The claims
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
3 claims
13% authenticStrong natural explanation
Smith Wigglesworth's own daughter Alice, who assisted in his healing meetings for decades and was the person most accessible to his ministry, remained deaf throughout her life despite her father's claimed powers.
Unprovenhealing·Bradford, UK and worldwide
Alice Wigglesworth: The Healer's Deaf Daughter Never Healed
Smith Wigglesworth's own daughter Alice, who assisted in his healing meetings for decades and was the person most accessible to his ministry, remained deaf throughout her life despite her father's claimed powers.
2% authentic
Strong natural explanation
Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi, diagnosed with stage-4 stomach cancer in 2016, sought healing at Bethel Church in Redding after other medical options were exhausted; he died September 16, 2017, despite the ministry's healing claims.
Explainedhealing·Redding, California, USA / Virginia, USA
Bethel Church Fails to Heal Apologist Nabeel Qureshi of Stage-4 Cancer (2017)
Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi, diagnosed with stage-4 stomach cancer in 2016, sought healing at Bethel Church in Redding after other medical options were exhausted; he died September 16, 2017, despite the ministry's healing claims.
2% authentic
Strong natural explanation
After two-year-old Olive Heiligenthal died unexpectedly on December 14, 2019, Bethel Church organized a global prayer campaign to raise her from the dead; after sustained prayer over multiple days, Olive was buried without resurrection.
Explainedhealing·Redding, California, USA
Olive Heiligenthal — Six Days of Prayer for Resurrection (2019)
After two-year-old Olive Heiligenthal died unexpectedly on December 14, 2019, Bethel Church organized a global prayer campaign to raise her from the dead; after sustained prayer over multiple days, Olive was buried without resurrection.