Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa (Post 1590200)

HR, show me all the women apostles and female leadership over men in the Bible.

Originally Posted by Esaias (Post 1590199)

She's looking your way?

Originally Posted by Holy Roller (Post 1590197)

I was browsing through Amazon looking at a few different books I'm thinking of getting, and I stumbled across a book about Evangelist Willie Johnson. I thought the name sounded vaguely familiar, but I still wasn't too sure on exactly who "he" was. Naturally, when I clicked on the book, I saw that this he was really a she.

Sister Willie was one of the first (if not the first) publicly known biracial evangelist. She traveled successfully from the 1930s well into the 1980s, enjoying considerable success within the Deep South and throughout the Civil Rights era.

I tried searching Sister Willie on Google, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot that is obtainable about her ministry. Of the little I have read thus far, it seems she held to a certain amount of Pentecostal doctrines, as many scholars often point out the operation of the Holy Ghost and spiritual gifts in her meetings.

There was a quote on Amazon (under the description of the book detailing her life and ministry) that seems to imply that Sister Willie was Apostolic. I haven't found anything justifying that she was Jesus Name, but that doesn't necessarily prove anything, considering there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to read about her on the internet. (It's also possible that I haven't done enough digging to find anything terribly substantial concerning her.)

Have any of you heard of Sister Willie? Any insights?

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear (Post 1590206)

Yes , there is a book by Lori Wagner called Through the Waters..

Originally Posted by Holy Roller (Post 1590197)

I was browsing through Amazon looking at a few different books I'm thinking of getting, and I stumbled across a book about Evangelist Willie Johnson. I thought the name sounded vaguely familiar, but I still wasn't too sure on exactly who "he" was. Naturally, when I clicked on the book, I saw that this he was really a she.

Sister Willie was one of the first (if not the first) publicly known biracial evangelist. She traveled successfully from the 1930s well into the 1980s, enjoying considerable success within the Deep South and throughout the Civil Rights era.

I tried searching Sister Willie on Google, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot that is obtainable about her ministry. Of the little I have read thus far, it seems she held to a certain amount of Pentecostal doctrines, as many scholars often point out the operation of the Holy Ghost and spiritual gifts in her meetings.

There was a quote on Amazon (under the description of the book detailing her life and ministry) that seems to imply that Sister Willie was Apostolic. I haven't found anything justifying that she was Jesus Name, but that doesn't necessarily prove anything, considering there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to read about her on the internet. (It's also possible that I haven't done enough digging to find anything terribly substantial concerning her.)

Have any of you heard of Sister Willie? Any insights?

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear (Post 1590205)

I have heard of her all my life yes I think she was Apostolic at least that is what I always heard. I do know she was an awesome singer.

Originally Posted by seguidordejesus (Post 1590209)

She was biracial?

Originally Posted by Holy Roller (Post 1590211)

Her name vaguely triggered something in my memory. I'm sure I've read of her sometime or another throughout all my digging into those old-time evangelists, but there wasn't ever anything that stuck with me necessarily.

I always figured she was Pentecostal, but I didn't know for sure if she was indeed Apostolic. The word "Apostolic" seems a little more contemporary, especially in the sense that we use it to describe Oneness, Jesus' name baptism, the Holy Ghost, the spiritual gifts, holiness living, and basically what the Apostles outlined for us to live in the New Testament.

I'm going to dig in some more and see if I can find anything concrete as to whether she was Apostolic or not. I'll probably just order her biography off Amazon and see what it's all about.

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta (Post 1590216)

Not sure what biracial means.

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta (Post 1590216)

Not sure what biracial means.

Originally Posted by seguidordejesus (Post 1590209)

She was biracial?

Originally Posted by n david (Post 1590218)

Biracial | Definition of Biracial by Merriam-Webster
Biracial definition is - of, relating to, or involving members of two races; also : having parents from two races.

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa (Post 1590222)

My lands, then all of humanity is biracial. :lol

Only one race on this planet, and its called the human race.

Originally Posted by diakonos (Post 1590225)

In school they taught us there are 3 races.

Caucasian. Asian. And Negroid.

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord (Post 1590261)

AFF has a way of making me laugh, in the sense that you can't go by the title of a thread as to what is being discussed by the time you get to the last post! Staying on topic is unheard of in this forum... :heeheehee

Seems like I had heard of Sis. Willie Johnson, but never heard her preach.

Originally Posted by coksiw (Post 1590276)

I found this video with a short bio of her:

https://youtu.be/tx8cEnHFP4c

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord (Post 1590261)

AFF has a way of making me laugh, in the sense that you can't go by the title of a thread as to what is being discussed by the time you get to the last post! Staying on topic is unheard of in this forum... :heeheehee

Seems like I had heard of Sis. Willie Johnson, but never heard her preach.

Originally Posted by Holy Roller (Post 1590279)

I watched this. I wish the UPC would pull together and give us a full-length documentary on this Sister.