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Zarephath is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) and located in Franklin Township,in Somerset County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey,about 15 mi (24 km) north of Princeton. As of the 2020 United States census,the CDP's population was 69,an increase of 32 (+86.5%) from the 37 enumerated at the 2010 census.
Alma Bridwell White was the founder and a bishop of the Pillar of Fire Church. In 1918,she became the first woman bishop of Pillar of Fire in the United States. 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. 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."
KPOF is a non-profit AM radio station in Denver,Colorado. It is owned by Pillar of Fire and airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studio and transmitter are in Westminster,located on the campus of Belleview Christian Schools in the historic Westminster Castle,just northwest of Denver. KPOF uses the moniker "AM91:The Point of Faith," and is a member of the National Religious Broadcasters,noted for non-profit religious and educational programs and music. KPOF considers itself the "granddaddy" of religious broadcasters,owned by a Christian organization since 1928.
Arthur Kent White was a bishop,and the general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath,New Jersey,and the president of Belleview College. The church was started by his mother,Alma Bridwell White,in Denver,Colorado.
Ray Bridwell White was the son of Alma White,the leader of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath,New Jersey. He was nominated to be a Bishop shortly after his mother died in 1946,but was too ill to attend the ordination ceremony and died shortly thereafter.
The Pillar of Fire International,also known as the Pillar of Fire Church,is a Methodist Christian denomination with headquarters in Zarephath,New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire Church affirms the Methodist Articles of Religion and as of 1988,had 76 congregations around the world,including the United States,as well as "Great Britain,India,Liberia,Malawi,Nigeria,the Philippines,Spain,and former Yugoslavia."
Alma White College was a Bible college in Zarephath,New Jersey from 1921 to 1978. It was an institution of the Pillar of Fire Church. The academic institution is now succeeded by Pillar College.
Arlene Hart White Lawrence was a bishop and the third president and general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church,a Protestant denomination which in 1966 operated church congregations,missionary homes,radio stations,publishing operations,farms,schools and colleges from 54 properties around the world. The denomination was founded in Denver,Colorado,by her grandmother,Alma Bridwell White,the first woman to become a bishop in the US. She believed that "activities such as gambling and dancing take time from the really important activities of life". She was the president of all three church radio stations,KPOF in Westminster,Colorado;WAWZ in the Zarephath section of Franklin Township,Somerset County,New Jersey ;and WAKW in Cincinnati,Ohio.
Dallenbach is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Heroes of the Fiery Cross is a book in praise of the Ku Klux Klan,published in 1928 by Protestant Bishop Alma Bridwell White,in which she "sounds the alarm about imagined threats to Protestant Americans from Catholics and Jews",according to author Peter Knight. In the book she asks rhetorically,"Who are the enemies of the Klan? They are the bootleggers,law-breakers,corrupt politicians,weak-kneed Protestant church members,white slavers,toe-kissers,wafer-worshippers,and every spineless character who takes the path of least resistance." She also argues that Catholics are removing the Bible from public schools. Another topic is her anti-Catholic stance towards the United States presidential election of 1928,in which Catholic Al Smith was running for president.
The Good Citizen was a sixteen-page monthly political periodical edited by Bishop Alma White and illustrated by Reverend Branford Clarke. The Good Citizen was published from 1913 until 1933 by the Pillar of Fire Church at their headquarters in Zarephath,New Jersey in the United States. White used the publication to expose "political Romanism in its efforts to gain the ascendancy in the U.S."
The Ku Klux Klan in Prophecy is a 144-page book written by Bishop Alma Bridwell White in 1925 and illustrated by Reverend Branford Clarke. In the book she uses scripture to rationalize that the Ku Klux Klan is sanctioned by God "through divine illumination and prophetic vision". She also believed that the Apostles and the Good Samaritan were members of the Klan. The book was published by the Pillar of Fire Church,which she founded,at their press in Zarephath,New Jersey. The book sold over 45,000 copies.
Klansmen:Guardians of Liberty was a book published by the Pillar of Fire Church in 1926 by Bishop Alma Bridwell White and illustrated by Branford Clarke. She claims that the Founding Fathers of the United States were members of the Ku Klux Klan,and that Paul Revere made his legendary ride in Klan hood and robes. She said:"Jews are everywhere a separate and distinct people,living apart from the great Gentile masses ... they are not home builders or tillers of the soil." Her book,which contains many anti-Catholic themes,became popular during the United States presidential election of 1928 when Al Smith was the first Catholic presidential candidate from a major party.
Branford Edward Clarke was an Evangelical preacher,poet and artist who promoted the Ku Klux Klan through his art which was drawn for the Pillar of Fire Church and their publications.
Kathleen Merell White was an American minister,author,and senior leader in the Pillar of Fire Church,a Protestant denomination founded in 1901 by Bishop Alma White,Kathleen's mother-in-law.
Fairmount Cemetery in Denver,Colorado,was founded in 1890 and is Denver's second oldest operating cemetery after Riverside Cemetery. It is located in land south-east of the intersection of the major Denver roadways Alameda Ave. and Quebec St.. The cemetery was designed by German landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze. The cemetery was patterned after Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston. The cemetery is 280 acres. The first year the cemetery opened over 4500 trees and shrubs were planted by Schuetze. The cemetery is the largest arboretum in the state.
The Ku Klux Klan has had a history in the U.S. state of New Jersey since the early part of the 1920s. The Klan was active in the areas of Trenton and Camden and it also had a presence in several of the state's northern counties in the 1920s. It had the most members in Monmouth County,and operated a resort in Wall Township.
Donald Justin Wolfram was the fourth General Superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church from 1984 to 2000.
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- 1 2 3 "Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Dallenbach". Pillar of Fire Church . Retrieved 2007-02-14.
Bishop Robert B. Dallenbach, Ph.D., is a man of many talents who wears many hats in the Pillar of Fire Church. He is a long-time trustee of the organization and became the church's fifth general superintendent when Dr. Donald J. Wolfram stepped down in summer of 2000
- 1 2 "Preacher, Racer Are Two Of A Kind. Dallenbach Brothers Follow Different Roads That Intersect With Love". Denver Post. April 30, 1990.
It's quite a spin from Wally's life as a race-car driver to the Rev. Robert Dallenbach's small Pillar of Fire Church, where drinking, dancing and smoking are forbidden. While Wally directs Denver's Grand Prix races this August, his older brother likely will be a few blocks away, preaching at Alma Temple. ...
- ↑ "North Metro Arts Alliance Board of Directors". North Metro Arts Alliance. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- 1 2 3 "Bishop Arthur White, 92, Dies. Headed Pillar of Fire Church". New York Times . September 18, 1981. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
Bishop Arthur K. White, president and general superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath, New Jersey, died Monday at his home in Zarephath. He was 92 years old. The church was founded by his mother, Alma, in Denver to carry on the traditions of John Wesley. They were pioneer broadcasters and presented programs on various radio stations. Bishop White was a graduate of Columbia and Princeton Universities. ...