IV 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1028 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; 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

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