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William Branham’s father brewed his own moonshine and established a speakeasy in Indiana.  While William Branham’s hatred for alcohol and women stemmed from this time of his life, he never stopped admiring the man who provided the booze and drew the crowd.   
William Branham’s father brewed his own moonshine and established a speakeasy in Indiana.  While William Branham’s hatred for alcohol and women stemmed from this time of his life, he never stopped admiring the man who provided the booze and drew the crowd.   
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|''Evil Women Controversy''' <br> Learn more about William Branham's hatred for women.   
|'''Evil Women Controversy''' <br> Learn more about William Branham's hatred for women.   
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|''Nazarite Controversy''' <br> What is a Nazarite vow?   
|'''Nazarite Controversy''' <br> What is a Nazarite vow?   
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|''The Bridge Controversy''' <br> Was this William Branham's first false prophecy?   
|'''The Bridge Controversy''' <br> Was this William Branham's first false prophecy?   
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|''Poor Man Controversy''' <br> Was the Branham family actually poor?   
|'''Poor Man Controversy''' <br> Was the Branham family actually poor?   
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William Branham said that after this experience, he went into a field to pray, and saw a vision of a light that formed a cross.   
William Branham said that after this experience, he went into a field to pray, and saw a vision of a light that formed a cross.   
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|''Roy E. Davis & the K.K.K.''' <br> Who was Roy E. Davis?     
|'''Roy E. Davis & the K.K.K.''' <br> Who was Roy E. Davis?     
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William Branham went to ask Charles for Hope's hand in marriage after a sermon preached by Roy Davis after a Wednesday night sermon.  They walked to her parent’s house from the church.  William Branham said he stood on the porch of her parent’s home, and that he asked Charles if he could marry Hope while Hope remained inside and talked with her mother.   
William Branham went to ask Charles for Hope's hand in marriage after a sermon preached by Roy Davis after a Wednesday night sermon.  They walked to her parent’s house from the church.  William Branham said he stood on the porch of her parent’s home, and that he asked Charles if he could marry Hope while Hope remained inside and talked with her mother.   


Roy Davis preached strongly about the Pentecostal revival, and wrote that William Branham received the Holy Spirit in his front room. Owen Jorgensen records that it is at was in 1932 when William Branham first prayed for the sick: a Mr. Merril and a Mrs. Mary Der Ohanion were both healed that year.
Roy Davis preached strongly about the Pentecostal revival, and wrote that William Branham received the Holy Spirit in his front room. Even though William Branham said that he did not join a church, it was at this time that he became an elder in the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, and was president of the PBYPU (Pentecostal Baptist Young People) in March 1933.
Even though William Branham said that he did not join a church, it was at this time that he became an elder in the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, and was president of the PBYPU (Pentecostal Baptist Young People) in March 1933.   
 
=Early Signs of a Supernatural Ministry=
Owen Jorgensen records that it is at was in 1932 when William Branham first prayed for the sick: a Mr. Merril and a Mrs. Mary Der Ohanion were both healed that year.
   
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|''The Ohio River Baptism''' <br> What happened on the river?  
|'''The Ohio River Baptism''' <br> What happened on the river?  
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|''A Baptist Minister?''' <br> Or was he a Pentecostal Minister?   
|'''A Baptist Minister?''' <br> Or was he a Pentecostal Minister?   
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|''Is the Trinity OK?''' <br> A vision from heaven.     
|'''Is the Trinity OK?''' <br> A vision from heaven.     
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William Branham continued to work and preach, and married Hope Brumbach on June 22, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  
William Branham continued to work and preach, and married Hope Brumbach on June 22, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  
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|''Mishawaka''' <br> Who did William Branham meet?       
|'''Mishawaka''' <br> Who did William Branham meet?       
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Already married, and a pastor of a Pentecostal church, William Branham travelled north to a town called Mishawaka, where he was received warmly by a group of mixed European-American and African-American Pentecostals. William Branham often said that these Mishawaka meetings were his first introduction to the Pentecostal faith.  Without Roy Davis around to enforce his KKK agenda, William Branham began accepting a number of invitations to preach at various Oneness and mixed-race Pentecostal churches.   
Already married, and a pastor of a Pentecostal church, William Branham travelled north to a town called Mishawaka, where he was received warmly by a group of mixed European-American and African-American Pentecostals. William Branham often said that these Mishawaka meetings were his first introduction to the Pentecostal faith.  Without Roy Davis around to enforce his KKK agenda, William Branham began accepting a number of invitations to preach at various Oneness and mixed-race Pentecostal churches.   


=Early Ministry=
William Branham became an elder in the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, and began ministering.  Later that year, he has two visions: one of a man hit by a car getting healed, and another of an infirm woman being instantly healed.  Within weeks, he prayed for both of these people and they were instantly healed. 
[[Image:Image-rs-018 - Sis Hope and Bro Branham.jpg|220px|thumb|William and Hope Branham]]
[[Image:Image-rs-018 - Sis Hope and Bro Branham.jpg|220px|thumb|William and Hope Branham]]


1933 was a remarkable year for William Branham,
The summer of 1935 was a whirlwind of events.   
*He had his first evangelistic tent meetings in June 1933, in which 14 people were converted. He received front page news coverage of these meetings.
*He started construction on the 'Pentecostal Tabernacle’ in Jeffersonville (this later became known as the 'Branham Tabernacle'). 
*He experienced a series of seven prophecies that he talked about much in later years (see [[Prophecy]] for more details).
William Branham told of a vision he had on the morning he was laying the cornerstone for his new tablernacle.  The vision was of an orchard, with places for new trees on either side of an aisle leading to the cross.  Plum trees were on one side, and apple trees were on the other side, and both types of fruit were found in the cross.  William Branham was instructed to walk between these trees (which he identified as the Trinitarian and Oneness Pentecostals), and do the work of an evangelist, as both types of fruit were found in the cross.   


William Branham continued to work and preach, and married Hope Brumbach in 1934.  William Branham also travelled north to a town called Mishawaka, where he was received warmly by a group of mixed European-American and African-American Pentecostals.  William Branham often said that these Mishawaka meetings challenged his perspective on Christianity.  In 1935, a son, Billy Paul, was born to William and Hope Branham.   
William Branham’s brother Charles died in an accident on August 5, 1935.  Then Hope Branham’s mother remarried to John Cardwell on August 22, 1935.  Soon after, Billy Paul Branham was born to William and Hope on September 13, 1935.  The 1935 and 1937 city directory listed William Branham is pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle, and residing with his wife Hope at 430 Graham Street in Jeffersonville.
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|'''When Charles died.''' <br> When did Charles Branham die?  
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In 1936 William Branham began receiving a number of invitations to preach at various Oneness and mixed-race churches, and was pressured by his mother-in-law not to accept these invitations.  William Branham also said that he prophesied that the Ohio river would flood, and reach 22 feet over Spring Street in Jeffersonville.  Finally, a daughter named Sharon Rose Branham was born to William and Hope Branham.
In 1936 William Branham was pressured by his mother-in-law not to accept invitations from Oneness, colored and mixed-race Pentecostal Churches.  William Branham agreed to follows his mother-in-law’s advice.  Shortly after, he claimed to prophecy that the Ohio river would flood, and reach 22 feet over Spring Street in Jeffersonville.  A daughter named Sharon Rose Branham was born to William and Hope Branham on October 27, 1936.  A month later, William Branham’s father Charles passed away for real on November 30, 1936. William Branham later said that he had terrible grammar because of his father’s early death.


=Tragedy and Recovery=
=Tragedy and Recovery=
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