Edmund Creffield: The Rise of the Army of Holiness in Corvallis, Oregon
About this episode
The episode explores the rise of a religious movement led by Edmund Creffield in early 1900s Corvallis, Oregon.
Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In the early 1900s, a young German preacher arrived in Corvallis, Oregon with a message he believed came directly from God. Within weeks, he had gathered a devoted circle of followers who called themselves God’s Anointed. Others had a different name for them: The Holy Rollers. Their intense prayer meetings, strange teachings, and bizarre behavior quickly made them the talk of the town—and not in a good way. What began as a small religious movement would so...
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