Robert Tilton Bio | Wiki
Robert Tilton is an American televangelist. He served as the pastor of the Word of Faith Family Church based in Farmers Branch, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. At his 1991 ministry peak, Robert’s infomercial-style program called Success-N-Life broadcasted in all 235 American tv markets with the majority of them having the broadcasts every day.
The broadcast brought in almost $80 million per year. During that time, Robert’s ministry was described as “the fastest-growing television ministry in America.” After ABC’s Primetime Live raised questions about Robert’s fundraising practices, some investigations were initiated into the ministry, subsequently, Success-N-Life was taken off the air. Later, Robert returned to tv on a new version of the program broadcasting on BET and also The Word Network.
Robert Tilton Age
He was born on June 7, 1946, in McKinney, Texas, United States of America. Robert is 76 years old.
Robert Tilton Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Robert stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in ( Approx 1.78m).
Robert Tilton Family
He was born to his parents Margaret Ruth and Clyde Tilton on June 7, 1946, in McKinney, Texas, United States of America.
Robert Tilton Wife
He has been married three times. Robert married his first wife called Martha “Marte” Phillips in 1968. The following year, had a conversion experience to evangelical Christianity. Martha and Robert divorced in 1993. In 1994, he married his second wife named Leigh Valentine whom he divorced in 1997. Currently, Robert has been married to his third wife called Maria since 2002.
Robert Tilton Education
He graduated from Cooke County Junior College prior to joining Texas Technological University.
Robert Tilton Ministries | Word Of Faith
In 1969 Robert had a conversion experience to evangelical Christianity and started his ministry in 1974. He took his family on the road to, in his words, “preach this gospel of Jesus. Robert preached to small congregations as well as revivals throughout Texas and Oklahoma as well. He finally settled in Dallas and built a small nondenominational charismatic church called the Word of Faith Family Church in Farmers Branch, in 1976. Later, the church launched a local television program called Daystar.
Although the church was growing steadily, Daystar failed to expand beyond the Dallas area until Robert traveled to Hawaii for his self-described version of Jesus’s forty days in the wilderness. While there, Robert came upon an increasingly popular new form of television programming: the late-night infomercial. A real estate promoter Dave Del Dotto particularly influenced Robert after he hosted hour-long infomercials showing his glamorous life in Hawaii.
Also, Dave had on-camera testimonials lauding his book titled “get rich quick”. Robert returned from Hawaii in 1981and revamped Daystar into an hour-long “religious infomercial” with a new name, Success-N-Life. He did so with the help of a US$1.3 million loan from Dallas banker Herman Beebe.
Robert Tilton Preacher | Preaching
In 1996, Robert moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and returned to the airwaves in 1997 with a new version of a ministry called Success-N-Life. He bought airtime on independent tv stations primarily serving inner-city areas. Success-N-Life returned to his previous message of asking for “vows of faith” from his viewers instead of exorcisms. In 1998, the program started airing as part of the two-hour late-night umbrella rotation block of religious programming on Black Entertainment Television (BET) entitled BET Inspiration.
The program later began occupying the first hour of the BET programming block and ran on The Word Network as well. In 1996, Robert formally dissolved The Word of Faith Family Church and World Outreach Center. He had not preached at the church since March 16, 1996, though he was still listed as the church’s senior pastor. Later, Robert named Bob Wright, Chattanooga, Tennessee, minister as senior associate pastor. The church membership had declined to less than 300.
The city of Farmers Branch purchased the church building in 1999 for use as a future civic center. However, the plans were scrapped after the economy suffered a downturn. In 2003, the building was finally demolished to make room for a new Dallas Stars-sponsored youth hockey center. In March 2005, Robert began a new church based in Hallandale, Florida, not far from his home in Miami Beach. The church was already in existence under the pastorship of former televangelist David Epley.
His new church, currently called “Christ the Good Shepherd Worldwide Church”, had an average of 200 members in 2007. The church moved into a new location in Miami on May 13, 2007, and was officially renamed much like the original church in Dallas, “Word of Faith Church”. In 2005, Robert established a church in Las Vegas, Nevada, originally called Christ the Good Shepherd Worldwide Church. The church has also been officially renamed “Word of Faith Church”. The current Las Vegas church’s resident pastor is called Natalie Vafai.
Robert Tilton Speaking In Tongues
Robert gained fame and notoriety for his healing prayers, and for speaking in tongues. Speaking in tongues in a sermon, he said“We’ve seen many, many children healed, we’ve seen midgets grow,” “We’ve seen arms and legs that stopped growing because the growth cells have stopped I don’t make this stuff up!”.
Robert Tilton Televangelist | Evangelist
His television ministry reached around the globe in the early 1990s. “Success in Life” broadcast and Robert’s pitch for money made him one of the richest televangelists on earth. The program had brought an estimated $80 million dollars a year. Robert drew the attention of Diane Sawyer, ABC News, and Primetime Live anchor. The journalists expose in 1991 portrayed Robert preying on gullible followers by his lavish lifestyle, mining his followers’ mail for donations, and also dumping their prayer requests in the trash behind his bank in Oklahoma. However, Robert adamantly disputed the ABC report.
Robert Tilton John Oliver
John William Oliver is a 44-year-old British-American[2] comedian, television host, actor, political commentator, producer, and writer. He was born on April 23, 1977, in Erdington, Birmingham, England. On August 17, 2015, the comedian criticized Robert’s televangelism ministry as fraudulent on his nationwide tv program called Last Week Tonight.
John and his team had corresponded with Robert’s Faith Worldwide Church for seven months; it started when a $20 donation was sent to the organization. According to an account in the Christian Post: The organization sent a letter back with a $1 bill asking John to “send it back” with more offerings, leading to a slew of appeals for further donations with nothing in return,
Robert Tilton Website
www.roberttiltonlive.com
Robert Tilton Net Worth
As an American televangelist, Robert has an estimated net worth of $7 million.
What Happened To Robert Tilton
He drew the attention of Diane Sawyer, ABC News, and Primetime Live anchor. The journalist exposes in 1991 portrayed Robert praying on gullible followers through his lavish lifestyle, mining his followers’ mail for donations, and also dumping their prayer requests in the trash behind his bank in Oklahoma. However, Robert adamantly disputed the ABC report.
How Old Is Robert Tilton
Robert is a 76-year-old American televangelist born on June 7, 1946, in McKinney, Texas, United States of America.