Dr Oliver Boyce Greene

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Dr Oliver Boyce Greene

Birth
USA
Death
26 Jul 1976 (aged 61)
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.8835576, Longitude: -82.3624655
Plot
Main Mausoleum, section
Memorial ID
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Dr. Oliver Boyce Greene (February 14, 1915 - July 26, 1976) was an Independent Fundamental Baptist evangelist and author. He was saved on September 09, 1935 at the age of 20, and called to preach on February 29, 1936. Dr. 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. Although uneducated and with little training, he conducted revival meetings in tents and churches across the eastern U.S. from 1939-1968, and wrote over 100 books and brief booklets about the Bible. On October 08, 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. The cause of death was a cardiac aneurysm. The broadcast is currently on over 80 stations, including international stations and the Internet. Taped copies of the program are still aired today on the Fundamental Broadcasting Network and other Christian radio stations. Dr. Greene was married
on September 10, 1939 to Aileen Hazel Collins Greene. They had three sons, Oliver Boyce Jr., Thomas and David.

[ Source: http://thegospelhour.org/aboutus.html ]
Dr. Oliver Boyce Greene (February 14, 1915 - July 26, 1976) was an Independent Fundamental Baptist evangelist and author. He was saved on September 09, 1935 at the age of 20, and called to preach on February 29, 1936. Dr. 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. Although uneducated and with little training, he conducted revival meetings in tents and churches across the eastern U.S. from 1939-1968, and wrote over 100 books and brief booklets about the Bible. On October 08, 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. The cause of death was a cardiac aneurysm. The broadcast is currently on over 80 stations, including international stations and the Internet. Taped copies of the program are still aired today on the Fundamental Broadcasting Network and other Christian radio stations. Dr. Greene was married
on September 10, 1939 to Aileen Hazel Collins Greene. They had three sons, Oliver Boyce Jr., Thomas and David.

[ Source: http://thegospelhour.org/aboutus.html ]

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