Lester Roloff

Lester Roloff (* 1914 in Dawson ( Texas), † 1982) was an American evangelical preacher.

Life

Roloff grew up on a cotton farm. He graduated from Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, after which he was pastor in various churches. In 1944 he began to preach in his own radio show called Family altar. The program was so successful that Roloff gave up his job in a community. He denied henceforth his living solely by the radio work and the order associated revenue. In 1951 he founded the Roloff Evangelistic Enterprises in Corpus Christi. In 1982, he died in a plane crash. The recordings of his radio broadcasts were still aired.