Evangelist Tom Williams
(August 17, 1935 - December 10,
2024)
Evangelist Tom Williams was born and reared in West Texas, the youngest of 14 children.
Dr. Williams began preaching shortly after being saved 75 years ago and has been serving the Lord as an
Evangelist for 70 years. Known for years as “The Cowboy Preacher,” Dr.
Williams has been greatly used in church revivals and city-wide crusades as
well as a Bible conference and chapel speaker on almost every fundamental
Bible college campus in America. His sermons are simple, yet they pierce and
probe the heart under the direction of the Holy Spirit. For the past 11
years he has been conducting schools of prayer which have been greatly
attended and have greatly stirred the hearts of God’s people to pray.
When I attended Hyles-Anderson
College (1985-1993) I always enjoyed and looked forward to hearing Brother
Williams preach. We students heard him dozens of times in chapel, including
evening chapel during my last years of college before I graduated in 1993,
by God's grace. I have never forgotten his sermon that he preached from
Hebrews 11:36, “And others had trial of cruel mockings and
scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment.” God's perfect will
for your life might be to end up in a wheelchair like his second wife,
Mrs. Williams with
Bacterial Meningitis. God's perfect will for your life might be to be
born blind (John 9:1-3). God's perfect will for your life may be to suffer
horribly. Just because things are bad and you're suffering doesn't mean that
you did something wrong.
Brother Williams had counseled thousands of couples and individuals throughout
America as well as in several foreign countries. He had become known as
“America’s preacher to those who are hurting.” He knew first hand the
sorrow that comes from the loss of two wives and a child. He and his third
wife, Jeannine, married in 2006 and have continued serving the Lord
traveling from church to church doing “the work of an Evangelist.” Their
current ministry headquarters now reside in Southern Indiana at Lanesville
as God directed them to move there so they would be more centrally located
to the bulk of the churches. It has been a joy and privilege to be able to
continue in the work for the Lord as He opens doors to take His vessel and
use for His glory.
Dr. Williams was known as a man of prayer, having gone through the many
valleys and trials over the years and now God has been pleased to use his
book, “Prayer and Faith: The Life of Dr. Tom Williams,” in so many people’s
lives. He had received many calls, letters, and e-mails from people who have
read the book, testifying to how God has used it in their lives to challenge
them to pray and believe their Heavenly Father for great and mighty things.
It is a great joy to read such letters and we rejoice with them over the
answers they are receiving as a result to their prayers of faith. Please
pray for the Tom Williams Evangelistic Ministries that God would continue to
give strength and power to preach the inspired Word of God for
His glory.
How To Be Happily Married - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
You Can Make It
Known for years as “The Cowboy Preacher,” Dr. Williams had been greatly used
in Church Revivals and City-Wide Crusades, and as a Bible Conference and
Chapel Speaker on almost every Fundamental Bible College Campus in America.
His sermons are simple, yet they pierce and probe the heart under the
direction of the Holy Spirit. Dr. Tom Williams called Pastor Jack Hyles, “my
friend.” Brother Hyles loved Dr. Williams and invited him to preach at
Pastor's School. I thank God for these dear faithful saints.
With more than 40 years of experience
as an evangelist, counselor, husband, father, grandfather and great
grandfather, Dr. Williams
has counseled thousands of couples and individuals throughout America and in
several foreign countries, and has become known as “America's preacher to
those who are hurting.” The Lord was with Brother Williams and used him
greatly as a suffering servant.
Dr. Williams knows firsthand the sorrow that
comes from the loss of a mate and child. Later, he and his second wife, Pam
(pictured to right),
enjoyed a wonderful marriage for several years. Pam was an ideal wife and
mother before being struck down with bacterial meningitis in 1978, leaving
her with both physical and mental handicaps.
God has used their story to reach and encourage people in all walks of life through Dr. Williams' crusades, books, marriage seminars, as well as the motion picture and video “Twice Given,” guest appearances on “Focus on the Family” Radio Broadcast, hosted by Dr. James Dobson.
In his book, “Loving My Wife Back to Health,” Dr. Williams bares his heart as he tells of the trials his family faced with Pam's illness. In a coma for several months, doctors said her brain was “hopelessly dead.” But, today she is alive as a result of prayer, love, and a persevering husband. The sequel to the first book was released in May, 1988. It is entitled, “You Can Make It.”
