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'''William Samuel Winston''' <ref name="FamSearch"/>(also known as '''Dr. Bill Winston''' or '''Bill Winston'''; born [[May 6]], [[1943]]) is an American [[televanglist]], [[preacher]], author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of Living Word Christian Center, a non-denominational church in [[Forest Park, Illinois]] with over 22,000 members.<ref name="Mega Church, mega success">{{Cite web|url = http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/10-4-2005/Mega_Church,-mega_success/|title = Mega-Church, mega-success|date = October 4, 2005|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = forestparkreview.com|publisher = Forest Park Review|last = Holmes|first = Tom}}</ref><ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall">{{Cite web|url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007/may/01|title = Chicago Tribune – What happened on May 1, 2007|date = May 7, 2007|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website =articles.chicagotribune.com|publisher = Chicago Tribune|last = Various|first = }}</ref> His teachings, writings, weekly television and radio outreach are circulated through his ministry outreach, Bill Winston Ministries (BWM)<ref name="Mega Church, mega success" /><ref name="From storefront to megachurch">{{Cite web|url = http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/1-6-2015/From-storefront-to-megachurch:-Living-Word-Christian-Center-turns-25/|title = From storefront to megachurch: Living Word Christian Center turns 25|date = January 6, 2015|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = forestparkreview.com|publisher = Forest Park Review|last = Holmes|first = Tom}}</ref> and are aired around the world via his broadcast program Believer’s Walk of Faith (BWOF). Winston's sermons are also aired on several radio networks within the United States.<ref name="Resources for Christians">{{Cite web|url = http://resourcesforchristians.net/node/511|title = Resources for Christians|date = |accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = resourcesforchristians.net|publisher = |last = Winston|first = Bill}}</ref>
'''William Samuel Winston''' <ref name="FamSearch"/>(also known as '''Dr. Bill Winston''' or '''Bill Winston'''; born [[May 6]], [[1943]]) is an American televanglist, [[preacher]], author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of Living Word Christian Center, a non-denominational church in [[Forest Park, Illinois]] with over 22,000 members.<ref name="Mega Church, mega success">{{Cite web|url = http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/10-4-2005/Mega_Church,-mega_success/|title = Mega-Church, mega-success|date = October 4, 2005|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = forestparkreview.com|publisher = Forest Park Review|last = Holmes|first = Tom}}</ref><ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall">{{Cite web|url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007/may/01|title = Chicago Tribune – What happened on May 1, 2007|date = May 7, 2007|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website =articles.chicagotribune.com|publisher = Chicago Tribune|last = Various|first = }}</ref> His teachings, writings, weekly television and radio outreach are circulated through his ministry outreach, Bill Winston Ministries (BWM)<ref name="Mega Church, mega success" /><ref name="From storefront to megachurch">{{Cite web|url = http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/1-6-2015/From-storefront-to-megachurch:-Living-Word-Christian-Center-turns-25/|title = From storefront to megachurch: Living Word Christian Center turns 25|date = January 6, 2015|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = forestparkreview.com|publisher = Forest Park Review|last = Holmes|first = Tom}}</ref> and are aired around the world via his broadcast program Believer’s Walk of Faith (BWOF). Winston's sermons are also aired on several radio networks within the United States.<ref name="Resources for Christians">{{Cite web|url = http://resourcesforchristians.net/node/511|title = Resources for Christians|date = |accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = resourcesforchristians.net|publisher = |last = Winston|first = Bill}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==


Winston was born and raised in [[Tuskegee, Alabama]]. Winston says he was inspired by the [[Tuskegee airmen]] and other local aviators.<ref name="Forgotten History: Lecture on Black Aviators">{{Cite web|url = http://wethepeoplemedia.org/forgotten-history-lecture-on-black-aviators/|title = Forgotten History: Lecture on Black Aviators|date = September 22, 2011|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = wethepeoplemedia.org|publisher = We the People Media – Residents' Journal|last = Piemonte|first = Mary C.}}</ref>
Winston was born and raised in [[Tuskegee, Alabama]]. Winston says he was inspired by the [[Tuskegee airmen]] and other local aviators.<ref name="Forgotten History: Lecture on Black Aviators">{{Cite web|url = http://wethepeoplemedia.org/forgotten-history-lecture-on-black-aviators/|title = Forgotten History: Lecture on Black Aviators|date = September 22, 2011|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = wethepeoplemedia.org|publisher = We the People Media – Residents' Journal|last = Piemonte|first = Mary C.}}</ref>

==Family life==


Winston met his future wife, Veronica Irene Brown, while working at [[IBM Corporation]]. They were married in 1983<ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall" />. Veronica Winston is a leader of Living Word Christian Center, teacher, preacher, intercessor and author. The Winstons are the parents of three children: Melody, Allegra and David; and the grandparents of eight.<ref name="From storefront to megachurch" />
Winston met his future wife, Veronica Irene Brown, while working at [[IBM Corporation]]. They were married in 1983<ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall" />. Veronica Winston is a leader of Living Word Christian Center, teacher, preacher, intercessor and author. The Winstons are the parents of three children: Melody, Allegra and David; and the grandparents of eight.<ref name="From storefront to megachurch" />

==Education and career==


Winston graduated from [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]] in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1967. <ref name="Distinguished Alumni of Tuskegee University">{{Cite web|url = http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/legacy_of_fame/distinguished_alumni.aspx|title = Distinguished Alumni|date = |accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = tuskegee.edu|publisher = Tuskegee University Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing|last = |first = }}</ref>After graduation, Winston enlisted in the [[US Air Force]], where he served for six years. <ref name="Forgotten History: Lecture on Black Aviators" /><ref name="Visionary Leader Dr. Bill Winston Tours Tec-Masters’ Facilities">{{Cite web|url = http://www.tecmasters.com/newsletters/TMI-INSIGHT-2012-08.pdf|title = Visionary Leader Dr. Bill Winston Tours Tec-Masters’ Facilities|date = |accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = tecmasters.com|publisher = Tecmasters|last = |first = }}</ref> During this time, he served as a fighter pilot during the [[Vietnam War]]. In March 1971 he piloted an [[F-4E Phantom]] that struck [[anti-aircraft]] batteries deep within North Vietnamese territory. The mission won him the [[Distinguished Flying Cross]].<ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall" />
Winston graduated from [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]] in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1967. <ref name="Distinguished Alumni of Tuskegee University">{{Cite web|url = http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/legacy_of_fame/distinguished_alumni.aspx|title = Distinguished Alumni|date = |accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = tuskegee.edu|publisher = Tuskegee University Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing|last = |first = }}</ref>After graduation, Winston enlisted in the [[US Air Force]], where he served for six years. <ref name="Forgotten History: Lecture on Black Aviators" /><ref name="Visionary Leader Dr. Bill Winston Tours Tec-Masters’ Facilities">{{Cite web|url = http://www.tecmasters.com/newsletters/TMI-INSIGHT-2012-08.pdf|title = Visionary Leader Dr. Bill Winston Tours Tec-Masters’ Facilities|date = |accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = tecmasters.com|publisher = Tecmasters|last = |first = }}</ref> During this time, he served as a fighter pilot during the [[Vietnam War]]. In March 1971 he piloted an [[F-4E Phantom]] that struck [[anti-aircraft]] batteries deep within North Vietnamese territory. The mission won him the [[Distinguished Flying Cross]].<ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall" />
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In January 1973, Winston joined the IBM Corporation as a Marketer. He soon was promoted to Regional Marketing Manager in IBM’s Midwest Region. Winston states that during his time at IBM he became spiritually "[[born again]]" and felt a call from God into full-time ministry. He resigned from IBM in 1985 <ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall" /> and started attending Logos Bible School. In 1996, Winston briefly attended [[Oral Roberts University]].<ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall" />
In January 1973, Winston joined the IBM Corporation as a Marketer. He soon was promoted to Regional Marketing Manager in IBM’s Midwest Region. Winston states that during his time at IBM he became spiritually "[[born again]]" and felt a call from God into full-time ministry. He resigned from IBM in 1985 <ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall" /> and started attending Logos Bible School. In 1996, Winston briefly attended [[Oral Roberts University]].<ref name="Church-ownership a miracle for mall" />


==Ministry==

==History of Living Word Christian Center==


In 1988, while residing in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], Winston and his wife started a small ministry. They traveled to Chicago every weekend to sponsor a two-day Faith Crusades; the attendance was less than 20 people. By December 1988, Winston moved to Chicago with his family.<ref name="From storefront to megachurch" /><ref name="Church and Family">{{Cite web|url = http://abc7chicago.com/archive/5801120/|title = Church and family|date = November 29, 2007|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website =abc7chicago.com|publisher = ABC 7 Eyewitness News|last = Gunn|first = Deborah J.}}</ref> He began a Bible training school, with services held at the Quality Inn Hotel at Madison and Halsted Streets in Chicago. In 1989, it became the “Living Word Church of Chicago.” In 1990 the name changed to “Living Word Christian Center”.
In 1988, while residing in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], Winston and his wife started a small ministry. They traveled to Chicago every weekend to sponsor a two-day Faith Crusades; the attendance was less than 20 people. By December 1988, Winston moved to Chicago with his family.<ref name="From storefront to megachurch" /><ref name="Church and Family">{{Cite web|url = http://abc7chicago.com/archive/5801120/|title = Church and family|date = November 29, 2007|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website =abc7chicago.com|publisher = ABC 7 Eyewitness News|last = Gunn|first = Deborah J.}}</ref> He began a Bible training school, with services held at the Quality Inn Hotel at Madison and Halsted Streets in Chicago. In 1989, it became the “Living Word Church of Chicago.” In 1990 the name changed to “Living Word Christian Center”.
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* He is the founder of the Joseph Business School (JBS) and The Joseph Center®, a nationally accredited campus and online business school located in Forest Park, Illinois with partnership locations across the U.S. and internationally which specialize in business development for entrepreneurs and business leaders.<ref name="Following God's path to prosperity in hard times">{{Cite web|url = http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/7-17-2012/Following-God%27s-path-to-prosperity-in-hard-times/|title = Following God's path to prosperity in hard times|date = July 17, 2012|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = forestparkreview.com|publisher = Forest Park Review|last = |first = }}</ref><ref name="Joseph Business School Open House & Orientation this Fall">{{Cite web|url = http://lasentinel.net/joseph-business-school-open-house-orientation-this-fall.html|title = Joseph Business School Open House & Orientation this Fall|date = September 10, 2009|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website =lasentinel.net|publisher = Sentinel News Service|last = |first = }}</ref><ref name="Joseph Business School Helps Local Economy by Hosting Free Career Fair">{{Cite web|url = http://www.hr.com/SITEFORUM?&t=/Default/gateway&i=1116423256281&application=story&active=no&ParentID=1119278002800&StoryID=1256485889062&xref=https%3A//www.google.com|title = Joseph Business School Helps Local Economy by Hosting Free Career Fair|date = October 25, 2009|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = hr.com|publisher = Institute for Human Resources|last = |first = }}</ref>
* He is the founder of the Joseph Business School (JBS) and The Joseph Center®, a nationally accredited campus and online business school located in Forest Park, Illinois with partnership locations across the U.S. and internationally which specialize in business development for entrepreneurs and business leaders.<ref name="Following God's path to prosperity in hard times">{{Cite web|url = http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/7-17-2012/Following-God%27s-path-to-prosperity-in-hard-times/|title = Following God's path to prosperity in hard times|date = July 17, 2012|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = forestparkreview.com|publisher = Forest Park Review|last = |first = }}</ref><ref name="Joseph Business School Open House & Orientation this Fall">{{Cite web|url = http://lasentinel.net/joseph-business-school-open-house-orientation-this-fall.html|title = Joseph Business School Open House & Orientation this Fall|date = September 10, 2009|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website =lasentinel.net|publisher = Sentinel News Service|last = |first = }}</ref><ref name="Joseph Business School Helps Local Economy by Hosting Free Career Fair">{{Cite web|url = http://www.hr.com/SITEFORUM?&t=/Default/gateway&i=1116423256281&application=story&active=no&ParentID=1119278002800&StoryID=1256485889062&xref=https%3A//www.google.com|title = Joseph Business School Helps Local Economy by Hosting Free Career Fair|date = October 25, 2009|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = hr.com|publisher = Institute for Human Resources|last = |first = }}</ref>
* Living Word Christian Center, pastored by Bill Winston owns Washington Plaza, a 13-acre shopping plaza located in Tuskegee, Alabama.<ref name="Living Word Christian Center - Forest Park, IL - Megachurches on Waymarking.com" /><ref name="Washington Plaza nears full retail occupancy">{{Cite web|url = http://www.thetuskegeenews.com/articles/2013/10/24/news/doc5267ddb219c12947998938.txt|title = Washington Plaza nears full retail occupancy|date = October 24, 2013|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = thetuskegeenews.com|publisher = The Tuskegee News|last = |first = }}</ref>
* Bill Winston and the Living Word Christian Center church choir received an award nomination at the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award for their first church music album project titled "Bill Winston Presents Living Word: Released" in the category of Traditional Choir of the Year.<ref name="Pastor and Author Bill Winston’s Latest Project">{{Cite web|url = http://rejoicemagazine.net/?p=2491|title = Pastor and Author Bill Winston’s Latest Project, "Bill Winston Presents Living Word: Released"|date = October 8, 2012|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = rejoicemagazine.net|publisher = Rejoice News & Opinion|last = Brinson|first = Temia}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Popular Pastor & Author Bill Winston Celebrates First Stellar Award Nomination For Church Choir’s Debut CD, Released">{{Cite web|url = http://pathmegazine.com/news/popular-pastor-author-bill-winston-celebrates-first-stellar-award-nomination-for-church-choirs-debut-cd-released/|title = Popular Pastor & Author Bill Winston Celebrates First Stellar Award Nomination For Church Choir’s Debut CD, Released|date = October 31, 2012|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = pathmegazine.com|publisher = Path Magazine|last = |first = }}</ref><ref name="2013 Stellar Awards – Complete list of Nominees">{{Cite web|url = http://yeslordradio.com/cn/gospelnews/2013-stellar-awards-complete-list-of-nominees/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111133710/http://yeslordradio.com/cn/gospelnews/2013-stellar-awards-complete-list-of-nominees/|dead-url = yes|archive-date = November 11, 2013|title = 2013 Stellar Awards – Complete List of Nominees|date = October 26, 2013|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = yeslordradio.com|publisher = YlR Gospel News|last = |first = }}</ref>
* Bill Winston and the Living Word Christian Center church choir received an award nomination at the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award for their first church music album project titled "Bill Winston Presents Living Word: Released" in the category of Traditional Choir of the Year.<ref name="Pastor and Author Bill Winston’s Latest Project">{{Cite web|url = http://rejoicemagazine.net/?p=2491|title = Pastor and Author Bill Winston’s Latest Project, "Bill Winston Presents Living Word: Released"|date = October 8, 2012|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = rejoicemagazine.net|publisher = Rejoice News & Opinion|last = Brinson|first = Temia}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Popular Pastor & Author Bill Winston Celebrates First Stellar Award Nomination For Church Choir’s Debut CD, Released">{{Cite web|url = http://pathmegazine.com/news/popular-pastor-author-bill-winston-celebrates-first-stellar-award-nomination-for-church-choirs-debut-cd-released/|title = Popular Pastor & Author Bill Winston Celebrates First Stellar Award Nomination For Church Choir’s Debut CD, Released|date = October 31, 2012|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = pathmegazine.com|publisher = Path Magazine|last = |first = }}</ref><ref name="2013 Stellar Awards – Complete list of Nominees">{{Cite web|url = http://yeslordradio.com/cn/gospelnews/2013-stellar-awards-complete-list-of-nominees/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111133710/http://yeslordradio.com/cn/gospelnews/2013-stellar-awards-complete-list-of-nominees/|dead-url = yes|archive-date = November 11, 2013|title = 2013 Stellar Awards – Complete List of Nominees|date = October 26, 2013|accessdate = July 24, 2015|website = yeslordradio.com|publisher = YlR Gospel News|last = |first = }}</ref>


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Bill Winston
Born
William Samuel Winston [1]

(1943-05-06) May 6, 1943 (age 81)[1]
Tuskeegee, Alabama, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
Occupation(s)Televanglist, Preacher, Visionary leader and business entrepreneur
Spouse(s)Veronica Irene Brown, 1983-present
Children3, Melody, Allegra and David, with Brown
Websitehttp://www.billwinston.org

William Samuel Winston [1](also known as Dr. Bill Winston or Bill Winston; born May 6, 1943) is an American televanglist, preacher, author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of Living Word Christian Center, a non-denominational church in Forest Park, Illinois with over 22,000 members.[2][3] His teachings, writings, weekly television and radio outreach are circulated through his ministry outreach, Bill Winston Ministries (BWM)[2][4] and are aired around the world via his broadcast program Believer’s Walk of Faith (BWOF). Winston's sermons are also aired on several radio networks within the United States.[5]

Early life

Winston was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. Winston says he was inspired by the Tuskegee airmen and other local aviators.[6]

Winston met his future wife, Veronica Irene Brown, while working at IBM Corporation. They were married in 1983[3]. Veronica Winston is a leader of Living Word Christian Center, teacher, preacher, intercessor and author. The Winstons are the parents of three children: Melody, Allegra and David; and the grandparents of eight.[4]

Winston graduated from Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1967. [7]After graduation, Winston enlisted in the US Air Force, where he served for six years. [6][8] During this time, he served as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War. In March 1971 he piloted an F-4E Phantom that struck anti-aircraft batteries deep within North Vietnamese territory. The mission won him the Distinguished Flying Cross.[3]

In January 1973, Winston joined the IBM Corporation as a Marketer. He soon was promoted to Regional Marketing Manager in IBM’s Midwest Region. Winston states that during his time at IBM he became spiritually "born again" and felt a call from God into full-time ministry. He resigned from IBM in 1985 [3] and started attending Logos Bible School. In 1996, Winston briefly attended Oral Roberts University.[3]

Ministry

In 1988, while residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Winston and his wife started a small ministry. They traveled to Chicago every weekend to sponsor a two-day Faith Crusades; the attendance was less than 20 people. By December 1988, Winston moved to Chicago with his family.[4][9] He began a Bible training school, with services held at the Quality Inn Hotel at Madison and Halsted Streets in Chicago. In 1989, it became the “Living Word Church of Chicago.” In 1990 the name changed to “Living Word Christian Center”.

From 1994 through 1997, the church rented space for services at the Chez Roué Banquet Hall in Forest Park, Illinois. Then as the ministry grew the Forest Park Mall, a 33-acre shopping mall, was purchased and the church held its first worship service at the mall on New Year’s Eve of 1997. Since then, the church and its worship facility has expanded into a multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art worship center.[4] The church’s auditorium is notable for its forward architectural design.[10]

Book Publishing

Winston has written, authored, and self-published over 15 motivational Christian and Business books, includingTransform Your Thinking, Transform Your Life, Law of Confession, Power of the Tongueand Divine Favor. He has also written mini-books and multimedia resource content.[11][12] Three of his books have been published by Harrison House.[13]

Awards and Recognitions

Winston has received the following awards and recognitions:

  • Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross Award by the United States Air Force for his exceptional success in aerial flight while serving as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force.[14][15]
  • Recipient of the Air Medal Award by the United States Air Force for performance in combat, and the Squadron Top Gun Award while serving as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force.[8][15]
  • Recognized as a Distinguished Alumni of Tuskegee University.[7]
  • Recipient of the Chicago Tuskegee Club, Incorporated Heritage Award by Tuskegee University.[16][17]
  • Recipient of an award from the Chicago DoDo chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen.[16]
  • Recipient of an Honorary Doctorate degree in Humane Letters from Friends International Christian University, Florida.[3][5][14][18]

Achievements

Winston has achieved the following:
  • He is the founder of the Joseph Business School (JBS) and The Joseph Center®, a nationally accredited campus and online business school located in Forest Park, Illinois with partnership locations across the U.S. and internationally which specialize in business development for entrepreneurs and business leaders.[19][20][21]
  • Bill Winston and the Living Word Christian Center church choir received an award nomination at the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award for their first church music album project titled "Bill Winston Presents Living Word: Released" in the category of Traditional Choir of the Year.[22][23][24]

Affiliated Ministries

  • Bill Winston Ministries (BWM): Bill Winston is the founder of BWM, a global partnership-based ministry with its headquarters in the United States and offices in South Africa.[2][4]
  • Living Word Christian Center (LWCC), Forest Park, IL[3][4]
  • Tuskegee Christian Center, Tuskegee, Alabama (LWCC-Tuskegee).[5][10][25][26]
  • Faith Ministries Alliance (FMA): Bill Winston is the founder of Faith Ministries Alliance which provides a forum for like-minded churches and ministries to come together in fellowship.[5]
  • Bible Training Center: Bill Winston is the founder of the Bible Training Center which consists of 8-week bible training classes and a 9-month ministerial school.[5][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Birth reference search results: Bill Winston". FamSearch.org. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Holmes, Tom (October 4, 2005). "Mega-Church, mega-success". forestparkreview.com. Forest Park Review. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Various (May 7, 2007). "Chicago Tribune – What happened on May 1, 2007". articles.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Holmes, Tom (January 6, 2015). "From storefront to megachurch: Living Word Christian Center turns 25". forestparkreview.com. Forest Park Review. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e Winston, Bill. "Resources for Christians". resourcesforchristians.net. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Piemonte, Mary C. (September 22, 2011). "Forgotten History: Lecture on Black Aviators". wethepeoplemedia.org. We the People Media – Residents' Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Distinguished Alumni". tuskegee.edu. Tuskegee University Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Visionary Leader Dr. Bill Winston Tours Tec-Masters' Facilities" (PDF). tecmasters.com. Tecmasters. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Gunn, Deborah J. (November 29, 2007). "Church and family". abc7chicago.com. ABC 7 Eyewitness News. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Living Word Christian Center - Forest Park, IL". waymarking.com. May 11, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  11. ^ Winston, Bill (September 2, 2008). "Books by Bill Winston". amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  12. ^ "Bill Winston Teachings Store". faithcenteredresources.com. Faith Centered Resources. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  13. ^ Winston, Bill. "Dr. Bill Winston – Welcome to Harrison House". harrisionhouse.com. Harrison House Publishers. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  14. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FICU Alumni pages: Dr. Bill Winston was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ a b Holmes, Tom (September 16, 2008). "Boot camp for the spiritual battle". oakpark.com. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Students receive scholarships at Chicago Tuskegee Alumni Club's annual scholarship luncheon". tuskegee.edu. Tuskegee University. November 11, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  17. ^ "A Great and Successful Event - Celebrating The Tuskegee Heritage Scholarship Luncheon 2013". ctcalum.org. Chicago Tuskegee Club. November 1, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kingdom of God in You by Dr. Bill Winston was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ "Following God's path to prosperity in hard times". forestparkreview.com. Forest Park Review. July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  20. ^ "Joseph Business School Open House & Orientation this Fall". lasentinel.net. Sentinel News Service. September 10, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  21. ^ "Joseph Business School Helps Local Economy by Hosting Free Career Fair". hr.com. Institute for Human Resources. October 25, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  22. ^ Brinson, Temia (October 8, 2012). "Pastor and Author Bill Winston's Latest Project, "Bill Winston Presents Living Word: Released"". rejoicemagazine.net. Rejoice News & Opinion. Retrieved July 24, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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  24. ^ Montgomery (May 14, 2015). "The Tuskegee Christian Center Tour" (PDF). brantwoodchildrenshome.org. Brentwood Children's Home. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
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