Angelus Temple: Aimee Semple McPherson

Aimee Semple McPherson (October 9, 1890 -- September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee, was a Canadian-American Los Angeles--based evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s. She founded the Foursquare Church. McPherson has been noted as a pioneer in the use of modern media, especially radio, and was the second woman to be granted a broadcast license. She used radio to draw on the growing appeal of popular entertainment in North America and incorporated other forms into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple.
In her time she was the most publicized Christian evangelist, surpassing Billy Sunday and her other predecessors.[2][3] She conducted public faith-healing demonstrations before large crowds, allegedly healing tens of thousands of people.[4] [5] McPherson's articulation of the United States as a nation founded and sustained by divine inspiration continues to be echoed by many pastors in churches today. News coverage sensationalized misfortunes with family and church members; particularly inflaming accusations she had faked her reported kidnapping, turning it into a national spectacle.[6] McPherson's preaching style, extensive charity work and ecumenical contributions were a major influence in revitalization of American Evangelical Christianity in the 20th century.
Aimee Semple McPherson's faith healing demonstrations were extensively written about in the news media and were a large part of her early career legacy.[50] No one has ever been credited by secular witnesses with anywhere near the numbers of faith healings attributed to McPherson, especially during the years 1919 to 1922.[51] Over time though, she almost withdrew from the faith healing aspect of her services, since it was overwhelming[52] other areas of her ministry. Scheduled healing sessions nevertheless remained highly popular with the public until her death in 1944.
Wearied by constant traveling and having nowhere to raise a family, McPherson had settled in Los Angeles, where she maintained both a home and a church. McPherson believed that by creating a church in Los Angeles, her audience would come to her from all over the country. This, she felt, would allow her to plant seeds of the Gospel and tourists would take it home to their communities, still reaching the masses. For several years she continued to travel and raise money for the construction of a large, domed church building at 1100 Glendale Blvd. in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles. The church would be named Angelus Temple, reflecting the Roman Catholic tradition of the Angelus bell, calling the faithful to prayer and as well its reference to the angels
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