William Evander Penn
American evangelist
About William Evander Penn
Lived 1832 – 1895 (aged 62–63).
Major William Evander Penn (1832–1895) was a Texas Baptist evangelist and well known minister who preached widely in America and Europe. His visit of castles in Europe inspired him to build a castle of his own in 1888 where he and his wife Corrilla Frances Sayles Penn lived for several years. "Penn Castle" still stands in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and was featured on the HGTV show If Walls Could Talk. The First Baptist Penn Memorial Church of Eureka Springs was named in his honor. He authored an enduring hymn, The Sheltering Rock
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Who was William Evander Penn?
American evangelist
When was William Evander Penn born?
William Evander Penn was born in 1832.
When did William Evander Penn die?
William Evander Penn died in 1895.
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