Willie George is the founding pastor of Church on the Move in
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
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Born and raised in
Texas, George converted to
Christianity while in high school. He and his wife, Deleva, have been married over 30 years. In addition to two sons and two daughters, they have ten grandchildren.
Willie George became a Christian in 1972 and began work in the Children's Ministry as a youth pastor of a church of 200 in
Plainview, Texas
Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,194.
Geography
Plainview is located at (34.191204, –101.718806) and is located on the Llano Estacado.
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. George believes that God spoke to him during a significant and intense time of prayer and instructed him to found a church in Tulsa. George and his wife Deleva moved to Tulsa and he accepted a position with Faith Christian Fellowship in a children's ministry position. He decided to resign from the church in 1980 and travel — he formed his own ministry later on in that year. Willie George is well known for his role as "
Gospel Bill" in his evangelism TV shows. He also performed in the Gospel Bill role in one episode of ''The Wichita Slim Trilogy'' alongside
Kenneth Copeland as Wichita Slim (a Sheriff). Willie George was also instrumental in producing ''
Fire By Nite'', a televised Christian program aimed at reaching a youthful audience. It aired on the
Trinity Broadcasting Network and other local broadcast networks across America in the early to mid 1990s.
Willie George Ministries purchased land in rural
Mayes County, Oklahoma in order to build a Christian camping and retreat center called
Dry Gulch, U.S.A. The park opened in July 1986 on . Willie George started Church on the Move on the outskirts of Tulsa in 1987 with 163 people in attendance. Church on the Move has a conservative church membership numbering well over 10,000+ as of 2009. It is a three-campus church and classified as being a
Mega-church
A megachurch is a church with an unusually large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities, usually Protestant or Evangelical. The Hartford Institute for Religion Research defines a megachurch as any Protestant C ...
in the Tulsa area.
As of January 2010, Church on the Move was reported to be the largest church in Tulsa, with an average Sunday attendance of 9,000 to 11,000.
[Bill Sherman]
"Church change in a decade: Six churches move into spots on Tulsa's top 10 list"
'' Tulsa World'', January 3, 2010.
In 1996 George also started "The Christmas Train" at the Dry Gulch location. The train ride takes its riders through a biblical re-telling of the birth of
Jesus Christ.
Filmography
* The Gunslinger
* Covenant Rider
* The Treasure of Eagle Mountain
See also
*
List of people from Tulsa, Oklahoma
This is a list of well-known persons who were either born in, or lived in, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Arts
* Joe Brainard, (1942 - 1994) painter
* Charles Bell (1935–1995), artist
* Ted Berrigan, (1934 - 1983) poet
* Shan Goshorn, (1957-2018), artist
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References
Dad Life - A music video put together by Church on the Move in Tulsa, OK for Father's Day 2010.
http://vimeo.com/12714406
External links
Church on the Move website The Christmas Train (Located at the Drygulch, U.S.A. park)The Gospel Bill ShowWillie George MinistriesCamp Dry Gulch, U.S.A.
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Living people
American Christian clergy
Year of birth missing (living people)