Franklin Graham
President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Biography
Born
July 14, 1952
Asheville, North Carolina
Parents
William Franklin “Billy” Graham, Jr., and the late Ruth Bell Graham
Married
Jane Austin Cunningham Graham, 1974
Children
William Franklin “Will” Graham, IV, 1975
Roy Austin Graham, 1977
Edward Bell Graham, 1979
Jane Austin “Cissie” Graham Lynch, 1986
Grandchildren
Eight
Education
Montreat College (A.S.), 1974
Appalachian State University (B.A.), 1978
Ordained
Grace Community Church, Tempe, Arizona, 1982
Ministries
President and CEO, Samaritan’s Purse (international relief organization)
President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Boards of Directors
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Samaritan’s Purse
Author
A Wing and a Prayer (Thomas Nelson, 2005)
All For Jesus (coauthored with Ross Rhoads, Thomas Nelson, 2003)
Billy Graham in Quotes (Thomas Nelson, 2011)
Bob Pierce: This One Thing I Do (Word, 1983)
Kids Praying For Kids (Thomas Nelson, 2003)
Living Beyond the Limits: A Life in Sync With God (Thomas Nelson, 1998)
Miracle in a Shoe Box (Thomas Nelson, 1995)
Rebel With a Cause: Finally Comfortable Being Graham (autobiography, Thomas Nelson, 1995)
The Name (Thomas Nelson, 2002)
The Sower (Thomas Nelson, 2012)
Honors
Honorary Chairman, 2010 National Day of Prayer
William Booth Award, presented by The Salvation Army
Whitworth College, honorary doctorate
Toccoa Falls College, honorary doctorate
LeTourneau University, honorary doctorate
LeesMcRae College, honorary doctorate
National University, honorary doctorate
Liberty University, honorary doctorate
1999 “Tar Heel of the Year” by The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
2002 “Daniel of the Year” by WORLD magazine
PRIVACY
