Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—1957 New York Crusade
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are taking a look back at the invocation he led at Billy Graham’s New York City Crusade on July 18, 1957, at Madison Square Garden.
This Date in History: Sept. 21, 1945 – Billy and Ruth’s First Child
On Sept. 21, 1945, Billy Graham and Ruth Bell Graham had their first child in Montreat, N.C.
On This Date . . . Billy Graham and Ruth Bell are Married
On August 13, 1943, Billy Graham married Ruth McCue Bell in the Gaither Chapel in Montreat, N.C. Ruth wrote this poem / prayer about her impending marriage: Various mementos from …
Crusade City Spotlight: Greater New York City
Ten years ago on June 24-26, Billy Graham stood in front of thousands to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at a public Crusade for the last time (although, he …
Remembering Ruth Graham on Her 95th Birthday
Today, marks what would have been Ruth Bell Graham’s 95th birthday.
Celebrating 8 Years at the Billy Graham Library
On this date in 2007, the Billy Graham Library opened to the public
From the Bookshelf of Billy Graham – February 2015
From February 19 – March 12, 1950, Billy Graham and his team held their first major southern Crusade in Columbia, South Carolina. He would later receive “The Faith We Have Not Kept” from Strom Thurmond with whom he and Ruth stayed during their time in Columbia.
Billy Graham and the Cold War
On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell marking the end of a communist country in Germany and the new era of freedom in eastern Europe. Billy Graham had first visited behind the Iron Curtain in 1959 as a tourist and left “with a dream, a hope, and a prayer that someday I, along with others, might proclaim the Gospel throughout” those communist-run countries.
Honoring America
A tribute to America
Through the Foot of the Cross
Celebrating 7 Years of God’s Word at the Billy Graham Library