Dr. E. W. Kenyon (1867-1948) was born in Saratoga County, New York. At age nineteen, he preached his first sermon. He pastored several churches in New England and founded the Bethel Bible Institute in Spencer, Massachusetts. This school later became the Providence Bible Institute when it was relocated to Providence, Rhode Island. Kenyon served as an evangelist for over twenty years.

In 1931, he became a pioneer in Christian radio on the Pacific Coast with his show Kenyon's Church of the Air , for which he earned the moniker "The Faith Builder." He also began the New Covenant Baptist Church in Seattle. In addition to his pastoral and radio ministries, Kenyon wrote extensively. Among his books are the Bible courses The Bible in the Light of Our Redemption: From Genesis Through Revelation and Studies in the Deeper Life: A Scriptural Study of Great Christian Truths , and more than twenty other works, including The Wonderful Name of Jesus , Two Kinds of Faith , In His Presence: The Secret of Prayer , The Blood Covenant , The Hidden Man , Jesus the Healer , New Creation Realities , and Two Kinds of Righteousness .