1st General Superintendent of Pillar of Fire International
In office 1918–1946
Succeeded by
Arthur Kent White
Personal details
Born
Mollie Alma Bridwell
(1862-06-16)June 16, 1862 Lewis County, Kentucky
Died
June 26, 1946(1946-06-26) (aged 84) Zarephath, New Jersey
Spouse
Kent White
(m. 1887; died 1940)
Children
Ray Bridwell White Arthur Kent White
Parent(s)
Mary Ann Harrison (1832–1921) William Moncure Bridwell (1825–1907)
Relatives
Arlene White Lawrence, granddaughter Kathleen Merrell White, daughter-in-law
Known for
First woman to become a bishop in the United States. Feminist, noted supporter of the Ku Klux Klan.
Alma Bridwell White (June 16, 1862 – June 26, 1946) was the founder and a bishop of the Pillar of Fire Church.[1][2][3][4] In 1918, she became the first woman bishop of Pillar of Fire in the United States.[2][5] She was a proponent of feminism. She also associated herself with the Ku Klux Klan and was involved in anti-Catholicism, antisemitism, anti-Pentecostalism, racism, and hostility to immigrants.[6][4] By the time of her death at age 84, she had expanded the sect to "4,000 followers, 61 churches, seven schools, ten periodicals and two broadcasting stations."[5][4]
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^Robert Dale McHenry (1983). Famous American women. Dover. p. 438. ISBN 0-486-24523-3. Alma White College 1917.
^ abcMeyer, Jean A. (2014). La cruzada por México : los católicos de Estados Unidos y la cuestión religiosa en México (in Spanish). Internet Archive. Mexico City: México, D.F. : Tusquets. pp. 76, 219. ISBN 978-970-699-189-8.
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