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Kingdom Come Ministries
Clayt Sonmore
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Clayt Sonmore |
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Clayt Sonmore, a Christian businessman, operated
Becky's Cafeteria in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1949 to 1987. He is pictured
on the right, with his late wife Jeanne, at their fiftieth wedding anniversary
celebration. He describes himself as a watchman/historian/scribe. A very close friend, Erskine Holt (whom Sonmore calls a primary teacher-prophet of the great “latter rain” visitation during the middle of the past century) said some years ago: “Clayt and Jeanne have had many broad and unusual experiences in many Pentecostal streams, including much involvement with the ‘latter rain visitation’ which commenced in Canada in 1948. Hence, his books and other writings are an invaluable and valid record, as well as an accurate historical resource describing the ‘latter rain visitation’ that shook the whole world of Pentecost during the middle of this past century.” Together with Demos Shakarian and 15 others, including Tommy Hicks and William Branham, Sonmore was one of the early founders of the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International, pioneered in 1952 and 1953. He was appointed Vice President of that body in 1956 and served as chairman of three of its five committees until his amiable resignation in 1964. Of the original 15 foundational fathers of the FGBMF, only Sonmore remains alive to tell the story of FGBMF's 'Paradise Found' -- ('this gospel of the kingdom', 1952 to 1956) -- and of (from 1956 to date) 'Paradise Lost.' Over a 37-year span, (1949 to 1986), Sonmore's business interests included two cafeterias, one buffet operation and one highly distinguished restaurant, a deluxe office building and a facility manufacturing and distributing trailer hitches. During the period from 1953 to the present, he has averaged traveling in ministry across this nation (as well as to other nations) at least once a month.
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Last modified: 12/02/10 |
