▁— ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁an ▁apost le ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ ▁with ▁the ▁E lij ah ▁Message , ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁organization ▁founded ▁by ▁former ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ ▁( Tem ple ▁Lot ) ▁Apost le ▁Otto ▁F et ting . ▁ ▁Like ▁F et ting , ▁Dra ves ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁vis its ▁and ▁messages ▁from ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist . ▁ ▁Although ▁accepted ▁by ▁many ▁F et ting ites , ▁Dra ves ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁F et ting ite ▁leadership , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁found ▁his ▁own ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nin ety ▁messages ▁from ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁ang el ic ▁visitor ▁throughout ▁succeed ing ▁dec ades , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁as ▁an ▁apost le ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁William ▁" O ley " ▁Dra ves ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ke yst one , ▁Neb r aska ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁eight ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Wilhelm ▁August ▁Heinrich ▁Dra ves ▁( born ▁in ▁a ▁covered ▁w agon ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁near ▁O sh k osh , ▁Wisconsin ▁- ▁d . ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Gil c rest , ▁Colorado ) ▁and ▁Syl via ▁St ella ▁Dun wo ody ▁( b . ▁February