Robert Schuller Hospitalized After Fall

Written by City News Service

The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, founding pastor of Crystal Cathedral Ministries, was hospitalized after a fall at his home in Orange, according to media reports.

Schuller, 86, was taken to a hospital early Saturday after falling in the middle of the night, the Orange County Register reported.

Carol Schuller Milner said Wednesday that doctors were running tests to seek the cause of her father's high lactic acid count, but initial concerns of heart failure were quickly ruled out, the newspaper reported.

"He's looking great and getting out of bed, and we expect him home soon," Milner said in a text message.

Schuller's wife of 63 years, Arvella, is recovering from a stroke she suffered in May.

Schuller started the Garden Grove Community Church in 1955, renting the Orange Drive-In Theatre and leading services from a snack bar roof. As the congregation grew, the Protestant ministry began broadcasting its services through a syndicated TV program.

The Crystal Cathedral is now a Roman Catholic church.