dr. rolf potter kennedy mcpherson (march 23, 1913 – may 21, 2009) was the pastor of angelus temple and president of the international church of the foursquare gospel, serving in that capacity from 1944 to 1988. by his retirement, the evangelical pentecostal denomination had grown from 29,000 members in 410 churches to 1.2 million members in more than 19,000 churches located in 63 countries.