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Canadian-American evangelist and media celebrity (1890–1944)

Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson (née Kennedy; October 9, 1890 – September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian-born Pentecostalevangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s,^[1] famous for founding the Foursquare Church.

McPherson pioneered the use of broadcast mass media for wider dissemination of both religious services and appeals for donations, using radio to draw in both audience and revenue with the growing appeal of popular entertainment and incorporating stage techniques into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple, an early megachurch.^[2]

In her time, she was the most publicized Protestant evangelist, surpassing Billy Sunday and other predecessors.^[3][4] She conducted public faith healing demonstrations involving tens of thousands of participants.^[5][6] McPherson's view of the United