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Line 9: + − + − In 1977, Roberts announced he would begin construction of the City of Faith Medical and Research Center. The center opened in 1981. During the eight years it remained open, City of Faith was one of the largest health facilities of its kind in the world, and was an innovator in merging prayer and medicine in the healing process. + − On January 4, 1987, Roberts appealed on the television program "Expect a Miracle" stateing that unless he raised $8 million during the fund raising drive for the City of Faith, God would "call him home." He stated this money was to be used to train Christian doctors as 'medical missionaries.' Roberts raised $9.1 million, saving the ministry. $1.3 million of this was given by a single donor, a dog racing track owner. In november of 1987, Roberts announced the closure of the City of Faith. The City buildings have since been converted into predominantly office space and renamed the CityPlex Towers.
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In 1947, Roberts founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association. Obeying a command from God, he founded [[Oral Roberts University]] in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1963. ORU's first students entered the school in 1965.
In 1947, Roberts founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association. Obeying a command from God, he founded [[Oral Roberts University]] in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1963. ORU's first students entered the school in 1965.
Roberts became a pioneer in the use of radio and television. In the 1960s and 1970s, he left the faith-healing circuit to build Oral Roberts University, founded in 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He claims to have raised over a billion dollars.<ref> Richard N. Ostling, Barbara Dolan and Michael P. Harris. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,964970,00.html "Raising Eyebrows And The Dead," ''Time'' Jul. 13, 1987]</ref>
Roberts became a pioneer in the use of radio and television. In the 1960s and 1970s, he left the faith-healing circuit to build Oral Roberts University, founded in 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He claims to have raised over a billion dollars.<ref> Richard N. Ostling, Barbara Dolan and Michael P. Harris. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,964970,00.html "Raising Eyebrows And The Dead," ''Time'' Jul. 13, 1987]</ref>
In 1977, Roberts announced he would begin construction of the City of Faith Medical and Research Center, after claiming that a 900-foot-tall [[Jesus]] instructed him to build the hospital. The center opened in 1981. During the eight years it remained open, City of Faith was one of the largest health facilities of its kind in the world, and was an innovator in merging prayer and medicine in the healing process.
On January 4, 1987, Roberts appealed on the television program "Expect a Miracle" stateing that unless he raised $8 million during the fund raising drive for the City of Faith, God would "call him home." He stated this money was to be used to train Christian doctors as 'medical missionaries.' As a result, Roberts raised $9.1 million; $1.3 million of this was given by a single donor, a [[gambling|dog racing track]] owner. Unfortunately, the fundraiser did not permanently save the City of Faith: November of 1987, Roberts announced the closure of the City of Faith. The City buildings have since been converted into predominantly office space and renamed the CityPlex Towers.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Harrell, David Edwin. ''Oral Roberts: An American Life'' (1985) [http://www.questia.com/read/84332901?title=Oral%20Roberts%3a%20An%20American%20Life online edition], the standard scholarly biography
* Harrell, David Edwin. ''Oral Roberts: An American Life'' (1985) [http://www.questia.com/read/84332901?title=Oral%20Roberts%3a%20An%20American%20Life online edition], the standard scholarly biography