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Born:

July 14, 1952 Asheville, N.C.

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” Lynch, 1986

Grandchildren:

Six

Education:

Montreat College, (A.S.), 1974
Appalachian State University, (B.A.), 1978

Ordained:

Grace Community Church, Tempe, Ariz., 1982

Ministries: 

President and CEO, Samaritan’s Purse (international relief organization)

President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Boards of Directors:

Samaritan’s Purse

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Harvest Christian Fellowship

Author:

A Wing and a Prayer (Tommy Nelson, 2005)

All for Jesus (coauthored with Ross Rhoads, Thomas Nelson, 2003)

Kids Praying for Kids (Thomas Nelson, 2003)

The Name (Thomas Nelson, 2002)

Living Beyond the Limits: A Life in Sync with God (Thomas Nelson, 1998)

Rebel with a Cause: Finally Comfortable Being Graham (Autobiography, Thomas Nelson, 1995)

Miracle in a Shoe Box (Thomas Nelson, 1995)

Bob Pierce: This One Thing I Do (Word, 1983)

Honors:

William Booth Award, presented by the Salvation Army

Whitworth College, honorary doctorate

Toccoa Falls College, honorary doctorate

LeTourneau University, honorary doctorate

Lees McRae 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