Richard Roberts (evangelist)

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Richard Roberts (born November 12, 1948, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American televangelist and the president of Oral Roberts University, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the son of televangelist Oral Roberts and hosts his own religious television show, Something Good Tonight.

Roberts is also president and chief executive officer of the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association, which brings the healing ministry to millions through international crusades and nightly broadcasts of Something Good Tonight—The Hour of Healing. Since 1980, he has conducted crusades on six continents.

Richard began accompanying his father on crusades as a young man singing with the ORU World Action Singers, and went to Haiti on his first crusade in 1968. Richard has earned three ORU degrees including a bachelor’s degree, a master of arts in Theology, and a doctorate in Ministry.

On January 27, 1993, after serving as executive vice president for eight years, Richard was elected Oral Roberts University’s second president and chief executive officer. He is a member of ORU’s Board of Regents and serves as the co-chairman of the International Charismatic Bible Ministries conference.

Richard is the author of many books, including Claim Your Inheritance, If You’re Going Through Hell, Don’t Stop, and If You Catch Hell, Don’t Hold It. His life story is told in the book titled He’s the God of a Second Chance, which has been requested by more than 500,000 people to date.