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50-588: Cuyahoga Falls ( / ˌ k aɪ ə ˈ h oʊ ɡ ə / KY -ə- HOH -gə or / ˌ k aɪ ə ˈ h ɒ ɡ ə / KY -ə- HOG -ə ) is a city in Summit County, Ohio , United States. As of the 2020 census , the city population was 51,114. The second-largest city in Summit County, it is located directly north of Akron and is a suburb of the Akron metropolitan area . The city was founded in 1812 by William Wetmore and

100-473: A dam on the Cuyahoga River at a place where a railroad bridge crossed it in 1876. They then built a flour mill, an oil mill, and a saw mill. This led to the construction of a number of houses. This area was known as the old village. Development moved downstream, though, when the power was discovered to be better there. The old village was eventually destroyed in 1826, when a dam built by William Wetmore flooded

150-459: A large portion of their ministry to television broadcasting . Some televangelists are also regular pastors or ministers in their own places of worship (often a megachurch ), but the majority of their followers come from TV and radio audiences. Others do not have a conventional congregation, and work primarily through television. The term is also used derisively by critics as an insinuation of aggrandizement by such ministers. Televangelism began as

200-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 43.0% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age in the city was 39.4 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 15.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

250-467: A nationwide audience of five million persons. Aimee Semple McPherson was another pioneering tent-revivalist who soon turned to radio to reach a larger audience. Radio eventually gave her nationwide notoriety in the 1920s and 1930s, and she even built one of the earliest Pentecostal megachurches . In the U.S. , the Great Depression of the 1930s saw a resurgence of revival-tent preaching in

300-444: A probe into the finances of six televangelists who preach a " prosperity gospel ". The probe investigated reports of lavish lifestyles by televangelists including fleets of Rolls-Royces , palatial mansions, private jets, and other expensive items purportedly paid for by television viewers who donate due to the ministries' encouragement of offerings. The six that were investigated are: On January 6, 2011, Grassley released his review of

350-508: A regulatory or public service requirement) rather than private interest groups . The word televangelism is a portmanteau of television and evangelism and it was coined in 1958 as the title of a television miniseries by the Southern Baptist Convention . Jeffrey K. Hadden and Charles E. Swann have been credited with popularising the word in their 1981 survey Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism . However,

400-413: A uniquely American phenomenon, resulting from a largely deregulated media where access to television networks and cable TV is open to virtually anyone who can afford it, combined with a large Christian population that is able to provide the necessary funding. It became especially popular among Evangelical Protestant audiences, whether independent or organized around Christian denominations. However,

450-601: Is Akron . The county was formed on March 3, 1840, from portions of Medina, Portage and Stark counties. It was named Summit County because the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal is in the county. Summit County is part of the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

500-635: Is glaringly obvious in what they say as well as how they live. They claim to possess great spiritual power, but in reality they are rank materialists and enemies of everything holy. Similarly, Ole Anthony wrote very critically of televangelists in 1994. A proportion of their methods and theology are held by some to be conflicting with Christian doctrine taught in long existing traditionalist congregations. Many televangelists are featured by "discernment ministries" run by other Christians that are concerned about what they perceive as departures from sound Christian doctrine. In 2007, Senator Chuck Grassley opened

550-601: Is mainly served by two school districts. The original area of the city makes up nearly all of the Cuyahoga Falls City School District ; its high school, Cuyahoga Falls High School , is located on Fourth Street in downtown. The neighboring village of Silver Lake is also part of Cuyahoga Falls City Schools. The northwest portion of the city (the former Northampton Township) is served by the Woodridge Local School District , which also serves

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600-460: Is not the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is nothing spiritual or miraculous about their on-stage chicanery. It is all a devious ruse designed to take advantage of desperate people. They are not Godly ministers but greedy impostors who corrupt the Word of God for money's sake. They are not real pastors who shepherd the flock of God but hirelings whose only design is to fleece the sheep. Their love of money

650-655: The Cuyahoga Valley National Park to the northwest. Cuyahoga Falls is part of the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area and of the Cleveland-Akron-Canton Combined Statistical Area . As of the census of 2010, there were 49,652 people, 22,250 households, and 12,693 families living in the city. The population density was 1,935.8 inhabitants per square mile (747.4/km). There were 23,859 housing units at an average density of 930.2 per square mile (359.2/km). The racial makeup of

700-494: The Midwest and South , as itinerant traveling preachers drove from town to town, living off donations . Several preachers began radio shows as a result of their popularity. In the 1930s, a famous radio evangelist of the period was Roman Catholic priest Father Charles Coughlin , whose strongly anti-Communist and antisemitic radio programs reached millions of listeners. Other early Christian radio programs broadcast nationwide in

750-507: The census of 2010, there were 541,781 people, 222,781 households, and 141,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,312.6 inhabitants per square mile (506.8/km ). There were 245,109 housing units at an average density of 593.8 per square mile (229.3/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 80.6% white, 14.4% black or African American, 2.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of

800-786: The Howe Avenue area at the southern border of the city. The city had one professional sports team, the Cuyahoga Falls Cougars, of the International Basketball League . They moved to Akron in 2006 and became the Akron Cougars . The Cathedral of Tomorrow , founded by televangelist Rex Humbard in 1958, was in Cuyahoga Falls. It is now the church of pastor/evangelist Ernest Angley and was renamed Grace Cathedral. Blossom Music Center , an outdoor concert venue and

850-616: The U.S. beginning in the 1920s–1930s, include (years of radio broadcast shown): Bob Jones, Sr. (1927–1962), Ralph W. Sockman (1928–1962), G. E. Lowman (1930–1965), Music and the Spoken Word (1929–present), The Lutheran Hour (1930–present), and Charles E. Fuller (1937–1968). Time magazine reported in 1946 that Rev. Ralph Sockman's National Radio Pulpit on NBC received 4,000 letters weekly and Roman Catholic archbishop Fulton J. Sheen received between 3,000 and 6,000 letters weekly. The total radio audience for radio ministers in

900-556: The U.S. that year was estimated to be 10 million listeners. An association of American Evangelical Protestant religious broadcasters, the National Religious Broadcasters , was founded in 1944. Although television also began in the 1930s, it was not used for religious purposes until the early 1950s. Jack Wyrtzen and Percy Crawford switched to TV broadcasting in the Spring of 1949. Another television preacher of note

950-679: The US, there are Joel Osteen , Joyce Meyer and T. D. Jakes . In Nigeria, there are Enoch Adeboye and Chris Oyakhilome . Trinity Broadcasting Network is the world's largest religious television network. Televangelists frequently draw criticism from other Christian ministers. For example, preacher John MacArthur published a number of articles in December 2009 that were highly critical of some televangelists. Someone needs to say this plainly: The faith healers and health-and-wealth preachers who dominate religious television are shameless frauds. Their message

1000-403: The average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males. The median income for a household in the city

1050-573: The city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 49,374 people, 21,655 households, and 13,317 families living in the city. The population density was 1,932.9 inhabitants per square mile (746.3/km). There were 22,727 housing units at an average density of 889.7 per square mile (343.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 95.80% White , 1.87% African American , 0.20% Native American , 1.05% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.15% from other races , and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of

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1100-414: The city was 93.4% White , 3.3% African American , 0.2% Native American , 1.2% Asian , 0.3% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 22,250 households, of which 26.1% had children under age 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had

1150-400: The county has a total area of 419.38 square miles (1,086 km ), of which 412.08 square miles (1,067 km ) is land and 7.3 square miles (19 km ) (1.7%) is water. The largest portion of Cuyahoga Valley National Park is in the northern part of the county. The southern border of the former Connecticut Western Reserve passes through the southern part of the county, leading to jogs in

1200-557: The dam at the old village and its mills were torn down. The earliest settlers of Cuyahoga Falls included Joshua Stow and William Wetmore. In 1815, a saw mill was operating near Gaylord's Grove, using power generated by a dam on the Cuyahoga River there. The town was initially called Manchester, but was renamed Cuyahoga Falls at the request of the Post Office since several other Manchesters were already in Ohio . The village proper

1250-482: The east and west borders of the county. Summit County, along with Cuyahoga County , is one of two of Ohio's 88 counties that have a charter government, as authorized by Article X of the Ohio Constitution . Under its charter, rather than three elected commissioners, Summit County has an elected county executive and an eleven-member county council. Eight members of the council are elected from individual districts;

1300-540: The first Christian channel, was founded in 1961, by Baptist Pastor Pat Robertson . Its show The 700 Club , is one of the oldest on the American television scene and was broadcast in 39 languages in 138 countries in 2016. The 1960s and early 1970s, saw television replace radio as the primary home entertainment medium, but also corresponded with a further rise in Evangelical Christianity , particularly through

1350-539: The first merger of a city and township in Ohio. Cuyahoga Falls had been founded as an industrial city, taking advantage of the river power. By the middle of the twentieth century, it had become largely residential. Don Robart, mayor from 1986 to 2013, promoted the merger with Northampton Township because of the additional land that could be used for development. Parts of that area have since been used for industrial development. Commercial development has also picked up, especially in

1400-522: The first ministers to use radio extensively was S. Parkes Cadman , beginning in 1923. In 1923, Calvary Baptist Church in New York City was the first church to operate its own radio station. "Tell It From Calvary" is a radio show that the church still produces weekly; it's heard on WMCA AM570. By 1928, Cadman had a weekly Sunday afternoon radio broadcast on the NBC radio network, his powerful oratory reaching

1450-569: The first to have a weekly church service broadcast on television. By 1980, the Rex Humbard programs spanned the globe across 695 stations in 91 languages and to date the largest coverage of any evangelistic program. Oral Roberts 's broadcast by 1957 reached 80% of the possible television audience through 135 of the possible 500 stations. In Uruguay, Channel 4 airs the Roman Catholic Church mass since 1961. Christian Broadcasting Network ,

1500-444: The increasing globalisation of broadcasting has enabled some American televangelists to reach a wider audience through international broadcast networks, including some that are specifically Christian in nature. Some countries have a more regulated media with either general restrictions on access or specific rules regarding religious broadcasting. In such countries, religious programming is typically produced by TV companies (sometimes as

1550-426: The international television and radio ministry of Billy Graham . Many well-known televangelists began during this period, most notably Oral Roberts , Jimmy Swaggart , Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker , Jerry Falwell , Jesse Duplantis and Pat Robertson. Most developed their own media networks, news exposure, and political influence. In the 21st century, some televised church services continue to attract large audiences. In

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1600-506: The invention of the printing press , included the distribution of Bibles and religious tracts . Some Christians realized that the rapid uptake of radio beginning in the 1920s, provided a powerful new tool for this task, and they were amongst the first producers of radio programming . Radio broadcasts were seen as a complementary activity to traditional missionaries, enabling vast numbers to be reached at relatively low cost, but also enabling Christianity to be preached in countries where this

1650-445: The location of the county seat up to a popular vote. Akron won and has been the county seat ever since. In spite of being named the county seat, Cuyahoga Falls never really functioned as such. In March 1851, the township of Cuyahoga Falls was created out of the village limits. They covered the same territory, so the village council voted to adjourn sine die , letting the village be run under township jurisdiction until June 3, 1868, when

1700-720: The longstanding da'i tradition but also draw inspiration from Christian televangelists. Similarly to Christian televangelists, critics have argued that some Islamic televangelists may be too political , especially those pandering to fundamental Islamism including the far-right . Critics also claim that many will make significant amounts of money from their work and therefore may not be motivated by spiritual or charitable causes. Examples of well-known Islamic televangelist TV channels include Muslim Television Ahmadiyya , Islam Channel , ARY Qtv and Peace TV . Some of these channels, but not all, have come under scrutiny from national television or communications regulators such as Ofcom in

1750-474: The municipal government returned. In 1939 the first Lawson Convenience Store was established in Cuyahoga Falls. On July 31, 1940, the Doodlebug Disaster train wreck killed 43 people, the worst disaster in the history of the city. In 1985, a referendum of merger between the city and neighboring Northampton Township was approved by local voters. In 1986, Cuyahoga Falls merged with Northampton Township,

1800-483: The northeast of the city is zoned to Hudson City School District , and another small area, in the far northwest of the city, is part of the Revere Local School District . Summit County, Ohio Summit County is an urban county in the U.S. state of Ohio . As of the 2020 census , the population was 540,428, making it the fourth-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat and largest city

1850-570: The other three are elected at large. Summit County also has an appointed medical examiner rather than an elected coroner, and an elected fiscal officer, who exercises the powers and performs the duties of a county auditor, treasurer and recorder. The remaining officials are similar to the officials in other counties. They include the following: Summit County currently has 14 Common Pleas judges. They are: Summit County has an 11-member council. Three members are elected at-large in midterm cycles, while eight members are elected from districts coinciding with

1900-399: The population. There were 21,655 households, of which 27.0% had children under age 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and

1950-465: The population. In terms of ancestry, 24.9% were German , 15.3% were Irish , 10.6% were English , 10.1% were Italian , 5.1% were Polish , and 4.5% were American . Of the 222,781 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.7% were non-families, and 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size

2000-425: The portions of Akron that lie within the former Northampton Township boundaries, as well as most of Boston Township (including Peninsula ). That district's high school, Woodridge High School , is also located in Cuyahoga Falls (albeit with a Peninsula mailing address); this makes Cuyahoga Falls one of the few communities in Ohio that is home to the sole high school for two separate school districts. A small area in

2050-405: The presidential election. The current members of Summit County Council are: * Indicates Council President Like much of Northeast Ohio, Summit is heavily Democratic. It has voted Republican only three times since 1932, all in national Republican landslides– Dwight D. Eisenhower 's 1956 victory, and the 49-state sweeps by Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan in 1972 and 1984, respectively. As of

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2100-638: The six ministries response to his inquiry. He called for a further congressional review of tax-exemption laws for religious groups. In Islam , the related concept of dawah , which encourages Muslims to go and spread the religion to Non-Muslims similar to the Evangelical tradition of evangelizing, has also given rise to figures who are often described as "Islamic televangelists" who preach using Television and Internet videos like their Evangelical counterparts. Examples include Moez Masoud , Zakir Naik and Amr Khaled , amongst others. These figures may build on

2150-466: The summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1968, is situated on 800 acres of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Cuyahoga Falls. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 25.75 square miles (66.69 km), of which 25.65 square miles (66.43 km) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km) is water. Cuyahoga Falls is bordered by Akron to the south and

2200-586: The term televangelist was employed by Time magazine already in 1952, when telegenic Roman Catholic Bishop Fulton Sheen was referred to as the "first televangelist". Christianity has always emphasized preaching the gospel to the whole world, taking as inspiration the Great Commission . Historically, this was achieved by sending missionaries , beginning with the Dispersion of the Apostles , and later, after

2250-534: Was Fulton J. Sheen , who successfully switched to television in 1951 after two decades of popular radio broadcasts and whom Time called "the first 'televangelist'". Sheen would win numerous Emmy Awards for his program that ran from the early 1950s, until the late 1960s. In 1951, producer Dick Ross and Baptist evangelist Billy Graham founded the film production company World Wide Pictures , which would make videos of his preaching and Christian films. After years of radio broadcasting in 1952 Rex Humbard became

2300-415: Was $ 42,263, and the median income for a family was $ 52,372. Males had a median income of $ 40,301 versus $ 28,459 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 22,550. About 4.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. METRO Regional Transit Authority provides bus service in the city. Cuyahoga Falls

2350-659: Was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 40.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 47,926 and the median income for a family was $ 62,271. Males had a median income of $ 47,892 versus $ 35,140 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 26,676. About 10.0% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. 41°08′N 81°32′W  /  41.13°N 81.53°W  / 41.13; -81.53 Televangelism Televangelists are either official or self-proclaimed ministers who devote

2400-516: Was first laid out in 1826 by Judge Richardson. The town was incorporated in 1836, occupying 240 rods from Stow and Tallmadge townships. In 1853, seeing that the village and township of Cuyahoga Falls occupied the same territory, the village council disbanded and the community was only a township until 1868. In 1841, the Summit County Board of Commissioners named Cuyahoga Falls the county seat. The state legislature then intervened and put

2450-549: Was illegal and missionaries were banned. The aim of Christian radio was to both convert people to Christianity and to provide teaching and support to believers. These activities continue today, particularly in the developing world. Shortwave radio stations with a Christian format broadcast worldwide, such as HCJB in Quito , Ecuador , Family Radio 's WYFR , and the Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN) , among others. One of

2500-410: Was originally named Manchester, but renamed for the Cuyahoga River and the series of waterfalls that run along the southern boundary of the city. Cuyahoga Falls was formed in 1812 near the junction of what was then Northampton , Stow , Tallmadge , and Portage townships. The focus was the series of Cuyahoga River waterfalls that provided power for manufacturing. In 1812, Kelsey and Wilcox built

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