Oliver B. Greene Explained

Oliver B. Greene
Birth Name:Oliver B. Greene
Birth Date:14 February 1915
Birth Place:Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Evangelist
Website:TheGospelHour.org

Oliver Boyce Greene (February 14, 1915 – July 26, 1976) was an American Independent Fundamental Baptist evangelist and author.[1] [2] He was saved on September 9, 1935, at the age of 20. Greene was ordained as a Baptist minister at Morgan Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina on July 24, 1939. Over 200,000 confessions of faith were recorded as a result of his ministry.[3] He attended North Greenville Baptist College briefly before entering full-time ministry, conducting revival meetings in tents and in churches across the eastern United States from 1939 to 1968.

Career

On October 8, 1956, he founded The Gospel Hour, Inc. as a Christian outreach ministry using radio, personal appearances, books and audio tapes. The radio program of his preaching was called "The Gospel Hour", which began on one station in Georgia and gradually became syndicated until the point it spanned the nation. The Gospel Hour was heard on 150 stations at the time of his death. Taped copies of the program are still aired today on the Fundamental Broadcasting Network and several other Christian radio stations including Caribbean Radio Lighthouse in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda and the ministry's website. He wrote over 100 books and brief booklets about the Bible.

Death

Greene died of a cardiac aneurysm in 1976.

Personal life

Oliver B. Greene was married on September 10, 1939, to Aileen Hazel Collins Greene. They had three sons, Oliver Boyce Jr., Thomas and David.

Writing

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Greene. Oliver B. From Disgrace to Grace: the Story of the Black Sheep of a Respectable Family Before and After Conversion. 1991. The Gospel Hour, Inc.. Greenville, South Carolina.
  2. Web site: ABOUT OUR FOUNDER. 2024-02-01.
  3. Web site: Sword Biographies : Oliver B. Greene. Sword of the Lord Ministries. 2012-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20181009180707/http://www.swordofthelord.com/biographies.php. 2018-10-09. dead.