Andrew Wommack was born in 1949 in Marshall, Texas. He is an American conservative TV evangelist and faith healer. In 1978, he founded Andrew Wommack Ministries. In 1994, he established Charis Bible College, which was originally called Colorado Bible College.
History
Andrew Wommack began preaching in 1969. He married Jamie in 1972. During the next six years, the couple led three small churches and had two sons, Joshua and Jonathan Peter. In 1976, Andrew broadcast his first Gospel Truth radio program on a small country music station in Childress, Texas. The Wommacks founded Andrew Wommack Ministries, Inc. in 1978 and moved their ministry to Colorado Springs in 1980. Wommack says he has broadcast the program continuously since then, except for a few months. The Gospel Truth television program began on the INSP Network in January 2000 and was later shown on other Christian television networks and some individual stations. Wommack joined Trinity Broadcasting Network’s lineup with his own daily radio and television show called Gospel Truth with Andrew Wommack.
Charis Bible College
Wommack is the founder of Charis Bible College (originally called Colorado Bible College), an unaccredited Bible college that opened in 1994.
Truth and Liberty Coalition
Wommack is one of six people who started the Truth and Liberty Coalition, a group that believes Christians have a responsibility to make positive changes in the world through seven areas of society. These areas include religion and faith, family, education, government and law, news and media, arts and entertainment, and business and economics. The other five co-founders are Lance Wallnau, Karen Conrad, David Barton, William J. "Bill" Federer, and Richard Harris.
Happenings
In 2018, after a viewer asked on a Facebook video, "Why are so many Christians unable to see how God is using Trump?" Wommack responded by saying he believed some people are being misled by evil forces.
In 2019, Wommack claimed that in March 2001, his son, Jonathan Peter, was brought back to life after being dead for five hours. However, Desiree (Cannon) Wommack, his wife, stated online that Jonathan was revived at the hospital after an overdose. She also said she experienced abuse from her husband and was silenced by the ministry. As late as 2021, Wommack continued to share the story of his son’s resurrection in interviews.
In July 2020, the Colorado Attorney General’s office sent a cease-and-desist letter to Andrew Wommack Ministries for breaking state health rules. The ministry had held an event with more than 1,000 people, which violated the state’s limit of 175 people for indoor gatherings.
In 2024, Wommack said he believed a second American Civil War might be positive if it helped the nation return to God.