William Franklin Graham, III, born July 14, 1952, is the fourth of five children born to evangelist Billy Graham and his wife, Ruth Bell Graham. Raised in a log home in the Appalachian Mountains outside Asheville, North Carolina. Franklin now lives in the mountains of Boone, North Carolina. He was born into a heritage rich
Keith was saved October 30, 1960. A friend witnessed to him about Christ, and led him to Jesus. From the age of 13 Keith felt God had been speaking to his heart about ministry and at 17, as a senior in high school, he surrendered to full-time service. God opened the doors to preach and
Hall of Faith Class of 2012ARKANSAS Thomas Waldo Cox was born near Picayune, Mississippi on July 29, 1934 to Waldo and Herschel Cox. Life was good for the Cox family until Tom’s father, Waldo, fell from a bulldozer and suffered injuries that would leave him severely disabled. At age seven, Tom and his mother began
John is a native of The Netherlands. Entering the evangelism ministry alongside friend and mentor E.J. Daniels, Bos has used his musical talents in crusades across the nation. He has thrilled audiences around the world with his skills at the organ and the piano. In 1972 Bos joined Daniels’ ministry, Christ for the World Inc.
Many Southern Baptists considered the name Roy Fish synonymous with “evangelism,” a fitting remembrance for the man who served Southwestern for nearly 50 years and once occupied the L. R. Scarborough Chair of Evangelism, considered “The Chair of Fire.” As a Southwestern professor, Fish impacted the lives of thousands of students, many who credit him
Ham was the son of Tobias and Ollie (McElroy) and was born on a farm in Allen County near Scottsville, Kentucky. He came from eight generations of Baptist preachers. In 1886 his family moved to Bowling Green staying till 1888 when they returned to a second farm near Greenwood in Warren County. His conversion and
Leon was a native of Birmingham, Alabama where he grew up in the First Baptist Church where he was saved at the age of eight. He sang in the church choir program, and graduated from Phillips High School where he played football and other sports. He majored in voice at the University of Alabama, receiving
Dr. Stalnecker grew up in Ripley, Tennessee and after high school attended Louisiana State University where she received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. In 1998 she was chosen as Alumna of the Year at L.S.U. She was honored as a performer and presented the only Christian concert at the Music Theater at L.S.U.
Highly acclaimed as a dynamic preacher, Jay Strack has spoken to an estimated 15 million people in his 35 years of ministry in thousands of churches, over 10,000 high schools and hundreds of area-wide, inter-denominational and inter-racial crusades. He has spoken before government entities, corporate groups, and numerous professional sports teams in the NFL, NBA,
Born in Winchester, Ontario, February 1, 1909, where his father was a Wesleyan Methodist minister, Mr. Shea’s first public singing was in the choir of his father’s church. Later, he sang with the Houghton (New York) College Glee Club. Through the years Mr. Shea was one of the busiest men on the Billy Graham Evangelistic