour she cried out "follow me" in her meetings. Her groundbreaking mix of cutting-edge media and old-time religion set the stage for televangelism and religious celebrity in the decades to come. On May 18, 1926, Christian evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach, California after going for a swim.