Salford in Oxford County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Aimee Semple McPherson 1890-1944

Aimee Semple McPherson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

1. Aimee Semple McPherson Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The celebrated evangelist and faith healer Aimee (Kennedy) McPherson was born on a farm west of here. She led revivalist meetings in Ontario in 1915-16 and then barnstormed the United States, drawing large crowds in tents, concert halls and sports arenas. Capitalizing on her vast popularity, she founded the Church of the Foursquare Gospel and built the Angelus Temple in Los Angeles in 1923. Sister Aimee preached her message of Christian love daily in the temple's 5,000-seat auditorium and over its radio station. She staged morality plays, healed countless invalids, and oversaw social relief programs. Although scandals and financial troubles beset McPherson at the height of her fame, the Foursquare Gospel Church flourished. It now operates worldwide.

Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation

Aimee (Kennedy) McPherson, célèbre évangéliste et guérisseuse mystique, est née dans une ferme à l'ouest d’ici. Elle dirige des revivals en Ontario en 1915-1916 avant de parcourir les Etats-Unis où elle attire des foules sous des chapiteaux, dans des stades et des salles de concert. Profitant

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de son immense popularité elle fonde l'Eglise Foursquare Gospel et fait construire le Temple de l'Angélus en 1923 à Los Angeles. Soeur Aimee prêche son message d'amour chrétien dans l'auditorium de 5000 places du temple et à sa radio. Elle présente des drames liturgiques, guérit d'innombrables invalides et administre des oeuvres de charité. En dépit des scandales et difficultés financières dont elle fait dans son el en prospère. Elle a maintenant des adeptes dans le monde entier.

Fondation du patrimoine ontarien, Ministère de la Culture, du Tourisme et des Loisirs

Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 42° 59.826′ N, 80° 49.728′ W. Marker is in Salford, Ontario, in Oxford County. It is on Salford Road 0.1 kilometers Plank Line (Oxford Road 19), on the left when traveling west. The marker is at the Salford Community Centre. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 383908

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

2. Aimee Semple McPherson Marker

Salford Road, Salford ON N0J 1W0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lydia Chase Ranney (here, next to this marker); The Big Cheese, 1866 / Le Gros Fromage, 1866 (approx. 4.3 kilometers away); Robert F. Gourlay 1778-1863 (approx. 5.2 kilometers away); First Cheese Factory/ La Première Fromagerie (approx. 6.5 kilometers away); Oswald J. Smith, Litt.D., D.D., L.L.D. (approx. 14.7 kilometers away); Robert Douglas Hayward (approx. 14.7 kilometers away); Cody’s Corners (approx. 14.7 kilometers away); The Establishment of Free Rural Mail Delivery (approx. 15.5 kilometers away).

Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 28, 2024

3. Aimee Semple McPherson Marker

Aimee Semple McPherson, early 1920s image. Click for full size.

circa 1920s

4. Aimee Semple McPherson, early 1920s

Source: Wikipedia (public domain)

The Angelus Temple, ca 1940 image. Click for full size.

circa 1940

5. The Angelus Temple, ca 1940

Source: Wikipedia (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 3, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.