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Oral Roberts

Granville "Oral" Roberts (January 24, 1918 – December 15, 2009) was an American Methodist-Pentecostal televangelist and a Christian charismatic.

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Evangelist, University Founder Oral Roberts Dies at Age 91

National Interest Evangelist, University Founder Oral Roberts Dies at Age 91Published December 15, 2009| APTULSA, OklahomaOral Roberts, the evangelist who rose from humble tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university bearing his name, died Tuesday.

He was 91.Roberts died of complications from pneumonia in Newport Beach, California, according to his spokesman, A. Larry Ross. The evangelist was hospitalized after a fall on Saturday. He had survived two heart attacks in the 1990s and a broken hip in 2006.Roberts was a pioneer on two fronts — he helped bring spirit-filled charismatic Christianity into the mainstream and took his trademark revivals to television, a new frontier for religion.Roberts overcame tuberculosis at age 17 and credited that triumph with leading him to become one of the country's most famous ministers.He gave up a local pastorate in Enid, Oklahoma, in 1947 to enter an evangelistic ministry in Tulsa to pray for the healing of the whole person ...

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  1. King leads Oral Roberts past Dallas Baptist 7-2

    Brandon King had a home run and three RBIs, and senior Mark Guest threw the first complete game of his career as Oral Roberts topped Dallas Baptist 7-2 on Sunday nig...

  2. Oral Roberts pulls away to 64-42 win over No. 8 Xavier, which missed 3 suspended starters

    Dominique Morrison scored 19 points Sunday, leading Oral Roberts to a 64-42 victory over previously unbeaten Xavier, which couldn't do much with three of its starter...

  3. Oral Roberts pulls away to 64-42 win over No. 8 Xavier, which missed 3 suspended starters

    Oral Roberts doesn't mind the asterisk that will get attached to this one.Dominique Morrison scored 19 points Sunday, leading the Golden Eagles to a 64-42 victory ov...

  4. Oral Roberts blows out Centenary 81-61

    Dominique Morrison scored 25 points as Oral Roberts defeated Centenary 81-61 on Tuesday night, extending the nation's longest active losing streak to 33 games.Damen ...

  5. Morrison leads Oral Roberts to 78-65 victory over Centenary as losing streak reaches 26

    Dominique Morrison scored 18 points to lead Oral Roberts past Centenary 78-65 on Saturday night, stretching the Gents’ losing streak to 26 — longest in NCAA Division...

  6. Hot-shooting Oral Roberts gets 25 from Niles, beats South Dakota State 90-82

    Warren Niles scored 25 points and made all five 3-point attempts as Oral Roberts shot 65 percent from the field and defeated South Dakota State 90-82 on Saturday nig...

  7. UNC beats Oral Roberts 12-4 to reach final at NCAA Norman Regional

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Seth Baldwin and Levi Michael both homered in the fifth inning and North Carolina eliminated Oral Roberts with a 12-4 victory Sunday to advanced...

  8. Oakland, Mich., holds off Oral Roberts 88-85

    Will Hudson's 22 points and nine rebounds helped Oakland , Mich., survive Oral Roberts for its eighth straight victory, an 88-85 decision Thursday night.Reggie Hamil...

  9. Botts scores 20, IPFW holds off furious Oral Roberts rally to win 76-73 in Summit League

    Ben Botts scored 20 points and IPFW repelled a late charge to beat Oral Roberts 76-73 on Tuesday night.Botts made 8 of 9 shots, including all three 3-point attempts,...

  10. Oakland, Mich., uses 20-0 run, Benson's big game to turn back Oral Roberts 85-77

    Oakland , Mich., scored 20 unanswered points in the first half but had to stave off an Oral Roberts rally Thursday night to remain undefeated in Summit League play, ...

  11. Felt scores 22, goes on free throw binge as North Dakota State tops Oral Roberts 80-74

    Mike Felt scored 22 points and sank eight consecutive free throws in the closing stretch to lead North Dakota State past Oral Roberts 80-74 on Thursday night.Michael...

  12. Cvetinovic's 17 points leads 6 Akron players in double figures in 84-80 win over Oral Roberts

    Nikola Cvetinovic scored 17 points to lead six Akron players in double figures as the Zips defeated Oral Roberts 84-80 Monday night.The Zips (9-5), who led by as man...

  1. Oral Roberts president: All 5 Kansas plane crash victims had connections to Okla. school

    A small airplane that crashed in southeast Kansas was carrying five people with connections to Oral Roberts University to a Christian youth rally in Iowa, a friend o...

  2. Sandusky's Second Mile charity to fold, transfer program

    The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago -- and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the bo...

  3. Cash-strapped Sandusky charity seeks approval to close, transfer assets to Texas ministry

    The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago — and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boy...

  4. Southland Conference advances membership process

    The Southland Conference will be sending visitation teams to three universities to examine future membership possibilities.The visits to Abilene Christian University...

  5. 4 dead, 1 injured after plane crashes in Kansas

    A small airplane that crashed in southeast Kansas was carrying five people with connections to Oral Roberts University to a Christian youth rally in Iowa, a friend o...

  6. Marine's final act of valor saved friend from plane crash

    An Oklahoma Marine made the ultimate sacrifice when he pulled a friend out of a fiery plane wreck, saving her life but suffering fatal burns over 90 percent of his b...

  7. Father: Daughter walked away from Kansas plane crash wreckage; 4 killed involved in ministry

    Ron Luce didn't recognize the voice of the woman who phoned Friday to say his daughter Hannah was with her, and was fine.Her words didn't make any sense to the Texas...

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