Victory Bible Institute
The Victory Bible Institute is a Christian Universitarian Academy, founded by William Joseph Daugherty, a preacher, Charity worker, and President of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]
Formation[edit]
Billy Joe Daugherty (April 23, 1952 – November 22, 2009) was founder and Pastor of Victory Church in Tulsa, Oklahona, pursuing the Victory Bible Institute and Victory World Missions Training Center.
Victory Church built the Tulsa Dream Center, which houses a food and clothing distribution, dental/medical clinic, legal counseling, recreation facilities and other programs to help needy people of Tulsa. Victory's bus ministry brings 1,000 - 1,200 children and teens from this area each Saturday for Kidz Ministry and S.O.U.L. Youth ministry.
Incident[edit]
On November 20, 2005, a 50-year-old man named Steven Wayne Rogers[2] came forward for an altar call at Victory Christian Center and punched Daugherty twice in the face, opening a cut over his left eye that required two stitches. Daugherty stumbled back onto the stage away from Rogers and prayed that God would forgive Rogers and bless him. Later that evening Daugherty visited Rogers in the Tulsa county jail to discuss the reasons for the attack. Rogers showed no remorse for what he had done. "He said he'd do whatever he wants, to whomever he wants, whenever he wants," Daugherty said.[2] Daugherty did not press charges against Steven Rogers for the assault.[3]
On March 4, 2007, Daugherty dedicated the church's new 4500 seat sanctuary on the church's property. Within weeks all services were moved from the Mabee Center on the grounds of Oral Roberts University across the street to the new sanctuary.
Growing Notability[edit]
On October 17 Daugherty was named Executive Regent of Oral Roberts University.
Daugherty's role as Executive Regent included serving as acting president of ORU for a short time until ORU Provost Ralph Fagin assumed the position.[4]
As of January 2010, Victory Christian Center reported an average Sunday attendance of 9,612, and was reported to be the second largest church in Tulsa.[5]
International academic affiliations[edit]
- Grace & Faith Family Ministries Bible Training Institute, East Africa[6]
- The Shepherd International College for Theology, directed by Ezekiel Success[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Obitiary by Oklahoma Senat
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Preacher Punched During Service". FOXNews.com. 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ↑ "Minister is punched in the face during worship service", Tulsa World, November 22, 2005, p. A9
- ↑ "ORU’s board chairman expresses confidence about the lawsuit while giving the helm to Billy Joe Daugherty", Tulsa World, October 18, 2007, p. A1
- ↑ Bill Sherman, "Church change in a decade: Six churches move into spots on Tulsa's top 10 list", Tulsa World, January 3, 2010.
- ↑ Source
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