Home›Historical Figures›In Group›Protestant and Evangelical FoundersGroupProtestant and Evangelical FoundersFounders of Protestant dissenting, Adventist, Pentecostal and Evangelical movements from the seventeenth century to the present, including the founder of the Religious Society of Friends and a Fifth Monarchist figure from the radical sects of the English Civil War, nineteenth and twentieth century Adventist and prophecy-movement founders who set dates for Christ's return, and twentieth century Pentecostal and televangelist figures who built healing revivals, broadcast ministries and prophecy publishing into mass Evangelical movements.FactsProtestant and Evangelical FoundersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCultural OriginWell-attestedChristian 1Era of OriginWell-attested1517 CE 1Protestant and Evangelical FoundersFilter Results13 entriesGenderAllFemale (3)Male (10)TraditionAllChristianity (5)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (13)Member OfAllChristian Broadcasting Network (1)PTL Club (2)Trinity Broadcasting Network (2)EraAll1608 to 1661 (1)1624 to 1691 (1)1782 to 1849 (1)1827 to 1915 (1)1852 to 1916 (1)1869 to 1942 (1)1890 to 1944 (1)1918 to 2009 (1)1921 to 2013 (1)1929 to 2024 (1)1930 to 2023 (1)1942 to 2007 (1)Revered InAllChristianity (6)Manner Of DeathAllDied by accident or misadventure (1)Died of natural causes (6)Disputed (1)Executed (1)Office HeldAllSenior pastor, Angelus Temple, Los Angeles (1)NationalityAllUnited Kingdom (2)United States (11)Veneration StatusAllHistorically Significant but Not Venerated (7)Officially Recognized or Venerated (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13Aimee Semple McPhersonProtestant and Evangelical FoundersCharles Taze RussellProtestant and Evangelical FoundersEllen G. WhiteProtestant and Evangelical FoundersGeorge FoxProtestant and Evangelical FoundersHal LindseyProtestant and Evangelical FoundersHarold CampingProtestant and Evangelical FoundersJim BakkerProtestant and Evangelical FoundersJoseph Franklin RutherfordProtestant and Evangelical FoundersOral RobertsProtestant and Evangelical FoundersPat RobertsonProtestant and Evangelical FoundersTammy Faye MessnerProtestant and Evangelical FoundersThomas VennerProtestant and Evangelical FoundersWilliam MillerProtestant and Evangelical FoundersSources1. Wikipedia: Protestantismtier 2WikipediaWikipedia Protestantism, lead section, origin statementProtestantism is a form of Christianity that originated in the Protestant Reformation.Wikipedia Protestantism, lead section, era statementThe Reformation began in the Holy Roman Empire in 1517, when Martin Luther published his Ninety-five Theses as a reaction against abuses in the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church, which purported to offer the remission of the temporal punishment of sins to their purchasers.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.