Robert Tilton

Robert Tilton was a famous American televangelist who aired the program Life N-Success. His program was a success and brought him more wealth. Besides, he pioneered a megachurch, ‘Word of Faith Family Church’ that is globally known. However, his income source became questionable, and revelations from investigations resulted in his televangelist program coming to a halt. However, he is a millionaire and has four children.

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Biography and Early Life

Robert Tilton was born on 7th June 1946 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. The evangelist has not disclosed his early lifestyle to the public.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Robert Tilton in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Robert Tilton’s age is 75 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 7 June 1946. Though, he is 6′ 3″ in feet and inches and 191 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 174 lbs in Pound and 79 kg in Kilograms.

Education

He started schooling at Richardson High School. After high school graduation, he joined Cooke County Junior College. Later, he completed his tertiary studies at Texas Technological University.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

He has married three times. His wives are Martha, Leigh, Maria. He currently lives with Maria whom he married in 2002. The celebrity is blessed with four children.

Robert is a staunch believer in the Christianity doctrine and preaches the word of God. He is fond of referring to himself as depicting Jesus, especially during the 40 days of fasting in the wilderness.

Is Robert Tilton Gay?

No. He is straight. The preacher has shown interest in forming a love relationship leading to marriage with the opposite gender. He has married three times and divorced his first three wives. Besides, he has four children. Thus, Robert Tilton is not gay, and neither is he bisexual.

Professional Career

Tilton began his professional career as an evangelist in 1973. His first ministry comprised of himself and his family. Later, he started preaching in revivals and small gatherings within Oklahoma and Texas. As his fame, as a preacher grew, he gained more following. He then started his church named Word of Faith Family Church.

The church was relatively small and was a nondenominational charismatic church. With time, the church advanced to start door-to-door evangelical programs with the help of some of its members. Its first program was Daystar but failed within a short time and could not go beyond Dallas. As a result, he has no option but to grow his ministry by himself.

As time went by, he started televangelism. ‘The Late Night Infomercial’ was his first television program to be aired. He began the program after getting mentorship from Dave Del Dotto. Dave was a famous real estate promoter and used to do infomercials for hours. Besides, Dave’s infomercials’ was full of pride and showcased how he lived a perfect life in Hawaii, including offering a loving testimonial of ‘How to become rich quickly.

The evangelist went to Hawaii to acquire a loan from Herman Beebe, a popular Dallas Banker. Beebe gave him $1.3 million, which he used to rebrand the failed Daystar program to Life N-Success. Like his mentor Dave, Robert began airing his new program as an infomercial that lasted for hours.

Tilton’s main educative content in the Life N-Success program was that people suffer in life due to poverty caused by sin. His message was so powerful, and he later claimed that he gained wealthy people who were ready to invest in his program to see it succeed and reach more people. Moreover, some donors donated through a commitment program, while others could make a one-time payment.

The preacher also claimed to have a personal ‘word of Knowledge’ for a specific individual. Sharing his inspiration knowledge would require the receiver to send a ‘thank you’ message in terms of money or valuables that could range from $5,000 to $10,000. Once the message was received, he would bless that person and pray for God to give that person more riches.

He then became a center of controversies as the public started questioning his income source. Furthermore, more people shared ‘testimonies’ on screens that the evangelist’s miracle and prayer were real and positively changed theirs lives. Some audiences became skeptical and critical about the more people with positive testimonies.

A secret investigation team began to investigate his wealth source. A few allegations came to light that his squad could collect only the prayer requests associated with valuables and money whenever the prayer requests were sent. Further investigations revealed more shocking findings that were not disclosed to the public due to confidentiality issues. The ‘testimonies’ were later used as evidenced for his lawsuits. His program was barred from being aired.

Besides, his church was already a success even amidst the shocking findings. He already had over 8,000 committed members who made his church a megachurch. Furthermore, he is an author of numerous books, including ‘The Power to Create Wealth,’ ‘How to Pay Your Bills Supernaturally,’ and ‘Have Everything You Ever Wanted, and many more.

Awards

He has not received an award yet. However, he has made achieved significant success in the televangelist ministry.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Robert Tilton in 2021

As of 2021, His net worth is about $120 million. He obtained much of his wealth from doing televangelism, where he obtained millions of donations and a ‘thank you’ monetary message from the people he ministers to. Also, his church was a megachurch and still offered him good collections. He is also an author, and his fans love reading his books.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

He owned Lexington Academy but was closed in 1998 since the school could not run yet. Tilton ministries had fallen, and he has many lawsuits to answer.

The evangelist has shown dedication and determination to build a megachurch from the grassroots. Besides, he pioneered a successful televangelist program that was short-lived due to suspicions on his income source. Today, he is a millionaire and can afford a good life for himself and his children.