Oral Roberts’ Memorial Draws Thousands of Mourners Today (video)
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on December 21, 2009
Religious leader and TV evangelist Oral Roberts passed away last week... his memorial service today drew thousands of mourners
Oral Roberts, as large in death as he was in life to so many Christians, drew thousands of mourners today to his memorial service held at the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center.
From Tulsa World, Mourners gather in Tulsa to remember Oral Roberts:
People from across the globe gathered at the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center Monday to say goodbye to a major figure of 20th century Christianity. Oral Roberts died last Tuesday at his home in Newport Beach, Calif., at age 91.
The 2 p.m. memorial service was held on the campus of the university that he has called his greatest legacy.
The service was broadcast live worldwide on a variety of religious television networks and Internet sites.
Roberts, a pioneer in the healing evangelism movement and the use of television ministry, also founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association.
“Oral was the greatest futurist I have ever known,” the Rev. James Buskirk, former dean of the ORU seminary, said before the service. “And in the spirit of Jesus, he never struck back when he was criticized. When Oral believed in you, he never gave up on you.”
Mart Green, chairman of the ORU board, said Roberts’ legacy was his concept of the whole person.
“All of life is spent working to become whole,” he said. “Today, Oral is whole.”
He said that before Roberts died, he confided in Green that he had a “deep, settled peace.”
San Antonio mega-church pastor John Hagee said before the service that “Christianity has lost one of its special, great generals, and we’re going to miss him greatly.”
This next video is a short, thoughtful discussion of Roberts between Dr. Al Mohler and Derek Vreeland on “The Albert Mohler Radio Program” that aired on December 15, 2009.
Oral Roberts Tribute | The Albert Mohler Radio Program, Broadcast December 15, 2009
OETA Story on Oral Roberts, Obituary News | Broadcast 12/16/2009
From FOX News, Thousands Gather to Remember Evangelist Oral Roberts:
TULSA, Okla. — Thousands of mourners have packed an auditorium to remember the life of evangelist Oral Roberts.
Fellow evangelist Pat Robertson opened Monday’s memorial service at Oral Roberts University with a prayer, describing Roberts as a man who walked with God but never gave up the common touch.
The 91-year-old Roberts died of complications from pneumonia last week in California.
ORU President Mark Rutlege spoke of how God cured Roberts of his tuberculosis when he was young.
From Examiner, Oral Roberts memorial service has long lines of people waiting to pay respect:
Hundreds of people wait to pay respect to Oral Roberts at memorial service. The memorial service is being televised live on the Oral Robert website… The family opened the memorial service to the public and it was held Monday at 2 pm on the ORU campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The doors opened at 1 pm.
Oral Roberts, founder of Oral Roberts University (ORU), and TV Evangelist died a week ago, he was 91. Oral Roberts died of complications of pneumonia in Newport Beach last Tuesday.
Oral Roberts founded Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1963 and served as the President of the University until 1993. Roberts was also one of the people who started TV evangelism. He hosted a TV show called Miracles Now in the 1960s and 1970s, and reached millions of people around the nation and the world.
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Slaughter of the Sheep: Billy Graham’s Statement About the Passing of Oral Roberts
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