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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.
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 ]
Countries in which Billy Graham preached are colored in blue. Over 58 years, Billy Graham reached more than 210 million people (face to face and by satellite feeds). [ 6 ] The New York Crusade of 1957 - the longest of Graham's evangelistic crusades took place in Madison Square Garden , which lasted 16 weeks. [ 7 ]
William Franklin Graham Jr. (/ ˈ ɡ r eɪ ə m /; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate, [1] [2] whose broadcasts and world tours featuring live sermons became well known in the mid- to late 20th century.
Given Hazelden’s long history of treating addicts, Seppala could have stubbornly stuck to the brand. But he was willing to consider alternatives. He’d come to Hazelden in the mid-’70s, as its first adolescent resident, for an addiction to drugs and alcohol. “I blamed myself so much,” he recalled. “I really hated myself.
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Following this sermon, Dr. Carpenter remarked that Graham could address significant cultural phenomena without changing the fundamental message of his sermon. [ 27 ] In addition to Billy Graham, other speakers included Martin Luther King (July 18), Mordecai Ham (May 29), and other preachers and evangelists.
May 25—SUNBURY — Around 30 members of Christ Wesleyan Sunbury spent their Saturday mornings cleaning up their community. Pastor Billy Robel, who led the group, said his church decided they ...