The Rev. Ernest Angley built his international ministry from the ground up in Greater Akron. It s not clear that he planned what should happen to it after he died.
From humble roots in Western North Carolina to a megachurch, television station and restaurant in Cuyahoga Falls: Ernest Angley was both loved and ridiculed.
Ernest Angley, 98. | (Photo: ernestangley.org)
Members of Grace Cathedral in Ohio wept openly in the sanctuary as leaders announced the death of their controversial founding pastor, televangelist Ernest Angley Friday. He was 99.
“First off, we’d like to thank all of you for praying for Rev. Angley, and Rev. Angley made so many sacrifices for all of us, and he showed us so much love,” began Grace Cathedral’s Rev. Steve Millar in a Friday night service broadcast on Facebook.
“But Rev. Angley, because of his decline this past week, around 4:30 today went to Heaven. Rev. Angley was our father, our pastor. He was an author,” he announced through sniffling as audible weeping erupted from the congregation in the background.