Read about the people behind the faith through biographies, primary sources, and accounts from Christian history.
Pioneer of Faith Teaching and Divine Healing
Known as the father of modern faith teaching, Kenneth E. Hagin spent sixty years ministering across the globe, emphasizing the authority of the believer, divine healing, and the integrity of God's Word.
Evangelist and Pioneer of 20th Century Healing Revival
An uneducated Yorkshire plumber who could not read until his wife taught him using the Bible, Smith Wigglesworth became one of the best-known figures of the Pentecostal movement. Biographical accounts report that he prayed for people who were said to have returned to life.
Apostolic Missionary and Founder of Spokane Healing Rooms
A successful businessman turned missionary, John G. Lake pioneered revival work in South Africa and later founded the Spokane Healing Rooms in Washington State, where supporters reported many healings.
Evangelist and Minister of the Holy Spirit
Kathryn Kuhlman was one of the most influential female evangelists of the twentieth century, filling auditoriums across America where thousands experienced spontaneous physical healings through the atmosphere of the Holy Spirit.
Teacher of Grace and Faith · Founder of Charis Bible College
Andrew Wommack has spent over fifty years teaching that God's love is unconditional and that healing is an accomplished fact through Christ's sacrifice at Calvary, broadcasting Gospel Truth to millions daily.
Bible Teacher, Theologian, and Pioneer of Deliverance Ministry
A Cambridge-educated philosopher who encountered God while serving as a British Army medic in World War II, Derek Prince became one of the most rigorous and widely trusted Bible teachers of the 20th century, with a legacy spanning over 100 books and teaching that has reached every continent.
Kingdom Theologian, Leadership Teacher, and Bestselling Author
Born in poverty in the Bahamas, Myles Munroe became one of the most influential kingdom theology teachers in the world, reframing the gospel around purpose, identity, and the restoration of God's original mandate for humanity, with particular resonance across Africa and the global diaspora.
Evangelist and Pioneer of African Mass Crusade Ministry
A German evangelist who felt called to Africa as a child, Reinhard Bonnke conducted very large Christian gatherings across the African continent. His organisation reported crowds exceeding 1.6 million at a single service and about 79 million decisions for Christ during his ministry.
Missionary, Revivalist, and Founder of Iris Global
An American missionary who moved to Mozambique in the mid-1990s amid chaos and collapsed infrastructure, Heidi Baker built one of the most remarkable grassroots mission movements in the contemporary church, planting over 10,000 churches across Mozambique and surrounding nations while caring personally for thousands of orphaned children.
General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God
Born into poverty in rural Nigeria and trained as a mathematician at the University of Lagos, Enoch Adeboye became the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1981 and has since overseen its expansion to over 197 countries, making it one of the most globally distributed church networks in history.
Founder of Deeper Life Bible Church, Holiness-Charismatic Teacher
A mathematics lecturer at the University of Lagos who began a small Bible study group of fifteen students in 1973, William Kumuyi built Deeper Life Bible Church into one of Nigeria's largest and most disciplined church movements, known for its uncompromising emphasis on personal holiness and rigorous scripture teaching.
Pioneer Bible Teacher and Foundational Voice of Faith Teaching
Essek William Kenyon was a New England pastor, educator, and writer whose early 20th century teaching on the believer's identity in Christ, the authority of the name of Jesus, and the relationship between confession and reality became the theological foundation on which much of the later charismatic and Word of Faith movements were built.
Bible Teacher, Author, and Founder of Joyce Meyer Ministries
Joyce Meyer overcame severe childhood trauma and years of personal struggle to become one of the most listened-to Bible teachers in the world, with a particular gift for translating scripture into practical daily application that has resonated with millions of women and men across every continent.
