R.W. Schambach
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R.W. Schambach is an American televanglist, pastor, faith healer, and author. His television program, Power Today can be seen on the DayStar Christian TV network aa well as over the internet in streaming podcasts.
, became a born-again Christian as a youth on a street corner when an evangelist, the late C.M. Ward had given an altar call to receive Jesus Christ as Savior after preaching the gospel
to the gathered crowd. Young Schambach felt an immediate call to preach, but decided to pursue other ambitions first.
, in the mid-1940s, after serving in World War II as a navy boiler-maker on a destroyer in the South Pacific and Asia. He then began apprenticing along the side of A.A. Allen, a well-known miracle evangelist of the 1940s and 1950s. The five years he served as Allen’s associate evangelist was his “school of the Spirit,”
learning how to move in the gift of faith and the working of miracles.
One of the controversial late televangelist's rising young protégés in the 1950s, Shambach began travelling even more extensively around the world with Allen on his "Miracle Crusades" during that period along with such up-and coming future televangelists such as Don Stewart, and Leroy Jenkins
, who gained a following as "The Man With The Miracle Arm", an arm that had been badly severed during a home renovation project that was reportedly healed miraculously by God at one of Allen's crusades, held in Atlanta in 1960, with Schambach, Stewart and other prominent faith-healing pastors in attendance.
Praise The Lord program segments, The DayStar
network (where his program airs), and INSP
. He continues to spread the message of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior regularly in crusades both in North America and globally. He is frequently a guest speaker on TBN's Praise-A-Thon fundraiser telethom program segments.
right a revered pastor and faith healer who, since 1982 has had a significant part as associate pastor in her parents ministry, which is based in Tyler, Texas, but also regularly runs crusades in Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia where Donna pastors a church sanctuary
also based there.
by Praga Kahn, where he was originally talking about the cult deaths in Jonestown
.
singing "God is God"
Early life and faith
An outgoing youth, Schambach, who was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, became a born-again Christian as a youth on a street corner when an evangelist, the late C.M. Ward had given an altar call to receive Jesus Christ as Savior after preaching the gospel
to the gathered crowd. Young Schambach felt an immediate call to preach, but decided to pursue other ambitions first.
Early ministry
Ordained as a pastor by C.M. Ward, Schambach, who was also a protégé of the evangelist/faith healer T.L. Osborn, received his formal training at Central Bible Institute in Springfield, MissouriSpringfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
, in the mid-1940s, after serving in World War II as a navy boiler-maker on a destroyer in the South Pacific and Asia. He then began apprenticing along the side of A.A. Allen, a well-known miracle evangelist of the 1940s and 1950s. The five years he served as Allen’s associate evangelist was his “school of the Spirit,”
learning how to move in the gift of faith and the working of miracles.
One of the controversial late televangelist's rising young protégés in the 1950s, Shambach began travelling even more extensively around the world with Allen on his "Miracle Crusades" during that period along with such up-and coming future televangelists such as Don Stewart, and Leroy Jenkins
Leroy Jenkins (televangelist)
Leroy Jenkins is an American televangelist and preacher who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He was known for his faith healing, through the use of "miracle water". His television program can be seen on television stations across the U.S...
, who gained a following as "The Man With The Miracle Arm", an arm that had been badly severed during a home renovation project that was reportedly healed miraculously by God at one of Allen's crusades, held in Atlanta in 1960, with Schambach, Stewart and other prominent faith-healing pastors in attendance.
Present ministry
Schambach can regularly be seen, in addition to his syndicated TV program, on such Christian TV networks as Trinity Broadcasting Network's (TBN)TBN
TBN may mean:* The Bot Net* The Barter Network* The Baseball Network* The Brewing Network* The Buffalo News* Toronto Bicycling Network* Total Base Number, an indicator for the alkalinity of lubricant oil* Trombone* Trinity Broadcasting Network...
Praise The Lord program segments, The DayStar
Daystar
Daystar may refer to:* DayStar Digital, a company that used to manufacture Apple Macintosh clones* Daystar Technologies, a company that builds performance upgrades for Apple Macintosh Computers and services the previous company's products...
network (where his program airs), and INSP
INSP
INSP can refer to*A short form of Inspector*The Inspiration Network , a Christian cable network*International Network of Street Papers...
. He continues to spread the message of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior regularly in crusades both in North America and globally. He is frequently a guest speaker on TBN's Praise-A-Thon fundraiser telethom program segments.
Family life
Schambach's wife of 62 years, Mary Winifred (born September 3, 1926, in Philadelphia), died from natural causes in Tyler, Texas, where they had been living since they founded their ministry, on April 20, 2010. The Schambachs's daughter, Donna Schambach, is in her ownright a revered pastor and faith healer who, since 1982 has had a significant part as associate pastor in her parents ministry, which is based in Tyler, Texas, but also regularly runs crusades in Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia where Donna pastors a church sanctuary
also based there.
Popular Culture
Schambach was sampled into the late 1990s rave hit Injected with a PoisonInjected with a Poison
"Injected with a Poison" is a song written and recorded by Belgian acid house musician Praga Khan. It was featured on A Spoonful of Miracle, Conquers Your Love, and Pragamatic.-'92 Track Listing:*Belgian 12" Single...
by Praga Kahn, where he was originally talking about the cult deaths in Jonestown
Jonestown
Jonestown was the informal name for the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, an intentional community in northwestern Guyana formed by the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones. It became internationally notorious when, on November 18, 1978, 918 people died in the settlement as well as in a nearby...
.
See also
- Faith healingFaith healingFaith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents, stimulate a divine presence and power toward correcting disease and disability. Belief in divine intervention in illness or...
- GlossolaliaGlossolaliaGlossolalia or speaking in tongues is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables, often as part of religious practice. The significance of glossolalia has varied with time and place, with some considering it a part of a sacred language...
- PentecostalismPentecostalismPentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...
- Word of FaithWord of FaithWord of Faith is a family of Christian churches as well as a label applied by some observers to a teaching movement kindred to many Pentecostal and charismatic churches and individuals worldwide. The basic doctrine preached is that of salvation through Jesus Christ and what that salvation entails...
- Holy SpiritHoly SpiritHoly Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of the Hebrew Bible, but understood differently in the main Abrahamic religions.While the general concept of a "Spirit" that permeates the cosmos has been used in various religions Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of...
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singing "God is God"