1926-
Reform Minister;
Televangelist

Move to California.

In 1955 Robert Schuller, who was ordained in the Reformed Church of America, moved to Garden Grove, California, to establish a church in this fast-growing region of southern California. His resources were modest, so he rented one of the ubiquitous drive-in movie theaters for his Sunday services and advertised for an audience, "Come as you are in your family car." His success was stunning in this booming suburb that had few established churches. In 1961 he opened his new building for the Garden Grove Community Church, which had a conventional sanctuary but still provided for his drive-in members. (He carefully omitted his congregation's affiliation with the Reformed Church of America to avoid sectarian confusion.)

Hour of Power.

The Garden Grove Community Church was one of the fastest-growing congregations in the nation, and Schuller organized the Robert Schuller Institute for Successful Church...