Harald Bredesen was an American Lutheran pastor who was influential in the early days of the American charismatic movement.
13 Facts About Harald Bredesen
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Elmer Harald Bredesen was born in Rugby, North Dakota to Alfred Bredesen and Dagny Bredesen.
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Harald Bredesen's father was the pastor of the Lutheran Church.
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Harald Bredesen attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and was ordained into the ministry during 1945.
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Harald Bredesen had professional success immediately out of seminary, having worked for the World Council of Churches as the Public Relations Secretary for the World Council of Christian Education.
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Harald Bredesen was ordained in 1944, and in 1946 he received what Pentecostals refer to as the baptism of the Holy Spirit, a religious experience accompanied by speaking in tongues.
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Harald Bredesen was the founder of the Prince of Peace Prize, given to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1980, Mother Teresa in 1989, posthumously to King Hussein of Jordan in 1999, and to Billy Graham in 2004.
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Harald Bredesen did abandon the ministerial practice of a backward collar in the early 70's in favor of a simple business suit.
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Robertson went on to found the Christian Broadcasting Network where Harald Bredesen was a founding board member.
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Harald Bredesen was often called the father of the charismatic movement whose adherents now number in the hundreds of millions.
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Harald Bredesen hosted the long-running Christian Broadcasting Network television program Charisma.
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On December 26,2006, Harald Bredesen fell down the stairs in his home, fracturing his skull and causing major bleeding in his brain.
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Harald Bredesen was survived by his wife, Genevieve; his children, Dagni, Margaret, Christopher, and David; and five grandchildren.