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Alma Bridwell White
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Alma Bridwell White (June 16, 1862 – June 26, 1946) was the founder and a bishop of the Pillar of Fire Church.[1][2][3][4] In 1918, she became the first woman bishop of Pillar of Fire in the United States.[2][5] She was a proponent of feminism. She also associated herself with the Ku Klux Klan and was involved in anti-Catholicism, antisemitism, anti-Pentecostalism, racism, and hostility to immigrants.[6][4] By the time of her death at age 84, she had expanded the sect to "4,000 followers, 61 churches, seven schools, ten periodicals and two broadcasting stations."[5][4]
Quick Facts 1st General Superintendent of Pillar of Fire International, Succeeded by ...
Alma Bridwell White | |
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![]() White circa 1900–1910 | |
1st General Superintendent of Pillar of Fire International | |
In office 1918–1946 | |
Succeeded by | Arthur Kent White |
Personal details | |
Born | Mollie Alma Bridwell (1862-06-16)June 16, 1862 Lewis County, Kentucky |
Died | June 26, 1946(1946-06-26) (aged 84) Zarephath, New Jersey |
Spouse |
Kent White
(m. 1887; died 1940) |
Children | Ray Bridwell White Arthur Kent White |
Parent(s) | Mary Ann Harrison (1832–1921) William Moncure Bridwell (1825–1907) |
Relatives | Arlene White Lawrence, granddaughter Kathleen Merrell White, daughter-in-law |
Known for | First woman to become a bishop in the United States. Feminist, noted supporter of the Ku Klux Klan. |
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