Bill Winston

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Bill Winston
Born (1943-05-06) May 6, 1943 (age 79) [1]
Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTelevangelist, Preacher, Visionary leader and business entrepreneur
Spouse(s)Veronica Irene Brown, 1983-present
Children3, Melody, Allegra and David, with Brown
Website http://www.billwinston.org

William Samuel Winston [1] (also known as Dr. Bill Winston or Bill Winston; born May 6, 1943) is an American televangelist, preacher, author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of Living Word Christian Center, a non-denominational church in Forest Park, Illinois, with over 22,000 members. [2] [3]

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Winston's teachings, writings, weekly television and radio outreach are circulated through his ministry outreach, Bill Winston Ministries [2] [4] and are aired worldwide via his broadcast program Believer’s Walk of Faith. Winston's sermons are also aired on several radio networks within the United States. [5]

Early life

Winston was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. Winston says he was inspired by the Tuskegee airmen and other local aviators. [6]

Winston met his future wife, Veronica Irene Brown, while working at IBM Corporation. They were married in 1983. [3] Veronica Winston is a leader of Living Word Christian Center, teacher, preacher, intercessor and author. The Winstons are the parents of three children: Melody, Allegra and David; and the grandparents of eight. [4]

Winston graduated from Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1967. [7] After graduation, Winston enlisted in the US Air Force, where he served for six years. [6] [8] During this time, he served as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War. In March 1971, he piloted an F-4E Phantom that struck anti-aircraft batteries deep within North Vietnamese territory. The mission won him the Distinguished Flying Cross. [3]

In January 1973, Winston joined the IBM Corporation as a Marketer. He soon was promoted to Regional Marketing Manager in IBM’s Midwest Region. Winston states that during his time at IBM he became spiritually "born again" and felt a call from God into full-time ministry. He resigned from IBM in 1985 [3] and started attending Logos Bible School. In 1996, Winston briefly attended Oral Roberts University. [3]

Ministry

In 1988, while residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Winston and his wife started a small ministry. They traveled to Chicago every weekend to sponsor a two-day Faith Crusades; the attendance was less than 20 people. By December 1988, Winston moved to Chicago with his family. [4] [9] He began a Bible training school, with services held at the Quality Inn Hotel at Madison and Halsted Streets in Chicago. In 1989, it became the “Living Word Church of Chicago.” In 1990 the name changed to “Living Word Christian Center”.

From 1994 through 1997, the church rented space for services at the Chez Roué Banquet Hall in Forest Park, Illinois. Then as the ministry grew the Forest Park Mall, a 33-acre shopping mall, was purchased and the church held its first worship service at the mall on New Year’s Eve of 1997. Since then, the church and its worship facility has expanded into a multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art worship center. [4] The church’s auditorium is notable for its forward architectural design. [10]

Book Publishing

Winston has written, authored, and self-published over 15 motivational Christian and Business books, includingTransform Your Thinking, Transform Your Life, Law of Confession, Power of the Tongue' and 'Divine Favor. He has also written mini-books and multimedia resource content. [11] [12] Three of his books have been published by Harrison House. [13]

Awards and Recognitions

Achievements

Affiliated Ministries

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