

Kenyon's writings influenced Kenneth Hagin Sr., the recognized "father" of the Word of Faith movement. E W Kenyon was a Baptist Pastor who taught many aspects that would agree with Word of Faith teaching, but is not recognised by Word of Faith ministries as the 'founder' of the movement, but rather as someone whose teachings have been influential.

There is no sound evidence to substantiate this claim. Kenyon (1867–1948) is usually cited as the originator of Word of Faith teaching. The movement teaches that the salvation won by Jesus on the cross included healing and wellbeing for believers, claiming support from scripture verses such as John 10:10, 1 Peter 2:24, and Romans 10:9-10.Įvangelist E.W. Traditional Pentecostal churches cannot be categorized under this teaching. Its teachings are found on radio, the Internet, television, and in some Neo-charismatic churches and communities.

Word of Faith is a worldwide Christian movement which teaches that Christians can access the power of faith through speech. Neo-charismatic movement, Prosperity Gospel, New Apostolic Reformationġ980 42 years ago ( 1980) United States ( November 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately. This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self-published sources.
