Marilyn Hickey
| Marilyn Hickey | |
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Marilyn Hickey | |
| Born |
Marilyn Ailene Hickey July 1, 1931 Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Northern Colorado |
| Occupation | Evangelist |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Spouse(s) | Rev. Wallace Hickey (m. 1954–2012; his death) |
| Children | Michael Hickey & Sarah Beth Hickey Bowling, Reece Bowling (son-in-law) |
| Church | Pentecostal |
Congregations served | Orchard Road Christian Center, Denver, Colorado co-pastor with husband Wallace |
Offices held | Member, Board Of Regents, Oral Roberts University |
| Title |
Founder, Marilyn Hickey Ministries Int'l co-host Marilyn & Sarah TV program (with daughter Sarah) |
Marilyn Ailene Hickey (born July 1, 1931) is an American Christian minister and televangelist who teaches Bible studies both nationally and internationally.
Biography
Marilyn Ailene Hickey was born on July 1, 1931, in Overland Park, Kansas. She once admitted on one of her telecasts, she was born into a family, who was suffering from mental disorders, which were hereditary. Her father had it, after her grandfather and her great-grandfather that had it, even before the devil and his imps got to Marilyn, at a young age of 36, and was the only one in her family not to suffer a mental disorder.[1] In her family, she also said that her family had a history of heart diseases, especially Hickey herself, that at age 11, she was told by her doctors she had an enlarged heart, and progressively got worst until she had surgery. Also, when she was a young girl, Marilyn, whose parents were professing Methodists, attended church only casually, but she became a born again Christian when she was a teenager. In college, she studied Spanish, intending to become a public high school teacher until she met her husband, Assemblies of God pastor Wallace Hickey, who both also met Dr. T.L. Osborn, a Pentecostal televangelist, 8 years her senior, when she & Wallace had traveled around in their car, doing tent revival meetings, in town, who got to heal some people with him, she also became lifelong friends with him, until his death in 2013, just 4 months after the passing of her husband. On December 26, 1954, they were both married, and after a short time in Texas returned to Denver, Colorado to found Full Gospel Chapel. The church, later known as Orchard Road Christian Center, became one of the largest churches in the Denver area, and currently meets in a former mall in Greenwood Village. They later turned over the pastorate to their daughter Sarah Bowling and son-in-law Reece Bowling.
Her husband, Wallace Hickey, died on October 19, 2012, at the age of 87.[2]
Marilyn and Sarah TV program
Hickey has aired a television program since 1973, and since 1996 has co-hosted it with her daughter Sarah Bowling. Marilyn and Sarah can be seen on various Christian networks such as Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and the DayStar Network and independent stations in both the U.S. and internationally, as well as through the Internet.[3]
Missionary works
With her daughter Sarah oftentimes, at times and others, Hickey also regularly appears as a speaker in conferences. In 2012 she held a three-day prayer and faith healing rally in Karachi, Pakistan which was attended by over 400,000 people.[4]
Hickey has served as a member of the Board of Regents of Oral Roberts University.
Theology
Hickey preaches a Charismatic Word of Faith message.
See also
References
- ↑ "Marilyn and Sarah". marilynandsarah.org.
- ↑ LeClaire, Jennifer. "Marilyn Hickey’s Husband Passes Away at 87". Charisma News (November 23, 2012). Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Marilyn and Sarah". marilynandsarah.org.
- ↑ Mohammed, Revelle (February 11, 2012). "Marilyn Hickey's 'Night of Healing' Rallies Over 400,000 in Pakistan". Christian Post. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
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