Aimee Semple McPherson
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Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson, also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian-born American Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the Foursqua
Sister Aimee in the early 1920s
Aimee Semple and her second husband Harold McPherson. For a time Harold traveled with his wife Aimee in the "Gospel Car" as an itinerant preacher.
Aimee Semple McPherson and her third husband, David L. Hutton, enjoying their honeymoon breakfast in 1932. Hutton assisted in some of McPherson's charity work before their divorce in 1934.
McPherson dedicating Angelus Temple in 1923
Angelus Temple
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Angelus Temple is a Pentecostal megachurch in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded by Aimee Semple McPherson in 1923, it is considered the first U.S. megachurch.
Aimee Semple McPherson
…radio to draw both audience and revenue with the growing appeal of popular entertainment and incorporating stage techniques into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple, an early megachurch. In her time, she was the most publicized Protestant evangelist, surpassing Billy Sunday and other predecessors. She conducted…
Angelus Church in 2010
Service in 2010, then part of the Dream Center
Congregation in 1942
McPherson prepares Christmas baskets, 1935.