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Lonnie Ray Frisbee (June 6, 1949 – March 12, 1993) was an American Charismatic evangelist in the late 1960s and in the 1970s; he was a self-described "seeing prophet". He had a hippie appearance. He was notable as a minister and evangelist in the Jesus movement.
Aug 4, 2023 · Lonnie Frisbee passed away in 1993 at 43 years old after being diagnosed with HIV and later developing AIDS. Jesus Revolution stars Jonathan Roumie as Lonnie Frisbee, a hippie minister who played a significant role in the Jesus movement in California and is based on a real person.
Apr 27, 2023 · Lonnie Frisbee is among the more surprising people mentioned in the movie Jesus Revolution. Some called him “the first Jesus freak” or the first Jesus hippie. He played a key role in Chuck Smith’s Calvary Chapel church becoming a massive association.
Lonnie Ray Frisbee was born on June 6, 1949, in Santa Ana, California, to Ray Frisbee and Janette Ashley. As described in his autobiographical series, Lonnie’s childhood was marked by neglect, abandonment, and abuse that would, as with anyone with childhood trauma, have a lasting effect on his life.
Feb 21, 2023 · (RNS) — One of the most captivating and distinctive personalities in the upcoming biopic “Jesus Revolution” is Lonnie Frisbee, whose memory is being revived through a brilliant portrayal by actor...
Mar 3, 2023 · That was Lonnie Frisbee: even on his deathbed, a walking contradiction. Today, some progressive voices, including Chuck Smith’s own son, Chuck Jr., see Frisbee’s story as a tragedy with the moral that the church should embrace and affirm “gay Christians.”
Oct 21, 2022 · One of the most captivating and distinctive personalities in the upcoming biopic, Jesus Revolution, is Lonnie Frisbee, whose memory is being revived through a brilliant portrayal by actor Jonathan Roumie.
Feb 22, 2023 · (RNS) — One of the most captivating and distinctive personalities in the upcoming biopic “Jesus Revolution” is Lonnie Frisbee, whose memory is being revived through a brilliant portrayal by actor Jonathan Roumie.
Mar 12, 2019 · 1. March 12 is the death anniversary of Lonnie Frisbee, the “hippie preacher” who sparked the Jesus movement. In 1967, two years before the Stonewall Uprising that sparked the Gay Liberation ...
Nov 19, 2006 · Reminiscent of an Old Testament prophet, Lonnie Frisbee was a young hippie seeker fully immersed in the counter culture when he experienced a dramatic encounter with God while on an acid trip out in the Tahquitz mountains.
