William Eugene Scott, also known as Dr. Gene Scott, (August 14, 1929 - February 21, 2005), was a United States pastor and teacher who served for almost 50 years as an ordained minister and religious broadcaster in Los Angeles, California. In 1975, he began nightly live broadcasts, and eventually satellite broadcasts extended his services and talk shows to many countries.^[1][2][3] Scott became known for his stage persona as much as his preaching skills. On stage with him were always several chalkboards or dry-erase boards which he would fill with scriptural passages in the original Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic as he preached, discussing the nuances of biblical languages and their interpretations. During his live fundraising broadcasts, he would stare into the camera and order viewers to "Get on the telephone!", successfully raising $1 million a month.^[4] His charitable activities included raising money for the Los Angeles Public Library and the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena.^[4] is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The city of Buhl is located on the old Oregon Trail in the western half of Twin Falls County, Idaho. ... -1... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... This article is about the U.S state. ... This article is about stroke as medical term. ... Stanford redirects here. ... For other uses, see Assemblies of God (disambiguation). ... Melissa Scott (born 1960) is a science fiction author from Little Rock, Arkansas. ... Eugene Lytton Scott (December 28, 1937-March 20, 2006), was an American tennis player of the 1960s. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      A pastor is an... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      For other... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This is an article on the glossy surface. ... The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. ... Pasadena may refer to: Cities in the United States: Pasadena, Texas Pasadena, California Pasadena, Maryland Cities in Canada: Pasadena, Newfoundland Other place names called Pasadena: Pasadena, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide South Pasadena, California South Pasadena, Florida Pasadena Hills, Missouri Pasadena Park, Missouri Other: USS Pasadena (SSN-752), a...

Early life and career

Gene Scott was born in Buhl, Idaho. He earned his Ph.D. in education at Stanford University in 1957 and subsequently served as an ordained minister for almost 50 years. During his long career, Scott served as a traveling teacher for the Pentecostal Assemblies of God, the president of the Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers International for nine years and, for a combined total of 35 years, as the pastor for the Protestant Wescott Christian Center and Faith Center. For the last fifteen years of his ministry Scott held weekly Sunday gospel services at the Los Angeles University Cathedral in Los Angeles, California.^[1] The city of Buhl is located on the old Oregon Trail in the western half of Twin Falls County, Idaho. ... Stanford redirects here. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      For other... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... For other uses, see Assemblies of God (disambiguation). ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Los Angeles University Cathedral stands at 933 South Broadway between 9th and Olympic, in the heart of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was originally a movie palace, designed by the architect C. Howard Crane of the firm Walker & Percy Eisen, closely supervised by Mary Pickford. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

In 1975, Scott was elected pastor of Faith Center, a 45-year old church of congregational polity in Glendale, California. Already broadcasting weekly, Scott added a nightly live television broadcast called the Festival of Faith. Straight talk, Bible teaching and eclectic programming and defiance of the American government and its agencies.^[1] The Federal Communications Commission revoked all three licenses, worth about $15 million, because of his refusal to turn over private donor records to the commission. He subsequently succeeded in multiplying the broadcast reach many times over.^[4] FCC redirects here. ...

In 1983, the University Network began broadcasting the first 24 hour-a-day religious television network via satellite to North America and much of Mexico and the Caribbean. Affiliate television and radio stations broadcast Scott's services and nightly teachings.

In 1990, he became the 24x7 international shortwave radio voice which, at its peak, broadcasted to 180 countries of the world. No broadcast organization, including the BBC had ever before or ever since achieved such comprehensive, overlapping coverage.

In 1996, Scott rolled out drgenescott.org. It was a no frills site which sported recordings of his teachings that could be played on-line, and in early 1997 launched the first 24/7 video internet broadcast, which echoed the programming carried via satellite.

Scott wrote and published some 20 books, and recorded over 70,000 hours of teaching, much of which is being translated to book and other written forms by his successor and widow, Pastor Melissa Scott.

He was a financier, philosopher, artist, philanthropist, philatelist, equestrian, and bible scholar. As an artist, he painted well over 1000 watercolors, acrylics or oils, which brought in millions of dollars of revenue.

Assemblies of God

Although declaring himself an avowed agnostic while attending Stanford University, he came to a strong faith in Jesus Christ while earning his Ph.D. in 1957. He then taught at Evangel College (now Evangel University), then assisted Oral Roberts in establishing Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Scott eventually joined the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal denomination and served overseas in the mission field for several years. As a minister and scholar, however, Scott was difficult to pin down theologically. He preached lessons that tended to emphasize biblical philology and his own idiosyncratic social gospel over traditional evangelical themes such as sin, repentance and being "born again". On the other hand, he frequently railed against what he considered to be government intrusion on his activities, and gave credence to government conspiracy theories about UFOs and other phenomena.^[5] Many conservative Christian observers considered his teaching suspect and disapproved of the casual attitude he took towards moral issues such as sex and drinking. For his part, Scott showed disdain for other religious broadcasters like Jerry Falwell and Jimmy Swaggart and bristled when people referred to him as a "televangelist", preferring to be regarded as a theologian, philosopher, philanthropist, and pastor. ^[6] Agnosticism (Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge; after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims — particularly metaphysical claims regarding theology, afterlife or the existence of God, gods, deities, or even ultimate reality — is unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently unknowable. ... Stanford redirects here. ... Evangel University is a private liberal arts university located in Springfield, Missouri and has, since its foundation, been affiliated with the Assemblies of God Church. ... This article is about Oral Roberts, the Christian televangelist. ... Oral Roberts University or ORU, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a charismatic Christian university with an enrollment of about 5,300 students from most US states along with a number of international students. ... Tulsa redirects here. ... For other uses, see Assemblies of God (disambiguation). ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... List of Christian denominations ordered by historical and doctrinal relationships. ... Philology, etymologically, is the love of words. It is most accurately defined as an affinity toward the learning of the backgrounds as well as the current usages of spoken or written methods of human communication. The commonality of studied languages is more important than their origin or age (that is... The Social Gospel movement is a Protestant Christian intellectual movement that was most prominent in the late 19th century and early 20th century. ... Born again is a term used originally and mainly in Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. ... UFO redirects here. ... This article is about Jerry Falwell, Sr. ... Jimmy Lee Swaggart (born March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana) is a Pentecostal preacher and pioneer of televangelism who reached the height of his popularity in the 1980s. ...

Wescott Christian Center

In 1970, Scott resigned his Assemblies of God credentials in good standing and formed Wescott Christian Center with his father, a pastor in Oroville, California. Later, Scott assumed control of "Faith Center" in Glendale, California, and brought his father, affectionately known as "Pop Scott" and his mother, known as "Mom Scott" to assist him. Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. ...

Wescott Christian Center is the titleholder to the Los Angeles University Cathedral, other church properties and bank accounts, according to County records.^[7] Upon Scott's passing all assets and copyrights transferred to his wife, Melissa Scott. The Los Angeles University Cathedral stands at 933 South Broadway between 9th and Olympic, in the heart of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was originally a movie palace, designed by the architect C. Howard Crane of the firm Walker & Percy Eisen, closely supervised by Mary Pickford. ...

Full Gospel Fellowship

Scott was voted vice president of the fledgling "Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers International", of which his father was a member, and later served as its president from October 1975 to July 1984.

Full Gospel Fellowship president, Don Arnold visited and spoke at Scott's church on more than one occasion in recent years.

Faith Center

In 1975, while serving his Oroville ministry, Scott was approached to serve as a financial consultant for the forty-five-year-old "Faith Center" church in Glendale, California, by its then pastor and founder, religious broadcast pioneer Ray Schoch. Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ...

Faith Center owned four broadcast stations, which included KHOF-TV channel 30 in San Bernardino, California, KHOF-FM 99.5 in Los Angeles, California, KVOF-TV channel 38 in San Francisco, California, and WHCT channel 18 in Hartford, Connecticut. Faith Center was in crisis, both financial and in regards to its leadership, because Schoch had suffered severe cardiac problems. KPXN, licensed to San Bernardino, California broadcasts on analog channel 30 and digital channel 38 in the Los Angeles area. ... San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... KKLA 99. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... KCNS is a home shopping television station in San Francisco. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... WUVN is a television station licensed to New Haven, Connecticut. ... Hartford redirects here. ...

Scott often stated that he never wanted to be a preacher and it was the congregation of Faith Center that unanimously voted him in as pastor. He was so against leading Faith Center that he proposed a contract of sixteen demanding conditions that he designed to persuade the congregation against voting for him. The contract would immediately dissolved the church's governing body that had contributed to the crisis. Other conditions would give Scott a salary of $1. per year, plus expenses. The congregation accepted the contract. Scott returned the church from debt, and for his love of God's Word he acquired a valuable collection of rare bibles and ancient manuscripts.

Church of the Open Door

In early 1985, Scott tried to purchase the 70 year old Church of the Open Door building in downtown Los Angeles. This buildings' historic red neon rooftop "Jesus Saves" signs had become a very familiar sight to Los Angeles area residents over the years. The Church of the Open Door is an historic Protestant Church founded by R. A. Torrey and formerly located in downtown Los Angeles. ... For other uses, see Neon (disambiguation). ...

The owners (who were in the process of selling the church for development to Lincoln Properties) declined Scott's overture. In December, the development deal fell through and the owners approached Scott, who quickly agreed and pursued his move to save the historic structure. Months into the purchase, and after many millions had been paid, Scott announced to his congregation that a cloud was discovered on the title which might very well preclude him from conducting services there. The cloud arose by restrictions in the original deed not disclosed by the sellers, but confirmed in Los Angeles Superior Court records. Scott took both informal and legal actions to dissolve the sale, but to no avail. The owners entered into a 3rd deal with the then Obayashi-Koll, while still pursuing payment from Scott.

The prospect of demolition looming again, aggressive efforts were made to save the historic structure, both by his occupant rights, and work with the Council of the City of Los Angeles to have the building designated a Historic Monument. The historical monument designation had already existed at the state level.

The most prominent proponent to the saving of the historic structure was Councilman Gilbert Lindsey, who fought before, during, and after the designation, including a Council voted moratorium against construction at the site. While the Church of the Open Door church corporation consummated the sale to Koll, Lindsey experienced an untimely hospitalization and while in a coma. Shortly into his absence from matters in his district, the building was demolished.

Many suits were filed, both before and after the demolition. In an arrangement made between Scott and the final buyer, The "Jesus Saves" signs were given to Scott and actions were dropped. Koll agreed also to pay for the sign's restoration, and current placement atop the Los Angeles University Cathedral.[1].

Scott was quoted as saying, "The wrecking ball still lost!"^{[citation needed]}

Los Angeles University Cathedral

In 1989, Scott was approached by Bruce Corwin, then president of Miracle on Broadway and Chairman of the Metropolitan Theatres Corporation to restore the United Artists flagship theater in downtown Los Angeles. This article is about the film studio. ...

In 1990, Scott and his congregation moved their Sunday service to the building now called the "Los Angeles University Cathedral". According to the Los Angeles County Recorder's office and North American title report, Scott acquired ownership of the cathedral through his entity, Westcott Christian Center, in December 2002. The Los Angeles University Cathedral stands at 933 South Broadway between 9th and Olympic, in the heart of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was originally a movie palace, designed by the architect C. Howard Crane of the firm Walker & Percy Eisen, closely supervised by Mary Pickford. ...

Scott's restoration of the theater signaled the beginning of a revitalization of the former theatre district along Broadway. The Spanish Gothic style (patterned after a cathedral in Segovia, Spain) University Cathedral became the largest non-denominational Protestant church in downtown Los Angeles. Both the Cathedral and the world-famous "Jesus Saves" signs are designated historic monuments. [2] A non-denominational church (usually Christian) is a religious organization which does not necessarily align its mission and teachings to an established denomination. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

Thousands of visitors have viewed Scott's exhibition of the "Dr. Gene Scott Bible Collection" with its many historic Bibles, books, and manuscripts which is housed at the Los Angeles University Cathedral.[3] For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ...

The University Network

In 1975, Scott began a series of broadcasts, which resulted in the creation of the University Network. By 1983, the University Network was broadcasting his sermons twenty-four hours a day via satellite to the United States and Canada, as well as to much of Mexico and the Caribbean. By 1990, his network was available to 180 countries, and by 1992 his sermons were being broadcast in several languages on AM, FM, and short-wave radio. His programming consisted of his trademark informal style of Bible teaching mixed with provocative commentary, music, and personal interests in such diverse subjects as his paintings, scientific interpretations of the great wonders of the world, and his American saddle-bred horses. West Indies redirects here. ... Amplitude modulation (AM) is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. ... In telecommunications, frequency modulation (FM) conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency. ... A solid-state, analog shortwave receiver Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 3 MHz (3,000 kHz) and 30 MHz (30,000 kHz) [1] and came to be referred to as such in the early days of radio because the wavelengths associated with this frequency range were shorter than...

Drawing from nearly thirty years of recorded programming, Scott's radio, satellite and television ministry continues to be broadcast although on different stations and at different times. Current and past programming may also be viewed via streaming video online courtesy of www.drgenescott.com.

Stage and broadcasting presentation

During two and a half years following Scott's passing, his surviving wife and successor, Melissa Scott has purchased many hours of time over broadcast, cable, and satellite television for the presentation of 1-hour programs of his messages from his later years, as well as many recent lectures done by herself from the Los Angeles University Cathedral. Still available are the 24 hour a day satellite, Internet, short-wave radio broadcasts, carrying the raw network feed, featuring 30 years of Scott's recorded teachings. The Los Angeles University Cathedral stands at 933 South Broadway between 9th and Olympic, in the heart of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was originally a movie palace, designed by the architect C. Howard Crane of the firm Walker & Percy Eisen, closely supervised by Mary Pickford. ... Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 3,000 kHz and 30 MHz (30,000 kHz) and came to be referred to as such in the early days of radio because the wavelengths associated with this frequency range were shorter than those commonly in use at that time. ...

Other activities

Scott's interests and memberships included:

• Los Angeles Central Library Save the Books telethon
• Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center and one of its founding directors
• Member, Board of "Rebuild L.A."
• Member, Philatelic Foundation of New York

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Marriages

Gene Scott's first marriage was to Betty Ann Frazer. This marriage lasted 23 years. Subsequent marriages include Christine E. Shaw, and Melissa Pastore (Pastor Melissa Scott) in August 2000. Since Scott's death on February 21, 2005, Melissa Scott has been the leader of Wescott Christian Center and Faith Center.

Melissa Scott points to her assistant administrative pastor duties in charge of finances and operations, and her study of theology under the tutelage of Gene Scott for 10 years prior to his death, as preparation for her current position.

Death

Originally diagnosed with a small but aggressive type of prostate cancer in 2000, Gene Scott declined surgery and chemotherapy. Four years later and consistent with the known pattern of its cell type, the cancer had spread unchecked to all the major systems of the body. Rigorous combined regimens of conventional treatment were implemented and were unable to stop the metastatic terminal cancer. Complications of the cancer and treatments set in, leading to heart failure, fluid in the lungs, and abnormal blood clotting; all of which Scott described to his congregation during several months of continued live broadcasts. HRPC redirects here. ... Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer. ... Metastasis (Greek: change of the state) is the spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body. ...

A few days prior to his death, Scott experienced a stroke, and then he signed papers to transfer powers and assets to his wife, Melissa Scott. Eugene Scott then lapsed into a coma in Glendale Adventist Hospital. Melissa Scott reported that at some point Scott awoke from his comatose state and ordered his favorite refreshment, yogurt.^{[citation needed]} This article is about stroke as medical term. ... For other uses, see Coma (disambiguation). ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 79. ... Adventist is also commonly used as an abbreviation for Seventh-day Adventist. ... For the town in the Republic of Ireland, see Hospital, County Limerick. ...

Scott suffered a fatal stroke and was pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m. PST on Monday, February 21, 2005. According to Melissa Scott's press statement, a private staff nurse was in attendance at his bedside during his final days.^[8][9]  PST or UTC-8 The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-8). ... February 21, 2005 A landslide in Indonesia kills at least seven people and hundreds are reported missing (Channel News Asia) (BBC) Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez says that he suspects that the USA intends to kill him, and that he would stop oil exports to the USA in the event...

Scott in culture

Clips from one of his on-air fund drives were used in the Cabaret Voltaire recording Sluggin' for Jesus. Cabaret Voltaire was a British music group from Sheffield, England. ...

Scott is depicted in the 1980 documentary God's Angry Man, directed by Werner Herzog. Gene Scott in Gods Angry Man Gods Angry Man is a 1980 documentary film about Gene Scott, directed by Werner Herzog. ... Werner Herzog (born Werner Stipetić on September 5, 1942) is a critically and internationally acclaimed German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Biography of the late Dr. Gene Scott Ph.D.
2. ^ Gene Scott made Christianity wacky and fun while D. James Kennedy was bad to the boneBest/Worst Deceased Televangelists
3. ^ Austin Chronicle: Print an Article
4. ^ ^{a b c} Gene Scott -- television preacher and philanthropist, Larry B. Stammer, Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2005, Retrieved 2007-07-09
5. ^ Reason Magazine - Hit & Run > Dr. Gene Scott, RIP
6. ^ Glenn F. Bunting, "The Shock Jock of Televangelism," LA Times, July 10, 1994
7. ^ Los Angeles County Recorder, North American Title Company, Los Angeles Superior Court of California, Articles of Incorporation on file at the Secretary of State of California.
8. ^ Los Angeles Times
9. ^ Mrs. Scott's public internet announcement

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External links

• Dr. Gene Scott.com Home
• The Resurrection of Jesus Christ by Dr. Gene Scott
• Radio Aircheck, August 18, 1992 (30 minute audio) (sorabji.com)
• Pastoral Words In Memory of Dr. Gene Scott by Gregory S. Neal
• Worldwide University Network
• Video Tribute to Gene Scott
• Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers International
• Stanford Magazine Obituary
• Scott Reference page
• Critical article from Christian Research Institute