Mark Rutland
Mark Rutland | |
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| 3rd President of Oral Roberts University | |
| In office July 1, 2009 – 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Roberts Ralph Fagin (acting) |
| Succeeded by | William M. Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1947 Commerce, Texas, US |
| Spouse | Alison Rutland |
| Children | Travis Rutland, two daughters |
| Residence(s) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park Emory University California Graduate School of Theology |
| Profession | missionary evangelist |
| Website | National Institute of Christian Leadership |
Mark Rutland (born November 5, 1947) is a missionary, evangelist, ordained minister of the International Ministerial Fellowship, and founder of Global Servants, formerly known as the Trinity Foundation. and the House of Grace. He was the third president of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prior to his election as president of Oral Roberts University, Rutland served as the president of Southeastern University of the Assemblies of God in Lakeland, Florida, from 1999 to 2009. Additionally he has served as pastor of Calvary Assembly of God in Orlando, Florida, and as an Associate Pastor at Mount Paran Church of God in Atlanta, Georgia. Global Servants is an organization centered on missions and evangelism around the world. The House of Grace is a home for tribal girls threatened by sexual slavery in Chiang Rai City, Thailand. He also has a thirty-minute syndicated radio program titled Herald of Joy. Rutland is married to Alison Rutland (née Permenter) and has three children.