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Kenneth Hagin

Kenneth Hagin (1917–2003), American preacher from Texas, often called the father of the Word of Faith movement and a central figure of the Prosperity Gospel.

He served as a Baptist and then an Assemblies of God pastor before becoming a travelling teacher. His teaching on faith, healing and positive confession drew heavily on the earlier writings of E.W. Kenyon. In 1974 he founded Rhema Bible Training Center near Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose graduates spread Word of Faith teaching through Pentecostal and Charismatic circles.