Marilyn Hickey and family

50 years later, Orchard Road Centre pastor still going strong

Marilyn Allene Hickey is an American Christian minster and televangelist who teaches Bible studies both nationally and internationally. Born on 1st July 1931 she is 90 next year.

Marilyn, aged 11 was told she had an enlarged heart which grew worse until she had surgery. She became a born again Christian when teenager. She gained a BA in Collective Foreign Languages at the University of North Colorado.

According to her daughter, Susan Bowling, her father was the first to fully commit to a life of ministry but said both were passionate about God.

Marilyn met Wallace Hickey at an Assemblies of God Church, where he served as pastor. . They married on Boxing day -26thDecember 1954 and were married for over 50 years (1954-2012). Together they founded and pastored at Gospel Chapel in Denver (1956-2012) . The church grew from 25 and peaked at 4,000 and was renamed Orchard Road Christian Center and enlarged 4 times. ( now called The Encounter -congregation 1,000) … They had two children.

Since 1973 one pulpit has not been enough for Marilyn. The once shy teacher, leading 22 Bible study groups, encouraged by her admiring students, was nudged onto the radio. She responded to God’s call 'to cover the earth with the Word that’s when she became a televangelist. She was the founder, president and host of Today with Marilyn For nearly 50 years Marilyn has been teaching the Bible on television.

The Lord has continually opened doors of opportunity for Marilyn in 138 Countries. ( Read Live the Word, Live the Miraculous/ Global Miracle Ministry)

Since 1996 she has co-hosted a daily television programme with with her daughter, Sarah Bowling, Today with Marilyn and Sarah. This programme can be seen on various Christian networks - DayStar Network Channel and independent stations both in the USA and internationally.

In 2012 she held a 3 day prayer and faith healing rally in Karachi, Pakistan, attended by over 400,000.
2016, on 12 th November, on her 7th visit to Katachi she aimed for 1 million in
a single meeting.

Sarah and husband Reece Bowling are now the senior pastors of The Encounter. Together they share the pulpit with Hickey the ‘rock star.’ Sarah is also the founder of ‘Saving Moses’. (See notes)

Reece Bowling, on 31st July 2010, said of his mother-in-law.
She’s as good as she’s ever been. She’s amazing.

Sources used
Global Miracle Ministry
The Denver Post
Who is Sarah Bowling
Wikipedia