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'''Fred Francis Bosworth''' (d. 1958) was a pastor, evangelist, author, radio personality, and close friend to William Branham. F.F. Bosworth was born in Utica, Nebraska, in 1877. As a young man, he was instantly healed of tuberculosis when a traveling Methodist "Bible woman" prayed for him. For the rest of his life, he became a witness to the healing power of Jesus Christ, and wrote the book "Christ the Healer" which is still in print today. | '''Fred Francis Bosworth''' (d. 1958) was a pastor, evangelist, author, radio personality, and close friend to William Branham. F.F. Bosworth was born in Utica, Nebraska, in 1877. As a young man, he was instantly healed of tuberculosis when a traveling Methodist "Bible woman" prayed for him. For the rest of his life, he became a witness to the healing power of Jesus Christ, and wrote the book "Christ the Healer" which is still in print today. | ||
F.F. Bosworth | For a time, F.F. Bosworth was a Band Leader for for Alexander Dowie's church in Zion Illinois. He then started the first Assemblies of God church in Dallas, Texas in 1910. He later became controversial among Pentecostals when he disagreed with the doctrine that the initial evidence of the the Baptism with the Holy Ghost was speaking in tongues. Because of this disagreement, in 1918 he quietly withdrew from the Assemblies of God and started a Christian and Missionary Alliance church in Dallas. He was also beaten by vigilantes in Texas for crossing racial barriers in his preaching. | ||
As an evangelist, F.F. Bosworth traveled extensively. One of his meetings in Ottawa, Canada recorded 12,000 conversions. He also received over a 250,000 letters in response to his "National Radio Revival Missionary Crusaders" campaigns over the airwaves. | As an evangelist, F.F. Bosworth traveled extensively. One of his meetings in Ottawa, Canada recorded 12,000 conversions. He also received over a 250,000 letters in response to his "National Radio Revival Missionary Crusaders" campaigns over the airwaves. | ||
F.F. Bosworth was over 70 when he met William Branham, but soon joined him in his various domestic and African campaigns. | F.F. Bosworth was over 70 when he met William Branham, but soon joined him in his various domestic and African campaigns. F.F. Bosworth's health failed in 1957, and he passed away in January 1958. It was not until after [[Ern Baxter]] resigned as William Branham's campaign manager, and after F.F. Bosworth's death that William Branham began focusing on the teaching a prophetic side of his ministry. | ||
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F.F. Bosworth wrote a chapter of the book "A Prophet Visits South Africa". The following testimonies are excerpts from that chapter: | F.F. Bosworth wrote a chapter of the book "A Prophet Visits South Africa". The following testimonies are excerpts from that chapter that point to a legitimate healing ministry: | ||