Rolf McPherson
Dr. Rolf Potter Kennedy McPherson (March 23, 1913 – May 21, 2009) was the pastor of
Personal background
Rolf McPherson was born on March 23, 1913, in
McPherson began his career as a preacher. His mother groomed him to take over Foursquare after a management dispute resulted in Roberta being ousted from church leadership. After his mother's death in 1944, and for the next 44 years, McPherson led the denomination, headquartered at Angelus Temple, and brought it into the evangelical mainstream, which supported its tremendous development in the United States and expansion internationally.[2]
He retired in 1988. After retirement, he continued to attend church every week, serving in congregational ministry. He resigned from all church duties in 1997.
References
- ^ "Dr. Rolf K. McPherson with the Lord | Foursquare News | The Foursquare Church". Foursquare.org. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ^ a b c d Woo, Elaine (2009-05-28). "Rolf K. McPherson dies at 96; longtime Pentecostal church leader". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ^ "Lorna McPherson, 82, Of the Angelus Temple". New York Times. June 18, 1993. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
Mrs. McPherson was elected to the post in 1944 when her husband, Rolf K. McPherson, succeeded his mother as president and chief minister of Angelus Temple following her death.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Evangeline Carmichael McPherson" Archived 2017-08-27 at the Wayback Machine The Tolucan Times (July 15, 2009) Retrieved August 26, 2017
External links
- Official site of Angelus Temple
- Image of Rolf McPherson and Roberta Semple, Los Angeles, 1926. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Portrait of Rolf McPherson, 1926. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.