Nathaniel Urshan
Nathaniel Urshan was a major United Pentecostal Church International minister, evangelist, and later General Superintendent whose early career intersected directly with William Branham through Raymond "Chaplain Ray" Hoekstra, Calvary Tabernacle, the Little David Walker revival circuit, and the Urshan-Branham Healing Campaign; his continued sponsorship of Branham meetings as late as 1964 shows that Branham's influence remained connected to important UPCI leadership circles long after Branham's later stage persona attempted to distance itself from organized Pentecostalism, making Urshan an important bridge between Oneness Pentecostal structures, Branham's healing-revival celebrity, and later UPCI institutional history.
Nathaniel Urshan was a Pentecostal minister and evangelist, and General Superintendent of the UPCI from 1977 to 2001.[1] He was the assistant Pastor at Calvary Tabernacle in Indianapolis under head pastor Raymond "Chaplain Ray" Hoekstra, who was William Branham's campaign manager for the "Little" David Walker and Branham revival stage act. Before Walker joined Branham, Nathaniel Urshan toured with Branham as the "Urshan-Branham Healing Campaign."[2]
William Branham remained deeply connected to Urshan as late as 1964. In April, 1964, Urshan sponsored Branham's Birmingham meetings.
Branham, William. 1964, April 9. The Identification Of Christ In All Ages (64-0409). "Now, my sponsor, Brother Urshan, these brothers here, and probably some setting out in there. Now, they are ministers of God, just the same as I or all other ministers."