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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 evan-
gelical 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 Associa-
tion, 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 evan-
gelism, realized a new conduit to communicate his mes-
sage and conducted what he liked to call ‘‘front row mir-
acles’’ 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 re-
quests in his lifetime; 
Whereas in 1963, Oral Roberts founded Oral Roberts Univer-
sity in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to build a university on the au-
thority 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 edu-
cation 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 be-
came 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 devo-
tion to his followers and as an advocate of religious faith 
for millions of Christians: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the life and achievements of Oral 
Roberts; and 
(2) recognizes his contributions to the world-
wide Christian community. 
Æ 
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