[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1028 Introduced in House (IH)]

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.


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                    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

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                               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;
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 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
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the life and achievements of Oral Roberts; and
            (2) recognizes his contributions to the worldwide Christian 
        community.
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