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The wild story of America’s pioneering ‘mega’-preacher Aimee Semple McPherson — and her mysterious disappearance

She was a blend of P.T. Barnum, the colorful showman credited with declaring, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” and the infamous flamboyant televangelist couple Tammy Faye and Jim Baker who built ...
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‘Sister, Sinner’ Review: The Gospel of Aimee Semple McPherson

Our culture supports so many types of celebrity—online influencers, YouTube stars, Hollywood actors, reality-TV contestants—that it is easy to forget how recent this market saturation is. In the early ...
Los Angeles Times

Toting a tambourine, she built L.A.’s first megachurch. Then she suddenly disappeared

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Aimee Semple McPherson built Los Angeles’ first megachurch and became nationally famous through Hollywood-style ...
The San Bernardino Sun

100 years later, ‘Sister Sinner’ tells LA evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson’s story

In 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson was a bona fide celebrity. The Canadian evangelist drew throngs of to her massive church, Angelus Temple, which still stands in Echo Park, and spread her message even ...
Vanity Fair

Aimee Semple McPherson, the Vanishing Evangelist: Faith, Fame, and Her Alleged Kidnapping

Before the Hillsong scandal, before the prayer apps fronted by A-listers, there was Aimee Semple McPherson. The evangelist was a one-of-one figure for her time—a harbinger of what was to come in today ...