Prophet Omega

Prophet Omega (real name Omega Townsend; August 27, 1927 – February 28, 1992) was a weekly radio evangelist broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee on Music Row’s WNAH in the 1970s. He was the founder of the Peaceway Temple, then located at "Apartment Q-258 at 488 Lemont Drive" (the Kenmont Apartments). He has become most known for the recordings of his sermons, which became popular among musicians in the 1980s. Before entering the "prophet circuit," Townsend was a carnival worker.