Wikipedia's first sentence called it “christian pastor”. Today it says “israeli-born american-canadian televangelist associated with the charismatic movement”.
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Benny" Hinn ( 1953 , Jaffa , Israel -- ) is a Christian pastor. His religious upbringing was within the Greek Orthodox Church . Hinn has written that he had a profound experience in December 1973 which changed his life, when he travelled by charter bus from Toronto to Pittsburgh to attend a "miracle service" being conducted by Kathryn Kuhlman . Although Hinn never met Kuhlman, he often attended her healing services and has acknowledged the influence that Kuhlman made on him in several interviews. Hinn founded the Orlando Christian Center in 1983 . Beginning with just a few hundred members, the church now boasts an average weekly attendance of over 10,000. In 1999 , Hinn moved to Dallas, Texas and opened a new church. He is currently the host of This Is Your Day , a 30-minute TV show that runs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network .1
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Benedictus " Benny " Hinn ( , , Hebrew : תאופיק בנדיקטוס (בני) הין; born December 3, 1952) is a televangelist , best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades" – revival meeting / faith healing summits that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your Day .Joe Nickell , " Benny Hinn: healer or hypnotist? - Investigative Files ".
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Toufik Benedictus " Benny " Hinn (born December 3, 1952) is a televangelist , best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades"— revival meeting or faith healing summits that are usually held in stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your Day .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
American-Canadian evangelist Toufik Benedictus " Benny " Hinn (born 3 December 1952) is an Israeli televangelist , best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades"— revival meeting or faith healing summits that are usually held in stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your Day .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American-Canadian evangelist (born 1952) Toufik Benedictus " Benny " Hinn (born 3 December 1952) is an Israeli-born American-Canadian televangelist , best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades"— revival meeting or faith healing summits that are usually held in stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your Day .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American-Canadian evangelist (born 1952) Toufik Benedictus " Benny " Hinn (born 3 December 1952) is an Israeli-born Palestinian-American-Canadian televangelist , best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades"— revival meeting or faith healing summits that are usually held in stadiums in major cities, which are later broadcast worldwide on his television program, This Is Your Day .
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christian pastor
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israeli-born american-canadian televangelist associated with the charismatic movement
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