His proper Christian name is Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter. But he avowedly no longer is a proper Christian, and he likes to be called ”Ike.” That is as in Rev. Ike–the diamond-studded disciple of ...

The Rev. Frederick Eikerenkoetter, known as Rev. Ike to a legion of followers here and across the nation to whom he preached the blessings of prosperity while making millions from their donations, has ...

The minister known as Reverend Ike, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide, died Tuesday. He was 74. Family spokesman Bishop E. Bernard Jordan told the New York Times ...

A: Rev. Ike is still living. Born in Ridgeland, N.C., he was called to the ministry at the age of 14. After serving in the Air Force as a chaplain, Rev. Ike returned home and started his own church.

(RNS/ENI) The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, an early proponent of the prosperity gospel best known as “Rev. Ike,” died Tuesday (July 28). He was 74. Rev. Ike was among the first in the 1970s to ...