Roberts Starts the Healing Waters Ministry
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Economics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Business
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Oklahoma
- Date: 1948
Article abstract: Through the establishment of his ministry, Healing Waters, in 1948, Oral Roberts began a contemporary movement of evangelistic ministries that later became known as televangelism.
Summary of Event
The 1948 founding of the Healing Waters ministry, magazine, and radio show by Oral Roberts catalyzed a particularly American approach to religion, one that has grown into a multimillion-dollar business of spreading religion throughout the world by means of the latest telecommunications technologies. The Oral Roberts ministry established a...
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