Richard Gant Flexon (1895–1982) was an American preacher, evangelist, and author whose passionate ministry left a lasting impact on the Holiness movement, particularly within the Pilgrim Holiness Church. Born on June 18, 1895, in Downer, New Jersey, to Richard and Emma Flexon, he was raised in a Methodist home where family worship was a daily practice. His mother died when he was six, and his father, a farmer and minister, nurtured his early faith. Converted at age six during his father’s ministry, Flexon felt a call to preach at 13 and delivered his first sermon at 14, seeing eleven men respond at the altar. He was sanctified at 23, deepening his commitment to holiness theology, and pursued ministerial training at Apostolic Holiness University, the Pilgrim Holiness school of his time. Flexon’s preaching career began in earnest after his ordination in 1915. That same year, on June 16, he married Emma Laura Hunter in Glassboro, New Jersey, and they had two children, Lily and James. In 1919, he became president of Beulah Holiness Academy, serving for a decade while pastoring churches and conducting revival meetings across the U.S. Known for his anointed preaching, he later served as president of Central Pilgrim College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, from 1962 to 1964, and spent his final years teaching and fundraising for God’s Bible School in Cincinnati. A prolific writer, he authored nine books, including So Great Salvation and Men Ablaze, and co-founded the American Holiness Journal. Flexon died on April 19, 1982, in Salisbury, Maryland, leaving a legacy as a holiness preacher whose powerful sermons and writings continue to inspire within evangelical circles. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.