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Billy Graham. William Franklin Graham Jr. ( / ˈɡreɪəm /; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, and a civil rights advocate [1] [2] whose broadcast and live sermons became well known internationally in the mid-to-late 20th century.
The first Billy Graham evangelistic campaign, held September 13–21, 1947, in the Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was attended by 6,000 people. He would rent a large venue, such as a stadium, park, or street. [1] As the sessions became larger, he arranged a group of up to 5,000 people to sing in a choir.
The Los Angeles Crusade of 1949 was the first great evangelistic campaign of Billy Graham. It was organized by the Christian group Christ for Greater Los Angeles. [1] The campaign was scheduled for three weeks, but it was extended to eight weeks. [2] During the campaign Graham spoke to 350,000 people, by the end, [3] 3,000 of them decided to ...
With his steely features and piercing blue eyes, Graham was a powerful figure who counseled presidents and preached to millions across the world. Billy Graham; preacher to millions, adviser to ...
Franklin Graham. William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952) is an American evangelist and missionary in the evangelical movement. He frequently engages in Christian revival tours and political commentary. The son of Billy Graham, he is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan's Purse, an ...
A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other congressional ...
The organization was founded in 1950 by Billy Graham in Minneapolis, Minnesota; it later moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. The organization broadcast the Hour of Decision radio show for more than sixty years. In August 2018, six months after Graham's death, the BGEA launched the Billy Graham Channel on SiriusXM to broadcast Graham's sermons.
The Hour of Decision was a live weekly radio broadcast produced by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.First broadcast in 1950 by the American Broadcasting Company, it was a half-hour program featuring sermons from noted evangelist Billy Graham and hosted by Cliff Barrows, a very close friend of Graham and the long-time musical director and MC of Billy Graham's Crusades.