F.F. Bosworth: A Profile in Divine Healing Ministry

REFLEKS, 2005

12 Pages Posted: 8 Feb 2016

Date Written: April 2, 2005

Abstract

Fred Francis Bosworth (1877-1958) was a Pentecostal pioneer, famous healing evangelist, musician and author who took the United States and Canada by storm in the 1920s and 1930s. With his brother, Burton B. Bosworth, often working with him, he reportedly led more than a million people to Christ through his ministry. He was considered by scholars and ministers alike to be one of the most successful healing evangelists of the 20th century. He received more than 225,000 written testimonies of healing and his book, Christ the Healer, is a classic that has been in print since 1924.

Though he spent most of his life as a member of the Christian & Missionary Alliance, he was well respected among Pentecostals and holiness groups. In fact, F.F. Bosworth was the preacher who brought Pentecost – and the first Assemblies of God church -- to Dallas, Texas. The church he founded, Dallas First Assembly of God Church, is thriving to this day.

The impact of Bosworth’s teachings continues to be felt in all parts of the world. Many of today’s mega Charismatic/Pentecostal churches and other ministries, including those of T. L. Osborn, Kenneth Copeland, Fred Price, Benny Hinn and the late Kenneth E. Hagin, have been greatly influenced by his work. Osborn, one of the most successful missionary evangelists of the 20th century, has said: “Old F.F. Bosworth used to share a lot secrets with us.” Vast numbers of Word of Faith churches read Bosworth’s teachings with great excitement. His book is a required text at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Okla.

Keywords: Pentecostalism, Fred Francis Bosworth, Charismatic Movements, Evangelism, Missions, Divine Healing, Revival

Suggested Citation

Barnes III, Roscoe, F.F. Bosworth: A Profile in Divine Healing Ministry (April 2, 2005). REFLEKS, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2727255

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