Board of Directors
BGEA’S MISSION
We exist to support and extend the evangelistic calling and ministries of Billy Graham and Franklin Graham by proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to all we can by every effective means available to us and by equipping others to do the same.
Billy GrahamEvangelist & Chairman
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Montreat, North Carolina
Elected 1950
William Franklin Graham, IIIFirst Vice Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
President & Chief Executive Officer
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, North Carolina
Elected 1979
George E. Battle, Jr.Bishop
AME Zion Church
Davidson, North Carolina
Elected 2003
David P. BruceExecutive Assistant to Billy Graham
Montreat, North Carolina
Elected 2002
Melvin F. GrahamPresident & Owner
Graham Enterprises
Charlotte, North Carolina
Elected 2001
William Franklin Graham, IVExecutive Director
Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove
Asheville, North Carolina
Elected 2005
J. Frank Harrison, IIIChairman & Chief Executive Officer
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Charlotte, North Carolina
Elected 2002
Herbert P. HessPresident Emeritus
North American Management Group
Boston, Massachusetts
Elected 1979
Greg LaurieSenior Pastor
Harvest Christian Fellowship
Riverside, California
Elected 1994
Anne Graham LotzPresident
AnGeL Ministries
Raleigh, North Carolina
Elected 1994
Denton LotzGeneral Secretary Emeritus
Baptist World Alliance
Forestdale, Massachusetts
Elected 1999
Hon. Stephen E. MerrillFormer Governor of New Hampshire
Attorney, President
Bingham Consulting Group at Bingham McCutchen LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
Elected 1997
Charles O. Morgan, Jr.Attorney
Miami, Florida
Elected 1983
William B. PaulsChairman
The Pauls Corporation
Denver, Colorado
Elected 1997
C. William PollardChairman Emeritus
The ServiceMaster Company
Memphis, Tennessee
Elected 1986
Paul T. SaberPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Manna Development Group
Encinitas, California
Elected 2006
Joseph M. Stowell, IIIPresident
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Elected 1999
Board Members Emeriti
Clifford B. BarrowsElected 1950
Emeritus 2000
George F. BennettElected 1973
Emeritus 1999
Wallace E. BergElected 1973
Emeritus 1997
David L. BurnhamElected 1985
Emeritus 1998
Richard G. Capen, Jr.Elected 1990
Emeritus 2009
Melvin L. CheathamElected 1997
Emeritus 2008
Michael E. HaynesElected 1987
Emeritus 2002
C. Howard KastElected 1987
Emeritus 1999
Graeme M. KeithElected 1990
Emeritus 2008
Guy A. MartinElected 1967
Emeritus 1999
Ruth ShanahanElected 1992
Emeritus 2010
IN MEMORY
Member of BGEA Board of Directors 1967–1999
Dr. Allan Emery attended Wheaton College with Billy Graham. In the late 1930s, he began working with his father in the Boston wool trade, and nearly 30 years later, he retired from the wool business to work with ServiceMaster Industries. Dr. Emery served on the Board of Directors of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for three decades, and for several of those years, he also served as president of the ministry. One of his greatest joys was ministering to high school students for 33 years with his wife, Marian, through the Weymouth, Mass., Bible Club.
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