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8 unusual facts about Billy Graham


Ashton Gate railway station

It was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1964, then briefly reopened for traffic to the football ground until 1977, and temporarily re-opened in May 1984 to serve Mission England, a series of evangelical rallies by Billy Graham at the football ground.

Huai'an

Ruth Bell Graham (1920–2007), born Ruth McCue Bell, wife of the famous evangelist Billy Graham

I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind

Two additional religious songs were included on the album: Billy Graham's "Sunshine Blue" and Eddy Raven's "You'll See Jesus," as Smith was beginning to incorporate more Gospel music into her studio albums.

In Touch Ministries

Stanley, whose Sunday services are broadcast throughout the United States on the ministry's In Touch television program, was rated the third most influential Protestant pastor, behind Billy Graham and Charles Swindoll, in a 2010 survey by LifeWay.

Maurice Wood

Wood was a supporter of evangelism and helped to organise Billy Graham's UK crusades.

Norma Zimmer

She also appeared in a number of the Billy Graham evangelical crusades and wrote a book about her life, Norma (1976), published by Tyndale House.

Ramsbottom Evangelical Church

1961 marked a turning point in the life of the Evangelical Church when younger men were invited to attend a Billy Graham crusade which resulted in a cross pollination of religious ideals from the United States with those of 1960's England.

Robert Adelmann

They raised their family in a Christian home environment, having been born again at a Billy Graham crusade.


Great Is Thy Faithfulness

The song was exposed to wide audiences after becoming popular with Dr. William Henry Houghton of the Moody Bible Institute and Billy Graham who used the song frequently on his international crusades.

Helen Thompson Sunday

Nell Sunday lived long enough to speak at early Billy Graham crusades, and she frequently visited Bob Jones College, where she was given an honorary degree in 1940.

Penina Taylor

In college Penina became certified in the Evangelism Explosion (EE) program, was trained and served as a counselor with the Billy Graham Crusade several times and was certified as a crisis pregnancy counselor.

Pontifical North American College

It has received numerous illustrious visitors, including four Popes, President John F. Kennedy, and Billy Graham.

To God Be the Glory

In 1954 Cliff Barrows, song leader for Billy Graham, was handed a copy with the suggestion that it be added to the song book for the London Crusade.

Tulsa Beacon

It includes local columnists, a recipe page, church news, columns by Dr. Billy Graham and Dr. James Dobson, local editorials and letters to the editor, syndicated columnists (Robert Novak, David Limbaugh, Mona Charen, and Walter Williams), local sports, television listings, movie reviews, classified ads, and legal notices.

Ulrich Parzany

In October 1991 Parzany became involved in the ProChrist evangelical meetings, and he succeeded Billy Graham as the main speaker at these events, held every three years since the German reunification.

Word of Life Fellowship

Wyrtzen's life and work, including his interactions with Billy Graham, Dawson Trotman, Harry A. Ironside and other evangelical ministers of the twentieth century, are documented in an extensive collection of papers and recordings that are archived at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College.


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Ceres, California

Cliff Barrows - the ministry partner and announcer at the Billy Graham evangelistic crusades

Kerry Kayes

In 2000 Kayes wrote weight loss diets for Ricky Hatton and other Billy Graham boxers, then in 2002 at the request of Billy Graham (Ricky Hatton's boxing coach) Kayes became the strength and nutrition coach for light welterweight boxing champion Ricky Hatton, his main responsibilities being to make Hatton stronger and helping him to make weight, no small task given Hatton's love of junk food between fights.

Spree '73

Its success led to the Billy Graham Organisation organising Eurofest '75 in Brussels.