13 Facts About Brother Stair

Ralph Gordon Stair, known as Brother R G Stair, or simply as Brother Stair, was an American minister and evangelist.

Brother Stair founded Overcomer Ministry in 1978, declaring himself a prophet.

Brother Stair lived in a community with his followers at a compound in Walterboro, South Carolina.

Brother Stair led the Overcomer Ministry, officially incorporated as the Faith Cathedral Fellowship, a conservative Pentecostal Christian organization which runs a widely heard radio-based ministry.

Brother Stair purchased a motel in Walterboro, South Carolina in 1978, and encouraged followers to move to the community, sell all their possessions, take a vow of poverty, and donate all that they owned to Overcomer Ministry.

Brother Stair objected to medical intervention, and taught avoidance of doctors.

Commune members typically followed Brother Stair's teaching, and in the 1980s and 1990s, local authorities conducted investigations after three infants died at the community either during or shortly after birth.

Brother Stair leased time on terrestrial AM and FM radio stations throughout the United States, some of which are large-coverage stations.

In 2004, Brother Stair pleaded guilty to the charge of assault and battery and was sentenced to time served, a total of 77 days in custody.

Brother Stair reportedly told the women that the acts were "God's will".

Brother Stair was released on a $750,000 bond a month later on condition he not leave the property and was electronically monitored.

Brother Stair later admitted to the touching allegations during production of a documentary about Craig Mack, a musician that joined Brother Stair's commune in 2011 and died in 2018.

Brother Stair died of heart failure at the age of 87 on April 3,2021, at his home in Canadys, South Carolina.