Joseph Mattsson-Boze

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Joseph D. Mattsson-Boze (d. January 1989) was a Oneness Pentecostal minister and pastor of Chicago's Philadelphia Church from 1944-1958. He was publisher and editor of the Herald of Faith magazine, which had wide circulation among Pentecostals in the United States.[1][2]

Biography[]

Boze was a native of Sweden who immigrated to the United States. He worked closely with William Branham during the Healing Revival of the mid-20th century, and served as his main source of publicity during the 1960s.[3][4]

He was deeply involved in the Latter Rain movement. In the 1950s, he was instrumental in working with William Branham to launch and popularize the ministry of Jim Jones. He served as chairman of multiple Christian Fellowship conventions organized and led by Jones. Jones became increasingly influential in the movement as a result of their support.[5][6]

After 1958, he began working in Christian missions in Africa until his retirement in 1974. Through his mission work, he successfully organized dozens of Pentecostal churches in Africa. He died in January 1989.[7][8]

Sources[]

  1. ^ "Rev. Joseph D. Mattsson-Boze". Chicago Tribune. January 25, 1989. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  2. ^ Collins, John (May 27, 2019). "The "Full Gospel" Origins of Peoples Temple". San Diego State University. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  3. ^ "Rev. Joseph D. Mattsson-Boze". Chicago Tribune. January 25, 1989. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  4. ^ Collins, John (May 27, 2019). "The "Full Gospel" Origins of Peoples Temple". San Diego State University. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  5. ^ "Rev. Joseph D. Mattsson-Boze". Chicago Tribune. January 25, 1989. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  6. ^ Collins, John (May 27, 2019). "The "Full Gospel" Origins of Peoples Temple". San Diego State University. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  7. ^ "Rev. Joseph D. Mattsson-Boze". Chicago Tribune. January 25, 1989. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  8. ^ Collins, John (May 27, 2019). "The "Full Gospel" Origins of Peoples Temple". San Diego State University. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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