Ernest Angley

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Ernest Angley (born August 9, 1921 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is an international Christian evangelist, based in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Life and work

A native of rural North Carolina, he was raised a Baptist, and at the age of 18 he said he underwent a "life-changing experience" with Jesus. In the early 1950s, traveling with their tent, he and his wife arrived in northeast Ohio as a traveling salvation and healing evangelist; the locals embraced them, and he has lived in the Akron area ever since.

He emphasizes 1) Salvation through Christ Jesus, and 2) Praying for the sick in the name of Jesus, in an inter-denominational ministry that takes him all over the world via television and crusades.

The author of many books as well as gospel songs, he contributes all royalties to sending the gospel throughout the world. Ernest Angley continues to live in the same small house that he shared with his wife Esther "Angel" before her death in December 1970. Reverend Angley never remarried and has no children.

He can be seen on "The 90 and 9 Club" (show named in reference to Matt. 18:12-13) weekdays on his ministry owned TV station WBNX-TV 55 in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as the weekly "Ernest Angley Hour" seen in the United States, Canada, Caribbean Islands, South America, United Kingdom, Africa, India, China, Japan, Philippines and Indonesia. His program reaches over 1 billion people and continues to expand.

Angley owns a huge complex in his home base of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a complex formerly owned by another television evangelist, Rex Humbard, and formerly known as the Cathedral of Tomorrow. This complex now includes the Grace Cathedral, the Cathedral Buffet restaurant, WBNX as well as other companies which lease space. His ministry owns a Boeing 747SP, named "Star Triple Seven", which it uses to transport missionaries and humanitarian aid around the world ( [http://www.ernestangley.org/literature/index.php] , [http://www.ernestangley.org/magazine/2006_06.php] , [http://www.747sp.com/NewsDetail.asp?id=45] ).

Outside of Ernest Angley's morning talk show, WBNX operates as a secular TV station, and is currently affiliated with The CW Network. Previously a WB station, It had been consistently one of the top 15 WB affiliates in the country. It became affiliated with the CW Network in Fall 2006 ( [http://www.tvweek.com/docs/docs/tw05p42.pdf] ).

Before purchasing the former Cathedral of Tomorrow, Angley's ministry was based at Grace Cathedral (originally named "Temple of Healing Stripes") in Springfield Township. He converted that location into the Grace Bible College with the purpose of training missionaries and teachers. [cite news | url=http://www.newsnet5.com/news/4829485/detail.html | title=Ernest Angley To Convert Church Into Bible College | publisher=WEWS-TV |date=2005-08-09| first= | last= | accessdate =2007-05-11]

Controversy over the healing of HIV/AIDS

Angley's activities in Southern Africa, in particular his claims that AIDS and other dreaded diseases can be cured by God's healing power, have provoked hope in some and outrage in others. In March 2007, authorities in South Africa cancelled an advertising campaign for Angley's ministry, based on lack of medical documentation for actual healing of AIDS through prayer. [cite web | work = iafrica.com News | title = No proof that Jesus heals Aids| author = Ben Maclennan |date=2007-04-24 | url=http://iafrica.com/news/sa/804048.htm|accessdate = 2007-04-27 ] [cite web | work = IOL: News for South Africa and the World | title = Can Jesus heal Aids?|date=2007-04-25 | url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=nw20070424215601798C222269|accessdate = 2007-04-27 ]

Angley has started to emphasize documentation of the healing of AIDS. In one case a former HIV positive patient in Guyana came forward admitting she once had HIV and then after prayer was given a test which showed she is now HIV negative. She brought documentation of this onto the stage of a crusade. [cite web | url=http://www.ernestangley.org/miracles/index.php | title=Healed of AIDS, with documentation | publisher=Ernest Angley Ministries |date=2006-10-29| first= | last= | accessdate =2007-04-27]

Ernest Angley stated publicly on a live television broadcast on his ministry-owned TV station (WBNX-TV, April 19, 2007) that he "supports the South African decision to ban false advertising of AIDS miracles" and has the verifiable medical documentation from former HIV patients who have tested HIV negative after prayer (acquired in South Africa after ASA's comments). Also, in that interview the testimonials were shown of the HIV patients and their medical documentation proof of their former HIV positive diagnosis and their present HIV negative diagnosis. The video clip has also been shown on his website. [cite web | url=http://www.ernestangley.org/miracles/index.php| title=Testimony from South Africa: Healed of AIDS/HIV, with documentation | publisher=Ernest Angley Ministries |date=2007-03-15| first= | last= | accessdate =2007-09-13] He stated that he has verifiable medical documentation from former AIDS victims that he will be able to submit to any country that requires it. [WBNX-TV interview Cleveland, Ohio, April 19, 2007]

Books

*"Hurry Friday". (Autobiography) (June 2004) Library of Congress catalog 2005615251
*"Raptured". (A novel about the second coming of Christ based on a dispensational interpretation of biblical prophecy.) (First published 1950) Library of Congress catalog 2003611031
*"Faith in God Heals the Sick". (Biblical teaching on how to receive and keep physical healing from the Lord.)
*"Untying God's Hands". (Many subjects including marriage, dating and ministry of angels are dealt with in this book.)
*"Cell 15". (The true story of the imprisonment of Ernest Angley in Germany for preaching the Gospel.)
*"God's Rainbow of Promises". (Scriptures from the Bible to cover a person's needs in times of trouble.)
*"The Deceit of Lucifer". (Biblical answers to questions about hypnosis, visualization, astrology, demonology.) Library of Congress catalog 89827508
*"Leeching of the Mind". (Dealing with depression and exposing the inner working of Lucifer in the human mind.)
*"The Power of Bible Fasting" (Comprehensive book with Old and New Testamant scriptures about Bible fasting.)
*"The Reality of the Person of the Holy Spirit Volumes 1-4". (Reveals the works of the Holy Spirit throughout the Old and New Testament scriptures and how the Holy Spirit affects the lives of people.)
*"The Unforgivable Sin". (A look into how a human can blaspheme against the Holy Ghost and how to avoid those paths.) Library of Congress catalog 2001615038
*"Reality in the Blood Volumes 1-4". (Biblical insight concerning the divine blood of Jesus and its power of deliverance.)
*"Love is the Road". (Discovering how to walk the paths of life using God's love and promises.)

References

External links

* [http://www.ernestangley.org/ Ernest Angley Ministries - official website]
* [http://www.wbnx.com/ WBNX-TV]