E W Kenyon

E. W. Kenyon was born on April 25, 1867, in Hadley, New York. At the age of 17, he was converted in a Methodist prayer meeting. He became a church member in his early twenties and gave his first sermon at a Methodist Church in Amsterdam, New York.

Although desiring to be an actor, Kenyon earned a living as a piano and organ salesperson. In an attempt to hone his acting skills, Kenyon attended the Emerson School of Oratory in Boston for one year in 1892.

Kenyon married Evva Spurling on May 8, 1893. Shortly afterward, he attended services at Clarendon Street Baptist Church led by pastor A.J. Gordon. At this service, Kenyon and his wife rededicated their lives to the Lord.

Later that year, Kenyon joined the Free Will Baptists and became a pastor at a small church in Elmira, New York. In 1898, Kenyon opened Bethel Bible Institute in Spencer, Massachusetts, which remained in operation until 1923. He was its president for twenty-five years. The school later moved to Providence, Rhode Island and was renamed Providence Bible Institute. It later became Barrington College and merged with Gordon College, which was named after one of Kenyon’s many mentors, A.J. Gordon.

Evva Kenyon died in 1914 and,subsequently, Kenyon remarried to Alice M. Whitney and had a son and a daughter.

E. W. Kenyon passed away in 1948.

 

Titles currently available in mp3 audio format –

In His Presence

Identification

Jesus the Healer

Signposts On The Road To success

New Creation Realities

The Blood Covenant