William Franklin Mays, 82, of Hopedale, Ohio, passed away on January 18, 2026. He was born on August 10, 1943, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Paul B. and Charlotte (Schwartz) Mays. In ...

In a 1964 sermon, titled Questions and Answers, William Branham preached that people of any race can be good Christians, but that people of different races shouldn't have kids together. Critics say ...

Lee Enterprises reviewed and confirmed the authenticity of video segments from more than a dozen Message sermons given across the country from 2017 to 2024 that the William Branham Historical Research ...

Preacher William Branham told and retold his life story over decades, drawing in followers with tales of a backwoods childhood touched by supernatural occurrences. “I was borned up here in Cumberland ...

"The Message" considers the late Rev. William Branham to be a prophet from God, but some of his sermons contain sexist rhetoric. Women share misogynistic experiences they have had in the Christian ...

They discourage both men and women from showing too much skin because they value modesty. They think women are different from men but not inferior. Message followers believe that the more than 1,200 ...

David Moseley used to believe in The Message, the faith founded on the teachings and sermons of the late Rev. William Branham. But he’s come to believe it’s all about the money — and his family is a ...

In a 1956 sermon, William Branham said he was against women who work outside the home and serve a role other than mother. Men across the country use misogynistic rhetoric from their prophet, the late ...