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'''Tom Fred Tenney''', known as '''T. F. Tenney''' (December 6, 1933 &ndash; June 1, 2018), was a [[Pentecostal] [[clergy]]man from his native [[Louisiana]], who began preaching at the age of sixteen. [[You Tube]] has five thousand of his entries with sermons and excerpts. His [[Twitter]] accounts listed more than 44,000 followers. He was writing a thirteenth book at the time his death in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] at the age of eighty-four.

'''Tom Fred Tenney''', known as '''T. F. Tenney''' (December 6, 1933 &ndash; June 1, 2018), was a [[Pentecostal]] [[clergy]]man from his native [[Louisiana]], who began preaching at the age of sixteen. [[You Tube]] has five thousand of his entries with sermons and excerpts. His [[Twitter]] accounts listed more than 44,000 followers. He was writing a thirteenth book at the time his death in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] at the age of eighty-four.

Tenney was the younger of two children born in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish to Fred Eugene Tenney (1901-1968) and the former Jennie Veve Nichols (1904-1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Tenney&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1114&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6825011&df=all&|title=Fred Eugene Tenney|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref> In 1952, he married the former Thetus Caughron in West Monroe in Ouachita Parish,, Louisiana. A few weeks later, the couple, still teen-agers, was elected to the pastorate of a newly formed church in [[Monroe, Louisiana.|Monroe]].<ref name=obit/> They called their ministgry "Focused Light."<ref name=att/> From 1954 to 1960, Tenney served as youth president of the Louisiana District of his United Pentecostal Church International. In the 1960s, as the  international youth president for UPCI, Tenney relocated his family to [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where the Pentecostal headquarters are located. In January 1970, Tenney took over the post of Pentecostal foreign missions director., which required extensive world travel.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=bishop-tom-fred-tenney&pid=189177940|title=Bishop Tom Fred Tenney's obituary|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=June 3, 2018|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>

Tenney was the younger of two children born in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish to Fred Eugene Tenney (1901-1968) and the former Jennie Veve Nichols (1904-1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Tenney&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1114&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=6825011&df=all&|title=Fred Eugene Tenney|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref> In 1952, he married the former Thetus Caughron in West Monroe in Ouachita Parish,, Louisiana. A few weeks later, the couple, still teen-agers, was elected to the pastorate of a newly formed church in [[Monroe, Louisiana.|Monroe]].<ref name=obit/> They called their ministgry "Focused Light."<ref name=att/> From 1954 to 1960, Tenney served as youth president of the Louisiana District of his United Pentecostal Church International. In the 1960s, as the  international youth president for UPCI, Tenney relocated his family to [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where the Pentecostal headquarters are located. In January 1970, Tenney took over the post of Pentecostal foreign missions director., which required extensive world travel.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=bishop-tom-fred-tenney&pid=189177940|title=Bishop Tom Fred Tenney's obituary|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=June 3, 2018|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>

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