70th Anniversary – Greater Los Angeles Billy Graham Crusade of 1949

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Greater Los Angeles Billy Graham Crusade of 1949. The event, only initially planned to run for three weeks, ran for an amazing eight weeks. For the next eight weeks, we’ll explore this defining moment in the ministry of Billy Graham. This week, we’ll be taking a look …

 

On this date: The Modesto Manifesto

In 1948, Billy Graham began a series of evangelistic meetings in Modesto, California, along with his ministry team, comprised of Cliff Barrows, George Beverly (“Bev”) Shea and Grady Wilson.