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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 ]
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.
Graham's first sermon was published by The New York Times the following day. [21] The New York Herald Tribune commented daily on the evangelization in a column titled Billy Graham Says. ABC Television agreed to sell its airtime on Saturdays. [16] [22] The first broadcast took place on June 1, attracting over 6 million viewers. [23]
Graham is president of the Charlotte-based Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, named for his late father, Billy Graham. He also leads the Boone-based Samaritan’s Purse , an international ...
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 ]
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Dick Van Dyke has lived a long life—but all his 98 years didn't come without struggles.. The iconic actor recently opened up about some of his personal battles, including the time period of his ...
Jesus making wine from water in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th-century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of Church history, Christians generally consumed alcoholic beverages as a common part of everyday life and used "the fruit of the vine" [1] in their central rite—the Eucharist or Lord's Supper.