17th January 1956: Oral Roberts receives a newspaper coverage in Manila, Philippines which says: ‘20,000 People Turned To Christ’ during an 8-day Crusade. He was the Founder of Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University.
17th January 2012: Robert Williams (R.W.) Schambach goes to be with the Lord. He was the President of Schambach Ministries, a Televangelist, Pastor, Faith Healer and Author.
17th January 1984: Travis Montorius Greene is born. He is the Senior Pastor of Forward City Church, South Carolina, United States of America. He is also a Gospel Music Minister and Songwriter.
17th January 1949: Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon is born. He was the Immediate Past Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) who served from 2015 to 2022. He also served as a Bishop of Kaduna State Diocese of the Anglican Communion.
17th January 1826: Thomas Babington Macaulay is born. He was an Anglican Priest, Educator and the First Principal and Founder of Church Missionary Society (CMS) Grammar School, Lagos State Nigeria.
17th January 1829: Catherine Booth is born. She was a co-founder of The Salvation Army along with her husband, William Booth.
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