Child preacher

Child preacher Uldine Utley, aged about 12.

In some branches of Christianity, especially American pentecostalism, children are occasionally preachers, or even ordained ministers. The heyday of child preachers was in the 1920s and 1930s,[1] but a number of videos of modern-day child preachers can be seen on YouTube.[2]

One of the most prominent child preachers was Marjoe Gortner, who starred in the 1972 documentary Marjoe.

According to Randall Balmer, the appeal of having child preachers is in its novelty, making it "a kind of a carnival side-show".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hebblethwaite, Cordelia (29 August 2012). "The curious allure of child preachers". BBC News. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Harris, Dan; Murphey, Chris (16 August 2012). "Boy Preacher, 11, Says Skeptics Make Him 'More Determined to Stay in Christ'". ABC News. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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