Andrew Wommack

{{Short description|American charismatic television evangelist (born 1949)}}

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| name = Andrew Wommack

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1949}}

| birth_place = Marshall, Texas, U.S.

| known_for = The Gospel Truth with Andrew Wommack, Charis Bible College

| spouse = Jamie Wommack (m. 1972)

| children = 2 sons

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Andrew Wommack (born 1949 in Marshall, Texas){{Cite web |title=Andrew Wommack - U. S. Army - Vietnam - Oral History Project |url=http://ohp.rwnaf.org/tpl/index3.php?view=profile&client=5208&step=Null |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=ohp.rwnaf.org}} is an American conservative charismatic TV evangelist and faith healer. He founded Andrew Wommack Ministries{{cite web|url=http://www.awmi.net/about_us |title=About Us - Andrew Wommack Ministries |publisher=Awmi.net |access-date=2011-11-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024011800/http://www.awmi.net/about_us |archive-date=October 24, 2011 |df=mdy }} in 1978{{Cite web|last=Rabey |first=Steve|title=Andrew Wommack's ministry focuses on healing, prosperity and conservative politics|url=https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/andrew-wommack-s-ministry-focuses-on-healing-prosperity-and-conservative-politics/article_45999e26-2856-11eb-9349-733f3ca99209.html|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Colorado Springs Gazette|date=November 30, 2020 |language=en}} and Charis Bible College (originally Colorado Bible College) in 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.charisbiblecollege.org/about-us/history-20110202120040 |title=History |publisher=Charis Bible College |date= |access-date=2011-11-08}}

History

Wommack started to preach in 1969. He married his wife Jamie in 1972.{{cite web|url=http://www.awmi.net/about_us/history |title=About Us - Ministry History - Andrew Wommack Ministries |publisher=Awmi.net |date=1968-03-23 |access-date=2011-11-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928162352/http://www.awmi.net/about_us/history |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }} Over the next six years, the couple led three small churches and had two sons, Joshua and Jonathan Peter. In 1976, Andrew broadcast his first Gospel Truth radio program on a little country-and-western station in Childress, Texas. The Wommacks founded Andrew Wommack Ministries, Inc. in 1978 and moved their ministry to Colorado Springs in 1980.{{cite web|url=http://www.charisbiblecollege.org/about-us/staff-and-faculty |title=Staff & Faculty |publisher=Charis Bible College |date= |access-date=2011-11-08}} With the exception of a few months, Wommack claims he has been broadcasting the program ever since. The Gospel Truth television program began on the INSP Network in January 2000 and was eventually carried by other Christian television networks and some individual stations. Wommack joined Trinity Broadcasting Network's lineup with his own daily radio and television show Gospel Truth with Andrew Wommack.{{cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/authordetail.php?aut_id=842 |title=Andrew Wommack Author Profile | Biography And Bibliography |publisher=NewReleaseTuesday.com |date= |access-date=2011-11-08}}

Charis Bible College

Wommack is the founder of Charis Bible College (CBC) (originally Colorado Bible College), an unaccredited Bible college that opened in 1994.

Truth and Liberty Coalition

Wommack is one of the six co-founders of the Truth and Liberty Coalition, a dominionist organization that believes God has given Christians "a mandate to bring Godly change to our world, through the seven spheres of societal influence," i.e., religion and faith; family; education; government and law; media, news and commentary; arts and entertainment; and business and economics.{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://truthandliberty.net/|access-date=2021-09-13|website=Truth and Liberty Coalition|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Hardy|first=Elle|title=The "modern apostles" who want to reshape America ahead of the end times|url=https://theoutline.com/post/8856/seven-mountain-mandate-trump-paula-white|access-date=2021-09-15|website=The Outline|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-02-07|title=It appears we have a direct connection between Seven Mountain Dominionism and the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.|url=https://staging2.currentpub.com/2021/02/07/it-appears-we-may-have-a-direct-connection-between-seven-mountain-dominionism-and-the-insurrection-on-the-u-s-capitol/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Current|language=en-US}} The other five co-founders are Lance Wallnau, Karen Conrad, David Barton, William J. "Bill" Federer, and Richard Harris.

Happenings

In 2018, in response to a question posed on a Facebook video where a viewer asked, "Why are so many Christians blinded and can't see how God is using Trump?" Wommack answered, "I do believe that there is a demonic deception that is blinding people."{{Cite web | url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/demonic-deception-blinding-christians-who-criticize-trump-televangelist-andrew-wommack.html | title='Demonic Deception' Blinding Christians Who Criticize Trump, Televangelist Andrew Wommack Says | date=July 4, 2018 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-end-times-demonic-1007338?amp=1 | title=Opposing Donald Trump a sign of "end times" and "demonic," says pastor | website=Newsweek | date=July 3, 2018 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/andrew-wommack-opposition-to-trump-is-demonic-and-a-sign-of-the-end-times/ | title=Andrew Wommack: Opposition to Trump is Demonic and a Sign of the End Times | date=July 3, 2018 }}[https://m.facebook.com/AWMinistries/videos/10155428930251994/ Facebook video]

In a 2019 interview, Wommack claimed that in March 2001, his son Jonathan Peter was resurrected after being dead for five hours. However, statements posted online by Desiree (Cannon) Wommack alleged that Jonathan was revived at the hospital following an overdose. She also alleged that she was the victim of spousal abuse and silenced by the ministry. As late as 2021, Wommack can be seen in interviews repeating the story of his son's resurrection.{{Cite web|last=Atheist|first=Friendly|title=Christian Evangelist: My Son Was "Raised from the Dead" and So Were 30-40 Others|url=https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/01/31/christian-evangelist-my-son-was-raised-from-the-dead-and-so-were-30-40-others/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Friendly Atheist|date=January 31, 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-04-21|title=Andrew Wommack testifies dead son came back to life: 'God answers prayer'|url=https://www.ugchristiannews.com/andrew-wommack-testifies-dead-son-came-back-to-life-god-answers-prayer/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Breaking news on Christianity in Uganda and World|language=en-US}}

In July 2020, the Colorado Attorney General's office sent a cease-and-desist letter to Andrew Wommack Ministries for violating state health orders after the ministry held an event of over 1,000 people in violation of the state's 175-person limit on indoor events.{{Cite web|last=Bianca|first=Kerjan|date=2020-07-24|title=COVID-19 outbreak from Andrew Wommack Ministries bible event ignites concern|url=https://krdo.com/news/2020/07/24/covid-19-outbreak-from-andrew-wommack-ministries-bible-event-ignites-concern/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=KRDO|language=en-US}}

In 2024, Wommack said he believed a second American Civil War would be a good thing if it resulted in the nation turning back to God.{{cite web|url= https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/andrew-wommack-says-it-would-be-worth-having-a-civil-war-to-turn-this-nation-back-to-god/|title=Andrew Wommack Says It Would Be Worth Having A Civil War To Turn This Nation Back To God|date=February 8, 2024 }}