Category FCM History

The Vision & Statement of Faith are an important part of why the Fellowship of Magicians formed and why the FCM exists. Members are asked to sign the Statement of Faith when they join the FCM. Vision We desire to…

“At the turn of the century Rev. C. Herbert Woolston struggled with the problem of whether he should call his object lessons by their right name–‘magic’. Keeping in mind that he was personally trained and instructed in this art by…

“The San Francisco Chapter officially started in 1954 with 18 charter members of the Fellowship. Each was issued a framed certificate signed by Rev. James Knorr and myself…Attendance at the San Francisco meeting was up and down… It was a…

In 1994, the long-awaited history of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, written by Stan Adair, was published. It was great to finally have this history down in writing. For the 50th Anniversary of the FCM in 2004, the second edition…

“…And incidentally magic became a challenge to Helen when she saw someone give a poor performance…” “A very nice lady, Mrs. Helen Easterly, came into the studio and told me she had been doing chalk talks in Sunday School and…

“…a great place for magic supplies at the Golden Gate Magic Studios…San Francisco. The owner, Tom Dethlefson, was likable guy! Tom always had a big smile on his face and took a special interest in those who were just getting…

“Tom arranged a meeting for the four of us. We discussed the possibility of a small group meeting bi-monthly simply for the purpose of encouraging each other in our efforts at Gospel Magic. We set a purpose, we prayed and…