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Willie George is the founding and lead pastor of Church on the Move in Tulsa, Ok. Pastor George was recently named one of the "50 Most Influential Christians in America" by Christian Executive Magazine[1].
Born and raised in Texas, Pastor Willie George has a dramatic testimony of being saved out of a non-churched home as a high schooler. He and his wife, Deleva, have been married over 30 years. In addition to a teenage daughter, they have three adult children and seven grandchildren.
Pastor George played high school football[2] while growing up in Texas and he is also an avid Game Hunter [3].
He became a christian in 1972 and began work in the children's ministry as a youth pastor of a church of 200 in Plainview, Tx. God spoke to Willie George during a significant and intense time of prayer--what he heard was: "You will pastor a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma." and he sought to act on this. Willie and his wife, Deleva; moved to Tulsa and Willie accepted a position with Faith Christian Fellowship in a children's ministry position. Willie 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 "Gospel Bill"[4] evangelism TV shows. Willie George Ministries purchased land in rural Mayes County Oklahoma in order to build a christian theme-park called "Dry Gulch, U.S.A." The park opened in July of 1986 on 154 acres. Willie 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 single-campus location and classified as being a Mega-church in the Tulsa area.
In 1996 Willie 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.
Theological views
editWillie George has not published a comprehensive outline of his theological beliefs (such as a systematic theology), but his sermons, lectures, and books provide a good understanding of what he believes. [5]
References
editExternal links
edit- Church on the Move (His Church Web-site)
- The Christmas Train (Located at the Drygulch, U.S.A. park)
- Webpage For The Gospel Bill Show
- TBN's Webpage For The Gospel Bill Show
- Willie George Ministries