BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) _ The Rev. Kenneth Hagin’s mourners gathered by the thousands Wednesday, bound by stories of his ministry, his orneriness and his down-to-earth preaching on a higher faith.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- The Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin, who started preaching at age 17 and grew his congregation into an international ministry, died Friday morning at age 86.

In the latter part of the 20th century, Christianity in the United States has been marked by such events as the healing revival during the '50s, the charismatic renewal in the '60s and what is often ...