Many American universities and colleges experience regular visits from itinerant campus preachers who typically occupy a prominent on-campus location for a day or two before moving on to another school.
Preacher and locations
- Micah Armstrong – ("Brother Micah") frequent visitor of Florida State University and Florida Atlantic University.
- Gary Birdsong – North Carolina State University, UNC Chapel Hill, East Carolina University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Appalachian State University, etc.[1]
- Brother Jed – travelled around the United States, visiting schools coast-to-coast. Jed had a wide range of media attention. In 2010, a critical documentary was made about him.[2] In 2012, a satirical film was released based on his preaching at Cal State Long Beach.[3][4]
- Brother Jim – primarily schools in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and surrounding area
- Tom Short – national ministry, sponsored by Great Commission Churches, based out of Columbus, OH.
- Michael Peter Woroniecki – no permanent base or sponsorship by organized religion. Depends on donations sent through mail from converts, sympathetic observers and income from their six now adult children.[5] Preaches mostly at campuses throughout the contiguous United States. Other preaching destinations have included Canada, Hawaii, Europe, Morocco, Central and South America. Traveling itinerary is often undisclosed.
References
- ↑ "'You're going to hell' say campus preachers - News". Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 'You're going to hell' say campus preachers - News, Josh Lanier, nineronline campus newspaper, 3/27/07
- ↑ IMDB - Brother Jed (2010)
- ↑ IMDB - Battle of the Sects (2012)
- ↑ Micro Entertainment - Battle of the Sects (2012) Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Income from children sourced from the following two documents: Article Archived 2012-07-21 at archive.today, Christina Tkacik, "Police Intervene", Cavalier Daily, Univ. of Virginia, Sep. 27, 2005; Tract, Sarah Woroniecki, Perilous Times Newsletter, 1999
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