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Televangelist Leroy Jenkins dead at 83
There was a time when everyone knew his name. The Rev. Leroy Jenkins was famous in Delaware, where he started the Healing Water Cathedral in the 1970s.
A televangelist and faith healer, Jenkins, 83, died from complications of pneumonia Wednesday morning in Florida, said his son, Danny Jenkins.
He always had a big presence, and loved being around people, Danny Jenkins said.
"He looked like Elvis, dressed like Liberace, ran for governor and said he had God-given powers," said Lee Yoakum, spokesman for the city of Delaware, in an email. "Someone like that is going to leave a pretty colorful history — in any town — not just Delaware."
Jenkins would call strangers up to the stage from the audience and tell them all about themselves, then he would touch them and heal them if they were sick, said the Rev. Bob Frary, 73, Jenkins’ assistant pastor for more than 40 years and a preacher in Grove City.
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Jenkins was one of the area’s first television evangelists. At one point, he claimed t
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From the archives: Leroy Jenkins starts over
Soon after the Healing Waters Gospel Quartet warms up the crowd in the Howard Johnson’s conference room, the Rev. Leroy Jenkins walks onto a stage from a side door. A spotlight held together with four strips of duct tape shines on him. He wears a pink shirt and tie and two sparkling pieces of jewelry—an 18-karat gold cross necklace and a $30,000 diamond ring on his right hand. He sings “How Great Thou Art” in his trademark baritone, best described as Elvis in an echo chamber. The speakers amplify his voice to an ear-splitting volume.
Once, Jenkins filled some of the nation’s top arenas, turning away 10,000 people at Madison Square Garden. But on this Saturday night in March, his new home—a 550-seat ballroom in an east-side hotel—is half-empty.
Jenkins finishes the song and moves into his favorite sermon topic—himself. He speaks extemporaneously as he paces in front of the plastic trees and plants on the stage. “You’ve known me for how long? Thirty-three years?” he asks. “And we’ve had a lot of problems—I mean, I’ve had a lot of pro
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Leroy Jenkins (televangelist)
American televangelist and preacher
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Leroy Jenkins | |
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| Born | (1934-02-19)February 19, 1934 Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 2017(2017-06-21) (aged 83) Florida, U.S. |
| Known for | Founder and president of Leroy Jenkins Ministries, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Spouses | Ruby Garrett (m. 1953; div. 1975)Linda Peck (m. 1977; div. 1977)Eloise Thomas (m. 2001; ann. 2001) |
| Children | 7 (with Garrett)[1] |
| Mother | W.M. Jenkins |
| Website | http://www.leroyjenkins.com |
Leroy Jenkins (February 19, 1934 – June 21, 2017) was an American televangelist and preacher who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He was known for his faith healing, through the use of "miracle water". His television program can be seen on stations across the U.S. and internationally on Christian
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