Mart Green
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Mart Green is the founder and CEO of Mardel Christian and Educational Supply and of Every Tribe Entertainment, and an heir to the Hobby Lobby
family of companies which was founded by Mart's father David Green
.
Mart Green's chain of Christian stores, Mardel, has 32 stores in six states and is headquartered in Oklahoma City
. It is part of the Hobby Lobby group of companies.
in Ecuador
. ETE's producer is Bill Ewing
and director is Jim Hanon, a first-time director. The film company's total budget for start up costs and its first two movies is around $20 million. In addition, his son, Brent Green has also taken up the art of film with his company Toy Gun Films
, who recently produced the film En Tus Manos and Paper Flower (film)
.
(ORU), enough to retire much of the university's debt, on the condition that the university show good governance. Of the $70 million that was pledged, he gave an immediate $8 million during the November 2007 board meeting. The balance of the $70 million was given later.
Upon an agreement with the University, Green became the new Chairman of the Board at ORU, and a majority of the Board of Trustees was replaced.
In January 2009, Green and his family gave an additional gift of $10 million to ORU for campus renovations. In January 2009, Green also announced the ORU Board of Trustees selection of Mark Rutland
as ORU President. In December 2010, ORU announced that the Green family would make another $10 million gift in 2011, to be used for renovations and technology improvements. The gift raised the Greens' total donations to ORU to $110 million.
founded the chain Hobby Lobby
, with over 300 stores, and Mart sits on Hobby Lobby's board of directors.
Green has been married to his wife, Diana, since 1982. They have four children Brent, Tyler, Scott, and Amy, who were born in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby is a privately held retail chain of arts and crafts stores based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is formally called Hobby Lobby Creative Centers.Founded by David Green on August 3, 1972, the chain has more than 456 stores in 39 states...
family of companies which was founded by Mart's father David Green
David Green (entrepreneur)
David Green is the founder of Hobby Lobby, an American chain of arts and crafts stores. In 2010, Green was listed as #136 on Forbes' List of The 400 Richest Americans, with a net worth of $2.6 billion....
.
Mart Green's chain of Christian stores, Mardel, has 32 stores in six states and is headquartered in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
. It is part of the Hobby Lobby group of companies.
Film making
In 2007, Every Tribe Entertainment had released two films: "Beyond the Gates of Splendor," a 2002 documentary, and "End of the Spear," an 2005 adventure drama, both about the 1956 killing of five missionariesOperation Auca
Operation Auca was an attempt by five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States to bring the gospel to the Huaorani people of the rainforest of Ecuador...
in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. ETE's producer is Bill Ewing
Bill Ewing
William R. 'Bill' Ewing is an American director, producer, screenwriter and president of Every Tribe Entertainment and Bearing Fruit Entertainment.-Career:...
and director is Jim Hanon, a first-time director. The film company's total budget for start up costs and its first two movies is around $20 million. In addition, his son, Brent Green has also taken up the art of film with his company Toy Gun Films
Toy Gun Films
Toy Gun Films is a production company that is in the process of developing a diverse slate of art house films. The company believes that just like a toy gun is a weapon of imagination, film is a weapon of imagination that has the power to transform hearts and minds...
, who recently produced the film En Tus Manos and Paper Flower (film)
Paper Flower (film)
Paper Flower is a short narrative film by Toy Gun Films that premiered internationally in Tokyo in February 2011. Following Paper Flower’s international premiere, the short film premiered domestically in the U.S. at the Beverly Hills Film Festival on April 8, 2011...
.
Oral Roberts University
Green pledged a $70 million gift in November 2007 to Oral Roberts UniversityOral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States, is an interdenominational, Charismatic Christian, comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from 49 U.S. states along with a significant number of international students from 70 countries...
(ORU), enough to retire much of the university's debt, on the condition that the university show good governance. Of the $70 million that was pledged, he gave an immediate $8 million during the November 2007 board meeting. The balance of the $70 million was given later.
Upon an agreement with the University, Green became the new Chairman of the Board at ORU, and a majority of the Board of Trustees was replaced.
In January 2009, Green and his family gave an additional gift of $10 million to ORU for campus renovations. In January 2009, Green also announced the ORU Board of Trustees selection of Mark Rutland
Mark Rutland
Mark Rutland is a missionary, evangelist, ordained minister of the International Ministerial Fellowship, and the third and current President of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was elected to that position following a vote by the Oral Roberts University Board of Trustees on January...
as ORU President. In December 2010, ORU announced that the Green family would make another $10 million gift in 2011, to be used for renovations and technology improvements. The gift raised the Greens' total donations to ORU to $110 million.
Family
His father, David GreenDavid Green (entrepreneur)
David Green is the founder of Hobby Lobby, an American chain of arts and crafts stores. In 2010, Green was listed as #136 on Forbes' List of The 400 Richest Americans, with a net worth of $2.6 billion....
founded the chain Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby is a privately held retail chain of arts and crafts stores based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is formally called Hobby Lobby Creative Centers.Founded by David Green on August 3, 1972, the chain has more than 456 stores in 39 states...
, with over 300 stores, and Mart sits on Hobby Lobby's board of directors.
Green has been married to his wife, Diana, since 1982. They have four children Brent, Tyler, Scott, and Amy, who were born in the 1980s and early 1990s.