Editing Ernest Angley

{{Short description|American Christian evangelist (1921–2021)}}
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|name          = Ernest Angley
|birth_name    = Ernest Winston Angley<ref name="Birth">{{cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AErnest~%20%2Bsurname%3AAngley~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1921-1921~|title=Birth reference results for Ernest Angley|work=FamilySearch.org|access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref>
|birth_date    = {{Birth date|1921|8|9|mf=yes}}<ref name="Birth"/> 
|birth_place   = [[Mooresville, North Carolina]], U.S.<ref name="Birth"/>
|death_date    = {{death date and age|2021|05|07|1921|08|09}}
|death_place   = [[Akron, Ohio]], U.S.
|church        = {{ubl|Ernest Angley's Grace Cathedral – Cuyahoga Falls|Grace Cathedral – Akron}}
|occupation    = Pastor, [[televangelism|televangelist]], ministry owner, author, television station owner
|congregations = Grace Cathedral, [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio|Cuyahoga Falls]], Ohio, U.S.
|spouse        = {{marriage|Esther Lee Sikes|1943|1970|reason=her death}}
|website       = {{URL|ernestangley.org}}
|image=Ernest Angley.jpg|image_size=180px}}

'''Ernest Winston Angley''' (August 9, 1921 – May 7, 2021) was an American [[Christian evangelist]], author, and television station owner who was based in [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio]] from the 1950s until his death in 2021.

Ernest Angley was born in [[Mooresville, North Carolina|Mooresville]], [[Iredell County, North Carolina]]. In his autobiography, he details his early life being raised in the [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], area as a [[Baptist]], and at the age of 18 accepting [[Jesus Christ]] as his Savior.<ref>''Book|"The Mind of Christ", By Ernest Angley; pp. 145–148, "Salvation brought a new life"''</ref> In the early 1950s, he moved to [[Northeast Ohio]] as a traveling "salvation and healing" [[Pentecostal]] [[Evangelism|evangelist]].

==Facilities==

===Grace Cathedral===
Angley's [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] ministry was originally based at Grace Cathedral (a.k.a. the "Temple of Healing Stripes") in [[Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio|Springfield Township, Ohio]], southeast of [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]. That church is now known as ''Grace Cathedral – Akron'' and is used by their youth ministry and for church weddings, funerals, and Bible study.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.ernestangley.org/church/ | title=Grace Cathedral | publisher=[[Ernest Angley Ministries]] |date=January 1, 2011| access-date =2011-05-09 }}</ref>

In 1984, Angley purchased part of a large complex in his home base of [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio]], that was formerly owned by televangelist [[Rex Humbard]], which includes the church formerly known as the [[Cathedral of Tomorrow]] (which was rededicated as ''Grace Cathedral'') and its next-door television studios.<ref name="AkronB19840325p39">{{Cite news |date=March 25, 1984 |title=Humbard TV studio being sold to Angley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-humbard-tv-stud/172639612/ |access-date=May 21, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |page=D1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

=== Winston Broadcasting Network ===
{{Main|WBNX-TV}}
In 1985, Angley contracted to provide financial support and studio facilities for the launch of Akron-licensed station [[WBNX-TV]] (channel 55) after their ownership group ran out of operating funds.<ref name="PlainD19850718p42">{{Cite news |last=Riccardi |first=Maria |date=July 18, 1985 |title=New Channel 55 is getting under some skins already |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-new-channel-55-is-getti/172609277/ |access-date=May 21, 2025 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |page=12C |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Angley purchased WBNX-TV outright in 1987<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 19, 1987 |title=For the Record: Ownership Changes |magazine=Broadcasting |pages=268, 270, 272, 274 |volume=112 |issue=3}}</ref> under the licensee "Winston Broadcasting Network", derived from his middle name.<ref name="PlainD19910224p196">{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Christopher |date=February 24, 1991 |title=Manna From Heaven |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-manna-from-heaven/172609080/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |page=20:Sunday Magazine |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> WBNX initially aired a mixture of classic reruns, movies and Angley's television programs<ref name="AkronB19850924p28">{{Cite news |last=Dawidziak |first=Mark |date=September 24, 1985 |title=G-rated lineup for Ch. 55 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-g-rated-lineup/172609359/ |access-date=May 21, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |page=C4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> much in the mold of [[Freeform (TV channel)|CBN]],{{r|PlainD19850718p42}} operating from the Grace Cathedral complex. WBNX added [[Fox Kids]] in 1994,<ref name="PlainD19940902p52">{{Cite news |last=Feran |first=Tom |date=September 2, 1994 |title=Channel 55 to air Fox children's shows |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-channel-55-to-air-fox-c/172656128/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |page=6E |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> then became the market's [[The WB]] affiliate in 1997,<ref name="PlainD19970703p11">{{Cite news |last=Feran |first=Tom |date=July 3, 1997 |title=Channel 55 to become WB outlet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-channel-55-to-become-wb/172882788/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |page=4E |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> which transitioned to [[The CW]] in 2006.<ref name="PlainD20060303p10">{{Cite news |last=Washington |first=Julie E. |date=March 3, 2006 |title=New network picks up 55; Channel 43's fate unknown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-new-network-picks-up-55/173008514/ |access-date=May 24, 2025 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |page=E6 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

===Online Bible college===
Angley began an [[Grace Bible College (Ohio)|online Bible college]] through his website in 2011 with the purpose of providing Bible study courses for laymen, missionaries, teachers and pastors. It is not an accredited college or school of divinity.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190101/falling-from-grace-part-6-ernest-angleys-for-profit-grace-cathedral-buffet-using-volunteer-labor-again-after-feds-said-to-stop | title=Falling from Grace, part 6: Ernest Angley's for-profit Grace Cathedral Buffet using volunteer labor again after feds said to stop | publisher=[[The Columbus Dispatch]] |date=January 1, 2019| access-date =2019-01-11 }}</ref>

===Boeing 747SP===
Ernest Angley's ministry once operated a [[Boeing 747SP]], named ''Star Triple Seven''<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.747sp.com/production-list/21963-441/ | title = Airframe 21963 History | access-date = 2010-09-24 | work = Boeing 747SP Website | quote = Leased to Grace Cathedral (Ernest Angley Ministries)}}</ref> and bearing registration P4-FSH,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=P4-FSH&distinct_entry=true|title=Aviation Photo Search|access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref> which was used to transport missionaries and humanitarian aid internationally.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.747sp.com/NewsDetail.asp?id=45 | title = Angley Ministries 747SP will be in Lesotho and South Africa | access-date = 2010-09-24 | last = Hinkle | first = Chaz | date = March 15, 2006 | work = Boeing 747SP Website | quote = P4-FSH, the 747SP flown by Ernest Angley Ministries, was scheduled to be in Africa in late March and early April. The trip includes a three-day stop at Maseru, Lesotho, March 31 through April 2, and a four-day stop in Bloemfontein, Free State (South Africa), April 6–9. | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060325043642/http://www.747sp.com/NewsDetail.asp?id=45 | archive-date = March 25, 2006 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The ''P4-'' [[Aircraft registration|tail number]] indicated that the aircraft was registered in [[Aruba]]. Subsequent reports indicated that the airplane was too large to fit any hangar at its home field and was only used once or twice per year.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.mytownneo.com/news/20190121/split-with-ernest-angley-tough-for-his-assistant | title = Split with Ernest Angley tough for his assistant | access-date = 2019-01-21 | work = MyTown NEO}}</ref> In September 2019 it was reported the plane was in disrepair and had not been flown for over nineteen months, with church funds being unable to provide $140,000 for needed repairs. The plane was stored at a small airport in Smyrna, TN as of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/televangelist-ernest-angley-reportedly-cannot-pay-to-fix-grounded-ministry-jet.html|title=Televangelist Ernest Angley reportedly cannot pay to fix grounded ministry jet|date=September 20, 2019 |publisher=Christian Post|access-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref>

==Broadcasts==
Angley launched ''The Ernest Angley Hour'', a weekly program, in 1973,<ref name="AkronB19730317p20">{{Cite news |date=March 17, 1973 |title=Coming!!! On television, The Ernest Angley Hour |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-coming-on-te/172609160/ |access-date=May 21, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |page=B6 |type=Advertisement |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> claiming to have created it after [[divine intervention]].<ref name="AkronB19990704p1a">{{Cite news |last=Carney |first=Jim |date=July 4, 1999 |title=Ernest Angley's Crusade: The miracle man |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-ernest-angleys/124722459/ |access-date=May 22, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-ernest-angleys/124722482/ A8] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''The Ernest Angley Hour'' aired on over 100 stations in the United States and Canada at its peak.<ref name="PlainD19910224p196" /> Angley also hosted ''The Ninety and Nine Club'' (named in reference to [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 18:12–13<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biblehub.com/matthew/18-12.htm|title=Matthew 18:12 "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?|access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>) weekdays over WBNX-TV from the station's launch<ref name="AkronB19990704p1a" /> until his 2019 retirement.{{r|AkronB20210530pA1}}

==Controversies==

===Claim that Jesus heals HIV/AIDS===
Angley's Christian faith-based teachings, in particular his claims (based on the Biblical scripture Mark 9:23 "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.") that [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] and other diseases can be cured by God's healing power, were met with skepticism in South Africa. In March 2007, the [[Advertising Standards Authority (South Africa)|Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa]], after receiving a complaint, cancelled a newspaper ad for Angley's ministry, based on lack of preliminary filing of medical documentation at that time for healing of AIDS through prayer.<ref>{{Cite web| work = IOL: News for South Africa and the World | title = Can Jesus heal Aids?|date=April 25, 2007 | url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=nw20070424215601798C222269|access-date = 2007-04-27 }}</ref>

Angley later claimed to have verifiable medical documentation from former AIDS patients that he offered to submit to any country that required it. In the same 2007 television broadcast, he displayed what he claimed was medical documentation from four alleged former HIV-positive patients of their negative tests results.<ref>WBNX-TV interview Cleveland, Ohio,U.S April 19, 2007</ref> Angley's claims were criticized by Guyanese officials. Health Minister [[Leslie Ramsammy|Dr. Leslie Ramsammy]] released a statement condemning Angley: "We are unaware of the existence, to date, of any cure anywhere in the world for the HIV infection, and there has been no scientific documentation of any cure for AIDS. Anyone who promotes the misrepresentation that there is a religious-based cure for HIV is involved in an obscene exploitation of people’s vulnerability."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Oct30/0,4670,GuyanaUSEvangelist,00.html|title=Guyanese Officials Criticize US Preacher|publisher=Fox News|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>

===Murder at church-owned restaurant===
In 1999, Shane Partin, a 27-year-old former staff member at Cathedral Buffet, stabbed and killed a volunteer, 15-year-old Cassandra Blondheim. Blondheim had previously complained to Buffet management about Partin's romantic advances, resulting in Partin's dismissal. However, Partin was later allowed to return as a volunteer. Partin was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Partin was denied parole in his first attempt in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallsnewspress.com/news%20local/2013/12/17/ohio-parole-board-cathedral-buffet-killer-shane-partin-will-stay-in-prison|title=Ohio Parole Board: Cathedral Buffet killer Shane Partin will stay in prison|access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref> and again in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blockparole.com/inmate/shane-partin/|title=Block Parole - Shane Partin|access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref> Angley's ministry paid $100,000 in a settlement to Blondheim's family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland19.com/story/4000775/tv-ministry-pays-100000-to-settle-wrongful-death-lawsuit|title=TV ministry pays $100,000 to settle wrongful-death lawsuit|access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>

===Volunteer staffing of church-owned restaurant===
In March 2017, a federal district court ordered Angley to pay $388,000 in damages and back wages to a group of unpaid employees at the Cathedral Buffet whom Angley considered unpaid volunteers. The eating establishment is owned by the church. A few witnesses for the prosecution, who were former members of his church, said they felt pressured to volunteer as waiters, bussers and cash-register operators. This was the second time Angley had been cited for the same offense, the first in 1999, when he was ordered to pay $37,000 in back wages. The presiding judge added damages to the 2017 claim due to it being his second offense. Angley defended the Cathedral Buffet, stating he believed nothing wrong had been done, since the buffet served a religious purpose and the government's claims were a violation of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution]]. Angley appealed, and said he had spoken with about 75 people who worked at the buffet who said they did not feel pressured to work there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2017/03/televangelist_ernest_angley_or.html#incart_river_home|title=Televangelist Ernest Angley ordered to pay $388,000 for using unpaid labor at Cuyahoga Falls buffet|date=March 30, 2017 |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>

On April 18, 2017, Angley's ministry closed the Cathedral Buffet to the public.<ref name="PlainD20170420p10">{{Cite news |last=Farkas |first=Karen |date=April 20, 2017 |title=Angley closes his Cathedral Buffet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-angley-closes-his-cathe/172762772/ |access-date=May 23, 2025 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] reversed the district court and ruled in Angley's favor, concluding that the cafeteria workers had no expectation of being paid.<ref>{{cite web |last=Heisig |first=Eric |title=Appeals court overturns ruling against televangelist Ernest Angley over use of unpaid workers at buffet |website=Cleveland.com |date=April 16, 2018 |url=https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2018/04/appeals_court_overturns_ruling.html |access-date=November 28, 2018 |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423045132/https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2018/04/appeals_court_overturns_ruling.html}}</ref> The Buffet never reopened.<ref name="AkronB20190612pB3">{{Cite news |last=Mackinnon |first=Jim |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Ernest Angley's legal fees in dispute |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-ernest-angleys/172925372/ |access-date=May 23, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |page=B3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

===Sexual abuse allegations===
Angley, who has spoken out against [[homosexuality]] as a sin,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/zh-hk/news/world/anti-gay-televangelist-ernest-angley-accused-of-sexual-abuse/ar-BBSCQq3 |title=Anti-gay televangelist Ernest Angley accused of sexual abuse |publisher=MSN |access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref> was accused of sexual abuse by male former Grace Cathedral pastor Rev. Brock Miller. The abuse included genital touching and naked massage.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Dyer |first=Bob |date=January 20, 2019 |title=Ernest Angley admitted sexual encounter: Televangelist's graphic recorded conversation made available to Beacon Journal |url=https://www.ohio.com/news/20190119/rev-ernest-angley-admitted-sexual-encounter |access-date=May 27, 2025 |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-ernest-angley-a/173259546/ A6] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Miller filed a lawsuit against Angley,<ref name="PlainD20180826p28">{{Cite news |last=Madden |first=Justin |date=August 26, 2018 |title=Former employee's lawsuit accuses Ernest Angley of sexual misconduct |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-former-employees-lawsu/173114273/ |access-date=May 25, 2025 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |page=B2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> claiming in a two-part Beacon Journal interview that he was abused for nine years, then forced to move out of his home (which the Cathedral owned) after leaving the Cathedral.<ref name="AkronB20180114pA001">{{Cite news |last=Dyer |first=Bob |date=January 14, 2018 |title=Angley's alleged abuse detailed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angleys-allege/173114083/ |access-date=May 25, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angleys-allege/173114104/ A4]–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angleys-allege/173114131/ A5] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="AkronB20180115pA001">{{Cite news |last=Dyer |first=Bob |date=January 15, 2018 |title=Angley blasted associate pastor who left church |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angley-blasted/173114190/ |access-date=May 25, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angley-blasted/173114210/ A6] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> After Angley countersued on defamation grounds, a settlement was reached between the two in February 2020, the terms of which included a [[Non-disclosure agreement|non-disparagement]] clause.<ref name="AkronB20200214pA1">{{Cite news |last=Warsmith |first=Stephanie |date=February 14, 2020 |title=Angley's church, accuser face off |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angleys-church/173115031/ |access-date=May 25, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angleys-church/173115061/ A3] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="AkronB20200215pA1">{{Cite news |last=Warsmith |first=Stephanie |date=February 15, 2020 |title=Lawsuit against Angley settled |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-lawsuit-against/173115121/ |access-date=May 25, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-lawsuit-against/173115147/ A8] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> A 1996 tape recording of Angley admitting to sexual relations with a Cathedral employee was leaked to the ''Beacon Journal'' in January 2019.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Dyer |first=Bob |date=January 27, 2019 |title=Split with Ernest Angley tough for assistant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-split-with-erne/173259737/ |access-date=May 27, 2025 |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-split-with-erne/173259808/ A4] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Allegations of further sexual abuses, including forced [[Vasectomy|vasectomies]] and [[abortions]], have also been reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/08/27/televangelist-accused-of-sexual-abuse-forcing-vasectomy-the-importance-of-hearing-all-victims/#76bf65685508 |title=Televangelist Accused of Sexual Abuse, Forcing Vasectomy|author=Kaminsky, Michelle|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
* Comedian [[Robin Williams]] included a satire of Angley in his stage routine as "Reverend Earnest Angry".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/05/07/televangelist-ernest-angley-dies/6325630002/|title=Televangelist Ernest Angley dies at the age of 99|work=Akron Beacon Journal|access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ernest Angley, Controversial Televangelist Dies at Age 99 |url=https://www.kmjnow.com/news/ernest-angley-controversial-televangelist-dies-at-age-99/ |publisher=KMJ Now}}</ref>
* One of the inspirations for the music video for the [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] song, "[[Jesus He Knows Me]]", a barbed parody of televangelism, came from when [[Phil Collins]] and the rest of the band watched televangelists, including Ernest Angley (whom he bases one of the televangelists in the music video on<ref name="f863">{{cite web |date=October 21, 2014 |title=Reports: Televangelist urged vasectomies, abortion |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-35e817f094304d54b9b373cd50ccc0b7 |access-date=May 27, 2025 |website=AP News}}</ref>) on a TV in a hotel while on tour in the United States.<ref name="j421">{{cite web |last=Polcaro |first=Rafael |date=January 23, 2024 |title=The preacher who inspired Genesis to write "Jesus He Knows Me" |url=https://rockandrollgarage.com/the-preacher-who-inspired-genesis-to-write-jesus-he-knows-me/ |access-date=May 27, 2025 |website=Rock and Roll Garage}}</ref> Angley misinterpreted the song as referencing him in a positive manner.<ref name="h138">{{cite web |last=Ivie |first=Devon |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Dissecting Genesis' 'Jesus He Knows Me' With the Coolest Pastor I Know |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/11/genesis-jesus-he-knows-me-explained-by-pastor.html |access-date=May 27, 2025 |website=Vulture}}</ref>

==Death==
Angley died on May 7, 2021, at age 99.<ref name="b9212">{{cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=May 8, 2021 |title=Rev. Ernest Angley Dies: Controversial Faith Healer Televangelist Was 99 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/rev-ernest-angley-dies-controversial-faith-healer-televangelist-was-99-1234752333/ |access-date=May 23, 2025 |website=Deadline}}</ref><ref name="PlainD20210509pA24">{{Cite news |last1=Lubinger |first1=Bill |last2=Heisig |first2=Eric |date=May 9, 2021 |title=Cuyahoga Falls Pentecostal televangelist Angley dies at age 99 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-cuyahoga-falls-pentecos/172925706/ |access-date=May 23, 2025 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |page=A24 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="AkronB20210509pA1">{{Cite news |last=Ashworth |first=Alan |date=May 9, 2021 |title=Angley mourned by church, faithful |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angley-mourned/173015228/ |access-date=May 24, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-angley-mourned/173015248/ 7A] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He involuntarily retired from preaching in February 2019 after finding himself unable to finish a pre-prepared sermon.{{r|AkronB20210530pA1}} Angley did not have a succession plan for the ministry, claiming "that's in the hands of the Lord... I'm planning on the [[Rapture]]".<ref name="AkronB20210530pA1">{{Cite news |last=Garrett |first=Amanda |date=May 30, 2021 |title=With Angley gone, what's the future of Grace Cathedral? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-with-angley-gon/172924999/ |access-date=May 23, 2025 |newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-with-angley-gon/172925031/ 8A]–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-with-angley-gon/172925108/ 9A] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> WBNX-TV was sold by the ministry to [[Nexstar Media Group]] on October 28, 2024.<ref name="wbnxsold">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Mark K. |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Nexstar Media Group Buys WBNX Cleveland |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/nexstar-media-group-buys-wnnx-cleveland/ |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=TV News Check |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
The author of many books as well as gospel songs, Angley's website states that he has donated all royalties from his books to the outreach ministry.<ref>{{Cite web| work = ErnestAngley.org | title = About Ernest Angley|date=October 14, 2010| url=http://www.ernestangley.org/about/|access-date = 2010-10-14 |quote=Reverend Angley is a prolific author and has donated all royalties from the sales of his books to the outreach ministry. Donated royalties include those from the sale of his autobiography, Hurry Friday.}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2020}}

===Books===
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*''Hurry Friday!''. (Autobiography) (June 2004) [[Library of Congress]] catalog 2005615251
*''Raptured''. (A novel about the second coming of Christ based on a [[Dispensationalism|dispensational]] interpretation of biblical prophecy.) (First published 1950) [[Library of Congress]] catalog 2003611031 {{ISBN|0-8007-8172-4}}
*''Faith in God Heals the Sick''. (Biblical teaching on how to receive and keep physical healing from the Lord.)
*''Untying God's Hands''. (Many subjects including marriage, dating and ministry of angels are dealt with in this book.)
*''Cell 15''. (The true story of the imprisonment of Ernest Angley in Germany for preaching the Gospel.)
*''God's Rainbow of Promises''. (Scriptures from the Bible to cover a person's needs in times of trouble.)
*''The Deceit of Lucifer''. (Biblical answers to questions about hypnosis, visualization, astrology, demonology.) [[Library of Congress]] catalog 89827508
*''Leeching of the Mind''. (Dealing with depression and exposing the inner working of Lucifer in the human mind.)
*''The Power of Bible Fasting'' (Comprehensive book with Old and New Testament scriptures about Bible fasting.)
*''The Reality of the Person of the Holy Spirit Volumes 1–4''. (Reveals the works of the Holy Spirit throughout the Old and New Testament scriptures and how the Holy Spirit affects the lives of people.)
*''Prosperity:  Spiritual, Physical, Financial''  (Biblical insights and teachings concerning God's plan of prosperity) Copyright 2001.
*''Weeds in Eden''  (Describes the cost to God and man of minds overrun with the weeds of disobedience and rebellion.)
*''The Unforgivable Sin''. (A look into how a human can blaspheme against the Holy Ghost and how to avoid those paths.) [[Library of Congress]] catalog 2001615038
*''Reality of the Blood Volumes 1–4''. (Biblical insight concerning the divine blood of Jesus and its power of deliverance.)
*''Love is the Road''. (Discovering how to walk the paths of life using God's love and promises.)
*''Living Free From Sin''. (Volumes 1 & 2; Can a saved person be lost?  Two comprehensive books dealing with the belief of 'Unconditional' Eternal Security, and how one can live free from sin. [Copyright 2007 & 2008])
*''The Mind of Christ''. (How one can take on the Mind of Christ. [Copyright 2005]) {{ISBN|1-935974-13-0}}
*''Battles of the Mind!...peace be still''. (How one can be free from the battles of the mind. [Copyright 2008]) {{ISBN|1-935974-14-9}}
*''Reality of the Blood Vol. 5: Don't Waste the Blood'' (How to use the divine blood of Jesus to defeat the devil every day. [Copyright 2010]) {{ISBN|1-935974-17-3}}
*''Healing From Heaven, Vol. 1''  (How to receive miracles and healings from God. [Copyright 2012]) {{ISBN|978-1-935974-18-5}}
*"Healing from Heaven, Vol. 2"  (Further details the vision of Ezekiel on the wheels. [Copyright 2012])
*''The War is on... Armageddon''  (A novel based on Biblical truth; the sequel to "Raptured". [Copyright 2012]) {{ISBN|978-1-935974-19-2}}
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==Personal life==
Angley married the former Esther Lee "Angel" Sikes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Esther%20Lee%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AAngley~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1921-1921~|title=Death record results for Esther Lee Angley|work=FamilySearch.org|access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> on November 25, 1943; they continued in ministry together and remained married until her death in 1970. They do not have any children.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.ernestangley.org/ Ernest Angley Ministries]

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