Dr. Oliver B. Greene
“From disgrace to grace…”
These are the words which Oliver Boyce Greene used to describe his
personal testimony. Born on February 14, 1915 in Greenville, South
Carolina, Greene began life as a very wicked boy. His heart was hard and
full of sin, but at age twenty God convicted and saved him.
Five months after his salvation God called him to preach. He did attend
Bible college for a while, but only stayed for two years. then, when he was
24, in 1935, he bought a tent, and for the next 35 years he traveled across
America having tent revival services. He had a great love for preaching and
for telling people what God had done in his life, and he only had to stop his
tent revivals because of failing health. His effort was not at all in vain. His
campaign records show that over 200,000 souls were saved through his
ministry.
Poor health may have stopped his tent services, but it did not keep him
from witnessing and preaching for the Lord. Instead, he now focused his
attention on his radio program, The Gospel Hour, which he had begun in
1939, and still continues on now through his taped messages. It was
Greene’s desire with these taped sermons to “continue on The Gospel
Hour hopefully until Christ comes back.”
Dr. Greene went home to be with the Lord on July 26, 1976, but his desire
was for his preaching to go out and be heard by people, and that is what is
presented here. Brought from tape is a thirty part series he preached on
“The Doctrine of the Grace of God.” Also included down below is his
testimony in his own words as broadcasted on his radio program. You will
want to begin by listening to Greene giving God the glory for his conversion
before you continue on to listening to any of his other sermons.