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Benny Hinn

Benny Hinn is an Israeli-born American-Canadian televangelist known for his faith-healing events called Miracle Crusades.

born 1952Miracle Crusades faith-healing eventsChristian television ministryFounding the Orlando Christian Center

Born: 3 December 1952, Jaffa
Occupation: television presenter, writer, televangelist, television staff
Education: Georges Vanier Secondary School

Benny Hinn was born in 1952 in Jaffa

Toufik Benedictus Hinn was born in Jaffa in 1952. His parents had Greek, Palestinian and Armenian roots, and he was raised in the Eastern Orthodox church. In 1968 his family moved to Toronto, Canada.

In Toronto he attended Georges Vanier Secondary School. He said he became a born-again Christian in 1972. From 1973 he attended healing services of evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman, whom he cites as an influence.

After moving to the United States, he founded the Orlando Christian Center in 1983 and began holding healing services. His crusades grew to stadiums around the world, and in 1990 he launched a television program aired on Christian networks. In 1999 he left his post as pastor and moved his ministry's headquarters to Texas.

His healing claims and finances drew criticism. Investigations by HBO in 2001 and Canadian television in 2004 questioned the healings. In 2007 a United States Senate committee examined his ministry, which later answered its questions.