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Rev. Dr. William Franklin Graham, Jr. B.A. '43, LITT.D. '56, known around the world as Billy Graham, died at age 99. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Bell Graham '43. "The family of Wheaton College alumni includes many famous names, but none more so than Billy Graham. His lifetime of preaching the Gospel took him to every corner of ...
He led a series of widely televised international revival crusades through the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Minneapolis, Minn., and he enjoyed close associations with a series of U.S. presidents. Graham and his wife, Ruth, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1996.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, which he founded in 1950, reaches out to millions more each year through radio and television broadcasts, films, literature, training, events, and the Internet. “Until [the 20th] century the extent of an evangelist’s outreach was determined by the limits of his voice and the distribution of his ...
Billy Graham preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to some 215 million people who attended one of his more than 400 Crusades, simulcasts and evangelistic rallies in more than 185 countries and territories. A 2005 Gallup poll revealed that 35 million people in America—one in six U.S. adults—had heard Billy Graham preach in person.
William Franklin Graham III, born July 14, 1952, is the fourth of five children of evangelist Billy Graham and his wife, the late Ruth Bell Graham. Raised in a log home in the Appalachian Mountains outside Asheville, N.C., he now lives in Boone, N.C. In his autobiography, Rebel with a Cause, Graham explained that “just being the son of Billy ...
BILLY GRAHAM - Biography of America's Greatest Evangelist - by W Terry Whalin. Billy Graham has preached the Good News about Jesus in person to more people than anyone in history. Millions more have heard him through television, radio, and film. This easy-to-read biography tells Billy Graham’s story, including his humble beginnings as a ...
May 17, 2018 · Billy Graham is one of the most prominent evangelists of twentieth-century America. In the course of his life, he has preached to more than 200 million people across the globe. He was included for five decades in the Gallup Poll's list of the “Ten Most Admired Men in the World.”. Graham was born on November 17, 1918, to a religious couple ...
