Franklin Graham
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On the steps of the Nebraska State Capitol during his Decision America tour in 2016
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| Born |
William Franklin Graham III July 14, 1952 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Evangelist |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Cunningham Graham |
| Children |
William Franklin IV (Will) Roy Austin Edward Bell Jane Austin "Cissie" Graham Lynch |
| Parent(s) |
Billy Graham Ruth Bell Graham |
William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952) is an American Christian evangelist and missionary. He is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization. He became a committed Christian in 1974 and was ordained in 1982.
William Franklin Graham III was born in Asheville, North Carolina on July 14, 1952 to evangelist Billy Graham and Ruth Bell. He is the fourth of their five children. As a teenager, Graham attended The Stony Brook School, a Christian private school on Long Island, New York, and finished high school in North Carolina.
In 1971, he attended LeTourneau College in Longview, Texas, and was expelled from the school for keeping a female classmate out past curfew.
In 1974, he graduated from Montreat-Anderson College, now Montreat College, with an A.S. and in 1978 from Appalachian State University with a B.A.
In 1974, the 22-year-old had a conversion experience, fully committing himself to Jesus Christ in a hotel room while on a trip to Jerusalem. He was ordained in 1982 by the Grace Community Church in Tempe, Arizona.
He married Jane Austin Cunningham of Smithfield, North Carolina, in 1974. They have four children: William Franklin Graham IV (Will), born in 1975, Roy Austin Graham (1977), Edward Bell Graham (1979) and Jane Austin Graham Lynch (Cissie) (1986). Lynch is now married to former National Football League safety Corey Lynch, . Graham and his wife have eleven grandchildren.
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