Carol schuller milner
- Robert schuller
- Arvella Schuller was born and raised in a farming community in Iowa.
- Arvella Schuller, the northwest Iowa church organist who helped her husband found the Crystal Cathedral megachurch in Garden, Grove Calif.
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ORANGE, Calif. — Arvella Schuller, who helped her pastor husband found the Crystal Cathedral megachurch in Southern California and hallmark “Hour of Power” televangelism program seen by millions of viewers around the globe, died on Tuesday. She was 84.
Schuller, who was married to the Rev. Robert H. Schuller, passed away unexpectedly at University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange after a brief illness, said her daughter, Carol Schuller Milner.
Schuller helped her husband start a ministry at an Orange County drive-in movie theater in 1955 and grow it into a megachurch — housed in a landmark glass-paned building — with a global television reach.
Arvella Schuller was born and raised in a farming community in Iowa. She was the organist at her husband’s church at the drive-in and served as executive producer and program director for the “Hour of Power” worldwide television ministry, which began broadcasting in 1970. She also developed a private school affiliated with the church, according to ministry officials.
At its peak, the “Hour of Power” broadcast attracted 20
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Memorial Service Held for Arvella Schuller, Co-Founder of Crystal Cathedral Ministries and Force Behind 'Hour of Power'
By Alex Murashko, CP Contributor
A memorial service for Arvella Schuller, who along with her husband, the Rev. Robert H. Schuller, was co-founder of Crystal Cathedral Ministries, was held late Tuesday afternoon. Considered the force behind the popular "Hour of Power" television program, Arvella Schuller unexpectedly died last week after a brief illness at the age of 84.
The service was held in the Arboretum at Christ Cathedral (formerly named Crystal Cathedral) in Garden Grove and "well attended," Dorie Mattson, a former director with the ministry for more than 20 years, told The Christian Post.
In a memorial tribute column by Mattson, she writes, "In her lecture entitled, 'Worship: The Inspirational Hour,' Mrs. Schuller spoke passionately on how the purpose of art was found in the priority of praise. This passion, was exemplified through her artistic endeavors on the 'Hour of Power' television ministry, as well as the children's and Glories ministries.
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Arvella Schuller dies at 84; wife of Crystal Cathedral founder Robert Schuller
Though the Rev. Robert H. Schuller was the face of the once-global “Hour of Power” television ministry, he was never alone. His wife, Arvella, was always behind the scenes, working to make sure everything ran smoothly.
Arvella Schuller, who served as a producer of the television show and was one of the main creative forces of the Crystal Cathedral, died Tuesday at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange after a brief illness. She was 84.
In a statement, her grandson, Bobby V. Schuller, said she died “peacefully of natural causes.”
“She was definitely the power behind the hour,” said Marc Riley, who started working with the Crystal Cathedral in 1994 as a musical assistant.
She was born Arvella DeHaan on July 29, 1929, and raised in Orange City, Iowa. She was an organ student at Hope College in Michigan when she met her future husband. The Schullers would marry in 1950 and move to Southern California in 1955 to start a drive-in Christian church in Garden Grove.
Arvella was the organist, and her husband p
Arvella Schuller dies at 84; wife of Crystal Cathedral founder Robert Schuller
Though the Rev. Robert H. Schuller was the face of the once-global “Hour of Power” television ministry, he was never alone. His wife, Arvella, was always behind the scenes, working to make sure everything ran smoothly.
Arvella Schuller, who served as a producer of the television show and was one of the main creative forces of the Crystal Cathedral, died Tuesday at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange after a brief illness. She was 84.
In a statement, her grandson, Bobby V. Schuller, said she died “peacefully of natural causes.”
“She was definitely the power behind the hour,” said Marc Riley, who started working with the Crystal Cathedral in 1994 as a musical assistant.
She was born Arvella DeHaan on July 29, 1929, and raised in Orange City, Iowa. She was an organ student at Hope College in Michigan when she met her future husband. The Schullers would marry in 1950 and move to Southern California in 1955 to start a drive-in Christian church in Garden Grove.
Arvella was the organist, and her husband p
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