Memorial Service For Oral Roberts Announced

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TULSA, OK -- The memorial service for Dr. Oral Roberts will be Monday at 2 p.m. at ORU's Mabee Center.  The Roberts family made the announcement Wednesday.

Dr. Roberts died Tuesday in California due to complications from pneumonia.

12/15/2009 Related story: Remembering Tulsa Evangelist Oral Roberts

The founder of Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University was 91. 

News Release:

A public memorial service to honor evangelist Oral Roberts, founder of Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (OREA) and Oral Roberts University (ORU), who died yesterday, has been scheduled for Monday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Mabee Center on the campus of ORU, 7777 South Lewis, at the corner of 81st St. and Lewis Ave., Tulsa.

The Roberts family has invited the public to join them in honoring the life and memory of their beloved father and grandfather. They recognize he is a great part of the Tulsa community, and many who have been impacted by his ministry will want to pay their respects at this event.

Special parking and seating areas will be reserved for family members and invited guests, while general public parking will be in Lots B, C, D and E. Both North and South main entrances will be open for public access. Doors will open at 1p.m.

For those not able to attend the memorial service in person, it will be broadcast live on television on local channel 53 KGEB-TV, and on Golden Eagle Broadcasting carried on satellite and cable. 

Arrangements have been made for the public to send condolences and reflect on Oral Roberts' life online at http://www.orm.cc/oralroberts/. Those who would rather call in may do so through the prayer line at (918) 495-7777.