Lowell Odell Lundstrom (November 28, 1939 – July 20, 2012) was an American evangelist and musician.

Biography

Lundstrom was born in

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, United States. At the age of 14 he started a

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band where the same year he met Connie Brown, who became his future wife. He began his work as a minister on April 7, 1957 at

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and married Brown two months later. In 1996, he and other members of his family founded

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, and pastored there until his homegoing. Throughout 50 years he had millions of followers and produced 600 gospel songs and 60 albums, for which he was commemorated in the

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in 2005. He died from

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on July 20, 2012, at his home in

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at the age of 72.

References

1939 births 2012 deaths American evangelists American male musicians American gospel musicians Clergy from Minneapolis People from Lakeville, Minnesota People from Savage, Minnesota People from Sisseton, South Dakota {{US-musician-stub