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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.
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]
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 ]
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.
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.
Stephen F. Olford (March 29, 1918 – August 29, 2004) [1] was an American evangelical leader. [2] Billy Graham called him "the man who most influenced my ministry." [3] Olford was also a friend to pastors Charles Stanley and Adrian Rogers, as well as being influential in the life of Jim Elliot. [4]
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Christianity Today has a print circulation of approximately 110,000 and an online readership of 2.2 million at ChristianityToday.com. [8] The founder, Billy Graham, stated that he wanted to "plant the evangelical flag in the middle of the road, taking the conservative theological position but a definite liberal approach to social problems". [9]