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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1028 

Honoring the life and achievements of Oral Roberts and recognizing his 

contributions as a minister to the Christian community. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2010 

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. BOREN, Mr. LUCAS, Ms. FALLIN, and Mr. 

COLE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and achievements of Oral Roberts and 

recognizing his contributions as a minister to the Christian community. 

Whereas Oral Roberts, a son, brother, husband, father and 

grandfather, author, educator and Christian leader, and 

cherished voice, passed away on December 15, 2009, at 

the age of 91; 

Whereas Granville Oral Roberts was born on January 24, 

1918, near Ada, Oklahoma; 

Whereas Oral Roberts began his Christian ministry after 

being healed from tuberculosis at age 17, preaching in 

tents at Christian revivals around the country and on 6 

continents; 


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Whereas Oral Roberts enrolled at Oklahoma Baptist and 

Phillips University, he eventually left his pastorate at a 

Pentecostal Holiness church in 1947 to pursue an evangelical ministry; 

Whereas in 1947, Oral Roberts founded the Oral Roberts 

Evangelistic Association in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and began 

his mission to bring the message of God’s healing power 

to his generation; 

Whereas Oral Roberts began to travel frequently to utilize 

the power of his ministry and speak his religious message 

that ‘‘God is a good God’’ around the world, attracting 

large crowds, including the sick and chronically ill, and 

converting thousands to the teachings of Jesus; 

Whereas according to the Oral Roberts Evangelical Association, Oral Roberts during his ministry, ‘‘laid hands’’ on 

more than 2,000,000 people and reached thousands more 

through global campaigns; 

Whereas in 1954, Oral Roberts, a pioneer in television evangelism, realized a new conduit to communicate his message and conducted what he liked to call ‘‘front row miracles’’ on his television show ‘‘Oral Roberts Presents’’; 

Whereas Oral Roberts’ prime time televisions specials drew 

more than 40,000,000 viewers, and combined with radio 

coverage reached 500,000,000 people; 

Whereas Oral Roberts founded a 24-hour prayer line called 

the Abundant Life Prayer group to hear prayer requests 

for people in need, receiving more than 23,000,000 requests in his lifetime; 

Whereas in 1963, Oral Roberts founded Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to build a university on the authority of the Holy Spirit to educate the whole man in 


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spirit, body, and mind and remained President until 

1993; 

Whereas Oral Roberts University, the largest Charismatic 

Christian university in the world, is a 4-year higher education institution that enrolls 3,790 undergraduate and 

graduate students; 

Whereas Oral Roberts University has approximately 23,000 

graduates worldwide and a total alumni population of 

nearly 37,000; 

Whereas in 1968, Oral Roberts joined the United Methodist 

Church and became a leader in the Charismatic renewal 

among mainline Protestants and Catholic churches; 

Whereas throughout his ministry, Oral Roberts touched and 

changed millions of lives through his ministering and became one of the most successful evangelical ministers in 

the United States; 

Whereas Oral Roberts is survived by his daughter and son 

and 12 grand and great-grand children; and 

Whereas Oral Roberts, seen on television all over the world, 

will remain a symbol of compassion and unrelenting devotion to his followers and as an advocate of religious faith 

for millions of Christians: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors the life and achievements of Oral 

3 Roberts; and 

4 (2) recognizes his contributions to the world5 wide Christian community. 

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