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Jack Leo Van Impe (born February 9, 1931)〔Religious Leaders of America'', 2nd ed., Gale Group, 1999〕 is an American televangelist who is known for his half-hour weekly television series ''Jack Van Impe Presents'', an eschatological commentary on the news of the week through his interpretation of the Bible. The program airs throughout the United States, Canada, and several other countries through both religious broadcasters and the purchase of paid programming time on commercial television stations. Van Impe's website, http://jvim.org/, claims that he is known as the "Walking Bible" because of his extensive memorization of Bible verses.〔(Jack Van Impe website ), "About" section〕 His wife Rexella Van Impe (born Rexella Mae Shelton on November 29, 1932, in Missouri〔Jack Van Impe Presents, 12 May 2012〕) shares his TV ministry as co-host. Rexella was named after her father, Rex Shelton. ==Background== Van Impe's parents, Oscar Alphonse Van Impe and Marie Louise, née Piot, immigrated from Belgium to the city of Troy, Michigan in the United States in 1929. According to Van Impe, he and his father Oscar played the accordion at night clubs, and Oscar regularly swore and drank alcohol, and believed that religion was hogwash. At meals, Van Impe would drink alcoholic beverages along with his father which is a European tradition. Then when Van Impe was twelve years old, Oscar converted to evangelical Christianity, and Oscar and Van Impe together smashed all of their bottles of alcoholic beverages, and since that event Van Impe has not drunk any alcohol. Van Impe then played accordion duets with his missionary father across Michigan and other states. In 1948, Van Impe graduated from high school and entered Detroit Bible Institute, earning his diploma in 1952 and beginning his career as a preacher and evangelist as well as an extensive recording career. Van Impe notes that during his years working with the Billy Graham crusades, when he was at a Youth For Christ rally with Chuck Ohman, Van Impe met his future wife, Rexella, who was an organist with the crusades. The couple were married on August 21, 1954, and started their own joint ministry. Since the 1950s, Van Impe has released dozens of Gospel and spoken word recordings. His first album ''Presenting the Van Impes'' features Van Impe on the accordion as well as Rexella's organ playing. Subsequent musical recordings featured the accorgan, a type of electronic accordion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Van Impe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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