Rev. A. W. Tozer (1897-1963)
Bell Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
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One of the most significant evangelical Christian authors of the 20th century, Tozer was born a few miles south of here in LaJose (Newburg). A pastor with The Christian and Missionary Alliance and a nationally recognized theologian, lecturer and writer, he was the featured speaker here at the Mahaffey Camp Summer Bible Conference in the 1940s and 1950s. Over 3 million copies of his more than 40 books are in print throughout the world.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Story
Born just south of here in the rural community of LaJose, Aiden Wilson Tozer rose from Clearfield County farm country to become one of the 20th century's most widely read evangelical Christian writers. A pastor with The Christian and Missionary Alliance, he preached at the Mahaffey Camp Summer Bible Conference in the 1940s and 1950s, near the ground this marker commemorates. His more than forty books have sold over three million copies worldwide.
Why it matters
Tozer's devotional writing shaped American evangelical thought for generations, showing how a globally influential religious voice could rise from a small Pennsylvania hamlet.
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