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Benny Hinn Biography

Birth Name:Toufik Benedictus Hinn

Birth Place:Jaffa, Israel

Fast Facts

  • Announced that his ministry would donate $250,000 for the rehabilitation of tsunami victims in India in 2005
  • A group of friends at his high school introduced him to prayer meetings, leading him to a new sense of religious devotion
  • When he was 21, he attended a healing service in Pittsburgh led by Kathryn Kuhlman, an evangelist he found so inspirational that he emulates her style in his own ministries
  • Broke the record for largest healing service in recorded history when 7․3 million people attended his services in India
  • His television programs feature faith healing and evangelism
  • Has published a number of books about spirituality, including "Good Morning, Holy Spirit" and "Lord, I Need a Miracle․"
  • His ministry's administrative headquarters are located in Grapevine, Texas