Benny Hinn is a televangelist who initiated the faith healing summit called Miracle Crusades
Benny Hinn
@Pastors, Family and Childhood
Dec 3, 1952
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: December 3, 1952
- Nationality: Israeli
- Famous: Humanitarian, Miscellaneous, Pastors, Televangelists
- Spouses: Suzanne Hinn
- Known as: Toufik Benedictus Hinn
- Childrens: Hannah Hinn, Jessica Hinn, Josh Hinn, Natasha Hinn
- Universities:
- Georges Vanier Secondary School
Benny Hinn born at
Jaffa
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Birth Place
He tied the nuptial knot with Suzanne Harthern on August 4, 1979. The couple was blessed with four children, three daughters - Jessica, Natasha and Eleasha Hinn and a son - Joshua Hinn.
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Personal Life
The marriage did not last forever and the two filed for a divorce in Orange County Superior Court on February 1, 2010.
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He was allegedly in a relationship with evangelist Paula White but denied of the same. In 2011, he was sued by the Christian publishing house Strang Communications, for violating the morality clause of his contract because of having an affair with Paula.
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Personal Life
Benny Hinn was born in 1952 in Jaffa to an Armenian mother and a Greek father. His family followed the Eastern orthodox tradition.
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Childhood & Early Life
After the end of Arab-Israel War, he along with his family moved base to Toronto, Canada. He enrolled himself at the Georges Vanier Secondary School. However, he did not graduate from the school.
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Childhood & Early Life
Very soon he changed his religious loyalties, converting himself from Greek orthodoxy to Pentecostalism. He even joined the singing troupe that comprised of young evangelical.
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Childhood & Early Life
He received his Bible education and was mentored by Dr. Winston I. Nunes of Broadview Faith Temple in Toronto. Furthermore, he was influenced by Kathryn Kuhlman, an evangelist who conducted the miracle service. Soon, he surrendered himself to Jesus Christ and was called to minister the Gospel.
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Childhood & Early Life
In 1974, he received a vision of people falling into the inferno. He then heard the words of God which explicitly called him to preach so as to restraint the souls from falling down.
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Career
It was in December 1974 that he first stood behind the pulpit to preach the Gospel. Interestingly, he suffered from a stuttering problem which healed automatically. The turn of events led him to fearlessly go about preaching the words of God.
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Career
Thereafter, he moved to Orlando, United States, where he founded the Orlando Christian Centre in 1983.
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Career
Soon, he claimed to have become the chosen disciple of God who was using him as a channel for healing humans suffering from various diseases. He started organizing healing services in his church.
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Career
Commonly known as Miracle Crusades, the healing services soon gained popularity and began to be held in large auditoriums and stadiums across US and other countries of the world. In 1989, he conducted the first nationally televised service in Flint Michigan.
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Career
This televangelist commenced the television show, ‘This is Your Day’, which went on to become the most popular Christian show ever.
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