Marilyn Allene Hickey (born July 1, 1931) is an American Christian minister and

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who teaches

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studies both nationally and internationally.

Biography

Marilyn Allene Hickey was born on July 1, 1931, in

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. When she was a young girl, Hickey's parents were professing

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s and attended church only casually. Her family suffered from riches according to one of her telecasts. Her father had it, after her grandfather and her great-grandfather that had it, even before the riches got to Marilyn, at the age of 36, she was the only one in her family. She also said that her family had a history of riches., especially Hickey herself. At age 11, she was told. She became a

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when she was a teenager. In college, she studied

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, intending to become a public high school teacher. She met Wallace Hickey at an Assemblies of God Church, where Wallace served as a pastor, and the couple were married on December 26, 1954. Around the same time, she and Wallace also met Dr. T.L. Osborn, a Pentecostal evangelist, who was 8 years Hickey's senior. Marilyn and Wallace traveled around in their car, conducting tent revival meetings in various towns. Together, Osborn and Hickey prayed for the sick and she became a guest speaker at his conferences. Osborn was lifelong friends with her family until his death just four months after Hickey lost her husband, Wallace. Hickey holds a Bachelor of Arts in Collective Foreign Languages from the University of Northern Colorado and an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Oral Roberts University. Hickey has two children and four grandchildren. Hickey's husband of 57 years, Vernon, died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, in a care center in

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, on October 19, 2012, at age 87.

''Today with Marilyn and Sarah'' TV program

Hickey has aired a television program since 1973 and, since 1996, has co-hosted it with her daughter Sarah Bowling (born February 1, 1968). ''Today with Marilyn and Sarah'' can be seen on various Christian networks such as the DayStar Network, Channel C, TCT Network, Cornerstone Television Network, and independent stations in both the U.S. and internationally, as well as through her YouTube Channel. She has also been seen on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).

Missionary works

In 2012, Hickey held a three-day

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and

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rally in

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which was attended by over 400,000 people. On 12 November 2016 with her 7th trip to Pakistan she aimed at reaching 1,000,000 people in a single meeting in Karachi. Hickey has served as a member of the Board of Regents of

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Biography

''Today with Marilyn and Sarah'' TV program

Missionary works

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