Paul Washer Explained

Paul David Washer
Nationality:American
Occupation:Missionary, Evangelist, Preacher
Spouse:Rosario "Charo" Washer
Children:4[1] [2] [3]

Paul David Washer (born 1961) is an American Christian Evangelist and author whose theology is rooted in Calvinism.[4]

Biography

Washer reports converting to Christianity while studying at the University of Texas at Austin to become an oil and gas lawyer.[5] [6] He moved to Peru and served there as a missionary for 10 years.[7] In 1988, while in Peru,[8] Washer founded the HeartCry Missionary Society to support indigenous missionaries witnessing to people of their own cultures.[9] [10] As of 2017, the organization supported 238 missionary families in 41 countries.[11] At the end of 2022, it supported 326 missionary families in 62 countries.[12]

Washer later returned to the United States, and moved to Radford, Virginia in 2010,[13] [14] [15] [16] where he continues as the missions director of HeartCry.[17] HeartCry has been based in Roanoke, Virginia since 2022.[18] [19]

Washer is sometimes identified as part of the New Calvinism movement,[20] [21] although he has expressed concerns with this movement.[22] [23] [24]

In 2002, Washer preached a "shocking youth message" in which he suggested that most of his "Christian" audience will end up in hell because of the false gospel they are deceiving themselves with. As of 2023, the YouTube video of the talk has received more than 4 million views.[25] [26] Washer appeared in the 2018 documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone, in which he said, "In other religions, you get to heaven by being good, by earning it..."[27]

In 2017, Washer suffered a heart attack and in 2023 he received heart bypass surgery.[28]

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Notes and References

  1. Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
  2. Web site: Rosario 'Charo' Washer Interview!. April 15, 2014.
  3. Web site: Charo Washer's Testimony - Charo Washer. May 21, 2009.
  4. Web site: Frye . John . September 6, 2010 . Who is Paul Washer? . Jesus Creed . November 11, 2017.
  5. Web site: Clark . Heather . March 21, 2017 . Preacher, HeartCry Missionary Founder Paul Washer Suffers Heart Attack . Christian News Network . November 11, 2017.
  6. Web site: Washer . Paul . October 31, 2009 . Paul Washer's Story . I'll Be Honest . November 11, 2017.
  7. Web site: Paul Washer . HeartCry Missionary Society . August 14, 2017.
  8. Web site: Paul Washer . Grace Community Church . February 1, 2017 . August 14, 2017.
  9. Web site: HeartCry at a Glance . HeartCry Missionary Society . August 14, 2017.
  10. Web site: History of HeartCry . HeartCry Missionary Society . August 14, 2017.
  11. News: Blair . Leonardo . Paul Washer, HeartCry Missionary Society Founder, Suffers Heart Attack . September 2, 2021 . . March 21, 2017.
  12. Washer . Paul David . Spring 2023 . 2022 mission report . HeartCry Magazine . 107 . . 3, 7, 9, 57.
  13. Washer . Paul . paulwasher . June 15, 2010 . We have been in Radford VA.... . 16275681934 . en.
  14. Washer . Paul . paulwasher . June 7, 2010 . We have finally moved... . 15636240154 . en.
  15. Web site: Paul Washer . Granted Ministries . December 24, 2017.
  16. 2012-12-24. .
  17. Web site: Staff . HeartCry Missionary Society . August 14, 2017.
  18. Web site: 2022 . Heartcry Missionary Society Incorporated in Roanoke, Virginia . EIN Tax Id.
  19. Web site: Waldvogel . 2024-01-11 . www.waldvogelcommercial.com.
  20. Web site: Dohse . Paul M. Sr. . Paul Washer Speaks at a Catholic Monastery: Why is This Surprising? And Other Magic Bus Musings . Paul's Passing Thoughts . August 13, 2013 . July 20, 2018.
  21. Web site: Challies . Tim . An Interview With Paul Washer (Part 2) . Challies.com . July 30, 2013 . July 20, 2018.
  22. Web site: Stephen . Paul Washer's 7 Warnings to "New Calvinists" . The Tension . July 30, 2013 . July 20, 2018.
  23. Book: Washer, Paul . Ecclesiology: The Church, Her Ministers, and Latin: Sola Scriptura . 45–70 . Buice . Josh . New Calvinism: New Reformation Or Theological Fad? . Christian Focus Publications . 2017 . 978-1-5271-0090-9.
  24. Web site: Washer . Paul . 2009 . Dangers Facing the Young and Reformed . HeartCry Missionary Society . Video . YouTube . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/SxqxWc6j14g . December 20, 2021 . live. July 20, 2018.
  25. News: Blair . Leonardo . Paul Washer, HeartCry Missionary Society Founder, Suffers Heart Attack . September 2, 2021 . . March 21, 2017.
  26. Web site: Paul Washer - Shocking Message (full length) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/uuabITeO4l8 . December 20, 2021 . live. . September 2, 2021.
  27. News: Pidcock . Rick . Six ways 'American Gospel' is small-minded and abusive . September 2, 2021 . . August 14, 2020.
  28. Washer . Paul . paulwasher . 2023-11-19 . After some medical tests... . 1726266091033502074 . 2023-11-20 . en.