Talk:Florence L. Crawford

Notability
Currently this article does not demonstrate notability and as such is subject to deletion unless reliable third party sources are added. Aboutmovies 20:01, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Notability and Role of Florence Crawford in Apostolic Faith Church
I think the "notability" of this woman would be more apparent if the article was better researched and better written.

The first paragraph of this article is written in a manner that is very enigmatic, strange, and confusing. Florence Crawford, it says, was not the founder of the Apostolic Faith Mission, but she did "begin that movement." I have no idea what that means, and I don't think the average reader would either.

What is the difference between the AFM and "that movement"? What is "that movement"?

Various sources refer to Florence Crawford as founder of the Apostolic Faith Church, which today is a significant denomination, earlier known as the Apostolic Faith Mission. If the author has found new information that proves that she wasn't the founder, this needs to be spelled out, or at least sourced.

Then it is said that the Apostolic Faith Mission was "initially" a "satellite church from the original Apostolic Faith Mission" associated by Seymour (in Los Angeles). Again, numerous sources say the opposite - that Crawford and/or an associate stole Seymour's mailing list and left for Oregon where they started a new organization that had absolutely nothing to do with Seymour. Again, if the author of this article has new information on this subject that counters what has been said by other sources, then this needs to be explained with the sources identified.

The "much ado" reference to Crawford being a woman is too vague to be in an encyclopedic entry. Various women entered the evangelistic field by the 1880s and early 1890s. If this really was such a significant issue as late as 1907, then it needs sources and references.

The final paragraph refers to her as "leader of the Apostolic Faith Mission." If she wasn't the founder, then who was? This needs to be stated. If she "began that movement" but didn't found the organization, then the difference needs to be explained.

In general, this article needs references, sources, and likely better research. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtnbuilder (talk • contribs) 14:14, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Redirected
I have redirected this page to Apostolic Faith Church, where there is already a good deal of information about her. There is not enough information about her for a separate article. --MelanieN (talk) 00:26, 20 June 2015 (UTC)