Editing Brother Stair (section)

==Early life==
Stair was born in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="APapril">{{cite news |last=Gehorsam |first=Jan |date=April 23, 1988 |title=Evangelist predicting nuclear war wins followers, but alarms parents |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-evangelist-predicting-nuclear/155029825/ |accessdate=September 10, 2024 |work=The Herald |location=Rock Hill, South Carolina |page=3A |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He was ordained as a [[Methodism|Methodist]] minister, but later, he left [[organized religion]], stating "I just call myself a [[Christians|Christian]]."<ref name="AP">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Bruce |date=May 1, 1988 |title=Evangelist denies allegations about Christian community |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-evangelist-denies-allegations/155030035/ |accessdate=September 10, 2024 |work=The Herald |location=Rock Hill, South Carolina |page=5A |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He moved to the [[Southern United States]] in the 1950s, stating that [[God in Christianity|God]] told him to move there because it would be "the safest place for Christians in the [[Christian eschatology|end time]]."<ref name="AP"/>