Frederick Kenneth Cercie Price (January 3, 1932 – February 12, 2021) was an American televangelist and author who was the founder and pastor of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC), located in South Los Angeles, California.
Soon after becoming born again, Price claimed to have felt the call from God to go into the ministry, serving mostly part-time, while working as a paper cutter, as an assistant pastor in a Baptist church from 1955 to 1957.
In February 1970, Price had received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and also said he spoke in tongues, a time which he considered the starting point in his own ministry.
In November 1973, Price moved with about 300 church members from West Washington in Los Angeles in order to establish the Crenshaw Christian Center in Inglewood, California.
[8] After the purchase, Price oversaw construction of a new sanctuary, called the "FaithDome", which at the time was the largest domed church in the United States.
At the time of its dedication on January 21, 1990, the dome and the church's property were both fully paid for, leaving the ministry debt-free.
[10][11] In 1990, Price founded the Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM), which includes churches and ministers from all over the United States and several other countries.