R. W. Schambach

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| name        = R. W. Schambach
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| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1926|4|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2012|1|17|1926|4|3}}
| death_place = [[Tyler, Texas]], U.S.
| known       = Co-founder and president of Schambach Ministries, Tyler, Texas
| occupation  = Pentecostal Pastor and Evangelist
| education   = Central Bible Institute, Springfield, Missouri, B.A. theology
| title       = Rev. Schambach
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| party       = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| spouse      = Mary Winifred Donald Schambach (m. 1948&ndash;2010; her death)
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| children    = 2 sons, 1 daughter
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| website     = {{URL|www.schambach.org}}
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| employer    = Shambach Ministries
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'''Robert William “R.W.” Schambach''' (April 3, 1926 – January 17, 2012) was an American televangelist, pastor, Word of Faith minister of the Word and author. His television program, ''Power Today'', can be seen on the DayStar Christian TV network as well as over the internet in streaming podcasts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.daystar.com/televisionschedule |title = Schedule - Daystar Television |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723153140/http://www.daystar.com/televisionschedule |archive-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life and faith==
Robert W. Schambach was born on April 3, 1926, in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inremembrance.org/texas/tyler/rev-w-r-w-schambach/53149/|title=Rev. W. "R.W." Schambach Obituary - Tyler, TX (1926 - 2012)|website=www.inremembrance.org}}</ref> to Harry Ellsworth and Ann Moyer Schambach. He became a born-again Christian as a youth on a street corner when the evangelist [[C. M. Ward]] had given an altar call to receive Jesus Christ.

==Ministry==
[[File:Anointing oil.jpg|thumb|R. W. Schambach anointing oil]] Ordained as a pastor by C. M. Ward, Schambach, who was also a protégé of the evangelist/faith healer [[T. L. Osborn]], received his formal training at [[Central Bible Institute]] in [[Springfield, Missouri]], in the mid-1940s, after serving in World War II as a navy boilermaker on a destroyer in the South Pacific and Asia. He then began an apprenticeship with [[A. A. Allen]] and worked for five years. Schambach began travelling extensively with Allen on his "Miracle Crusades" during that period along with [[Don Stewart (preacher)|Don Stewart]] and [[Leroy Jenkins (televangelist)|Leroy Jenkins]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}

==Personal life==
Schambach's wife was Mary Winifred Donald (born September 3, 1926, in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania). R.W. met Mary while she was a student at the Eastern Bible Institute of the Assemblies of God in [[Green Lane, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obituaries.tylerpaper.com/obituaries/tylerpaper/obituary.aspx?pid=155553322|title=Obituary|publisher=Obituaries.Tylerpaper.com| date=20 January 2012| accessdate=30 June 2016}}</ref> (now the [[University of Valley Forge]] in [[Phoenixville, Pennsylvania]]). They married the following year, on September 4, 1948 (just one day after Mary's birthday). The couple subsequently had two sons and a daughter: Bobby, Bruce and Donna. [[Donna Schambach]] is a pastor and Word of Faith minister in the Tyler area. Schambach had six grandchildren: Rachel, Bobby III, Mark, Amanda and Christi. They had been married for 61 years when Mary died from natural causes in [[Tyler, Texas]] on April 20, 2010, at age 83. Less than two years later he died of a heart attack on January 17, 2012, age 85.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/January/Evangelist-RW-Shambach-Dead-at-85-/ |title=International Evangelist R.W. Shambach Dies - US - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com |access-date=2012-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121051521/http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/January/Evangelist-RW-Shambach-Dead-at-85-/ |archive-date=2012-01-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roberson |first=Amanda |url=http://www.cbs19.tv/story/16545641/tyler-based-evangilist-rw-shambach-dies |title=Tyler-based evangelist, R. W. Schambach, dies - KYTX CBS 19 Tyler Longview News Weather Sports |publisher=Cbs19.tv |date= |accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref> He was interred next to his wife at the Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler, Texas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://obituaries.tylerpaper.com/obituaries/tylerpaper/obituary.aspx?pid=155553322|title=Obituaries|publisher=Legacy.com|date=20 January 2012|accessdate=March 2, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Faith healing]]
*[[Glossolalia]]
*[[Pentecostalism]]
*[[Word of Faith]]
*[[Holy Spirit]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083703/https://schambachfoundation.org/legacy/ R. W. Schambach bio at official website]
*{{IMDb name|1127391}}
*{{YouTube|2loY6TldaL8|Pastor Schambach crusade excerpt singing "God is God"}}

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