Terry Winter
Encyclopedia
Terry Winter was a Canadian
televangelist, who hosted The Terry Winter Show on Vision TV
.
Unlike some other Christian televangelists, Winter took an intellectual approach to faith. He taught that Christianity is a simple faith, not a simplistic one, and that if one decides to become a Christian, one does not need to leave one's mind at the door.
Born in New Westminster, British Columbia
, Winter was raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia
. Winter died of a brain aneurysm
in Vancouver
, British Columbia
at age 56 in 1998. His television program continued to air in repeats for a few months, ending permanently in early 1999.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
televangelist, who hosted The Terry Winter Show on Vision TV
Vision TV
VisionTV is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that broadcasts multi-faith, multicultural, and general entertainment programming aimed at the 45 and over demographic....
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Unlike some other Christian televangelists, Winter took an intellectual approach to faith. He taught that Christianity is a simple faith, not a simplistic one, and that if one decides to become a Christian, one does not need to leave one's mind at the door.
Born in New Westminster, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Winter was raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Winter died of a brain aneurysm
Aneurysm
An aneurysm or aneurism is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Aneurysms can commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and an aortic aneurysm occurs in the main artery carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
at age 56 in 1998. His television program continued to air in repeats for a few months, ending permanently in early 1999.
External links
- Popular evangelist dies at 56 ChristianWeek
- Who was Terry Winter? from David Spencer's Media Spin
- Terry Winter dead at 56 The evangelical community loses a voice by Evangelical Fellowship of CanadaEvangelical Fellowship of CanadaThe Evangelical Fellowship of Canada is a national parachurch association of over . All affiliated groups identify themselves as part of the evangelical movement in Canada....
; W. Ward Gasgue and the Vancouver Sun - Tributes to Terry Winter came from far and wide by Geoff Tunnicliffe in CanadianChristianity.com