BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION

A TIME for DECISION 2016 ANNUAL REPORT

“Faith comes by hearing.” —Romans 10:17 2016 A TIME for DECISION EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION MINISTRY REPORT

“There is one God and ATLANTA, GA.: one Mediator between speaks to nearly DEAR FRIEND, God and men, the Man 7,000 at the Decision America The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Christ Jesus, who gave Tour’s sixth stop. (BGEA) experienced a year like no other in 2016. I thank God for the Himself a ransom for all.” unprecedented opportunity to go to all 50 —1 Timothy 2:5–6 states, stand on the capitol steps, share the Good News of Jesus Christ, and call thousands upon thousands of people to prayer during the Decision America Tour.

1,800,000 It was amazing. Never did we dream there would be such a harvest of souls at these rallies—and we give God all the glory.

Our nation’s need for prayer didn’t end with the election, a new administration in Washington, or a new year. America still needs the message of “the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). The one sure path to national restoration is through repentance, and only the Good News of God’s Son can humble hearts and change them—across our nation or anywhere in the world.

During 2016, more than 1.8 million people across the globe told us they made a life-changing decision for Christ as a result of God working through BGEA’s ministries. The prayers and support of friends like you are what make it possible for us to continue taking a stand for God’s decisions truth and boldly sharing the Gospel of for Christ His salvation. in 2016 Thank you, and may God richly bless you.

Sincerely,

Franklin Graham President

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DECISION AMERICA TOUR Calling churches and believers to repentance and prayer

ATLANTA, GA.: Georgians by the thousands came together to pray for the nation. 2016 A TIME for DECISION BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION MINISTRY REPORT DECISION AMERICA TOUR

From taking prayer out of public schools in 1962; to the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade in 1973, which legalized abortion; to 2015’s Supreme Court ruling making same- sex marriage legal—it seems God and His standards are being systematically torn from the fabric of our nation. Franklin Graham spent most of 2016 traveling to the capitals of all 50 states to hold prayer rallies for the nation. During the Decision America Tour, he led Christians in prayer and confession of sin, challenged them to take a stand for God’s truth at home, in public, and at the ballot box—and strongly urged believers to run for public office at every level. Most importantly, Franklin shared the Gospel DECISION AMERICA TOUR with the thousands who attended, and many at each stop responded to Jesus Christ in repentance and faith.

LEFT: Beginning in Des Moines, Iowa, on forgiveness of their sins and the hope Floridians gather January 5 and ending in Raleigh, N.C., on of eternity with Him. BGEA connected in Tallahassee October 13, an average of nearly 5,000 with these new believers individually to pray for their people per stop peacefully gathered for follow-up, offering resources to help state and our together from across their state to ask the begin their walk with the Lord, directing country. Lord to heal our nation and bring revival them to opportunities for discipleship, to America’s churches. Congregations and urging them to find a Bible-teaching RIGHT: brought bus loads and van loads of local church. Franklin Graham individuals to the prayer rallies, and In New Hampshire, a man named proclaims God’s media outlets covered each tour stop. All John came to the rally because he saw a truth in Salt Lake told, more than 235,000 people turned newspaper ad about praying for America City, Utah. Bout to pray. that intrigued him. At one point Franklin In each city, you could hear the asked the audience, “Are you sure your voices of people collectively repenting of personal sins and the sins of our nation. The crowds also prayed for restoration in our families, for the protection of our public service members, and for our government leaders. Franklin presented the Gospel at each rally and gave an invitation. In response, more than 9,000 people indicated they committed their lives to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, experiencing the

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“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and audiences to pledge to pray fervently, about running, and I can do that.” seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, vote in all their elections, engage their The Decision America Tour ended communities with God’s truth, and with Franklin imploring everyone and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” prayerfully consider running for office. to keep praying for America, to get —2 Chronicles 7:14 Approximately 72,000 attendees involved in local politics, and to be a responded by signing a pledge to do so. “community organizer for God.” He One of them was a Raleigh, N.C., resident concluded by reminding Christians DECISION named Lynn. “I was just talking to my of the difference they could make. sins are forgiven?” John remembers A critical care nurse in Georgia—who PRAYER husband about running for an office,” she “We can only do it if we surrender saying to himself, “Well, I thought so had become numb to the hopelessness AMERICA REQUEST: said during the tour’s final stop. “I don’t ourselves completely to God, allowing

until you asked!” Realizing he could not and pain around her—heard one of our know what office, but I’m going to start Him to work in us,” Franklin said. “We DECISION AMERICA TOUR Pray for every person say yes, he listened closely to the Gospel prayer rallies on the radio as she was 235,000 praying about it. Franklin said start praying need your voice.” who turned to Jesus message and to the invitation to pray a driving. The Gospel message stirred her attended Christ in repentance prayer of repentance and faith. “It’s just heart, and right there in her car, she prayed and faith during a a remarkable thing—I did it!” he says. to recommit her life to Jesus Christ. She 9,000 Decision America Tour Days later, John had his 16-year- later shared His life-changing hope with a made prayer rally—that they ATTENDANCE DECISIONS FOR CHRIST old grandson with him in his pickup young patient who was afraid of dying. would get plugged truck. His grandson had never been to During the prayer rally in St. Paul, decisions into a Bible-believing BELOW: church, but when John mentioned that Minn., the message of hope in Jesus for Christ church family and Approximately he intended to start going to church, Christ stirred a young woman’s heart.

grow in their faith. 1,179 DECISIONS 8,600 people his grandson wanted to go with him. “It was there that I decided to pray and confess their “So bang—the next day I actually went accept Jesus into my life as my Savior,” personal sins to church. And I took my grandson to she said later. “I have been following and those of church for the first time! This is so cool! Him ever since.” We praise God for each our country in Now we’ve kept right on going together person whose life was changed. Nashville, Tenn. on Sundays,” says John. Franklin also invited the tour’s 128 DECISIONS 494 DECISIONS 125 DECISIONS 125 174 DECISIONS174 514 DECISIONS 293 DECISIONS 367 DECISIONS 367 297 DECISIONS 195 DECISIONS 98 DECISIONS 98 DECISIONS 68 DECISIONS 109 DECISIONS 109 228 DECISIONS 228 273 DECISIONS 116 DECISIONS 132 DECISIONS 132 162 DECISIONS 120 DECISIONS 70 DECISIONS 84 DECISIONS 130 DECISIONS 213 DECISIONS 79 DECISIONS 145 DECISIONS 92 DECISIONS 234 DECISIONS 196 DECISIONS 91 DECISIONS 127 DECISIONS 73 DECISIONS 139 DECISIONS 230 DECISIONS 59 DECISIONS 160 DECISIONS 125 DECISIONS 125 130 DECISIONS 166 DECISIONS 166 11 DECISIONS 299 DECISIONS 299 68 DECISIONS 132 DECISIONS 132 122 DECISIONS 122 165 DECISIONS 110 DECISIONS 63 DECISIONS 104 DECISIONS 104 155 DECISIONS 60 DECISIONS 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 OHIO UTAH IOWA TEXAS MAINE IDAHO HAWAII ALASKA KANSAS NEVADA INDIANA FLORIDA OREGON VIRGINIA GEORGIA ARIZONA MISSOURI VERMONT ALABAMA WYOMING MICHIGAN MONTANA KENTUCKY NEBRASKA NEW YORK ARKANSAS LOUISIANA DELAWARE MARYLAND MISSISSIPPI COLORADO TENNESSEE WISCONSIN OKLAHOMA MINNESOTA CALIFORNIA NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT RHODE ISLAND PENNSYLVANIA WEST VIRGINIA WEST SOUTH DAKOTA NORTH DAKOTA NEW HAMPSHIRE MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH CAROLINA

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CRUSADE MINISTRIES

YANGON, MYANMAR: More than 170,000 people attended the around the Love Joy Peace Festival Sharing God’s love world with Franklin Graham. 2016 A TIME for DECISION BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION MINISTRY REPORT

“How then shall they call on Him in CRUSADE whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom MINISTRIES they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” —Romans 10:14

People everywhere search for truth to fill the emptiness in their hearts. Year after year, many discover this Truth as they hear the Good News of Jesus Christ proclaimed at BGEA’s evangelistic Crusade events. The format—which features high-energy Christian music and a clear Gospel message—is designed to share RIGHT: the Good News with audiences who may never have been to church or even Franklin Graham heard who Jesus Christ is. Our partnership with local churches in each host city preaches during the Love Joy Peace

CRUSADE MINISTRIES CRUSADE enables new Christians to be welcomed into Bible-believing fellowships where Festival in Myanmar. they can be nurtured in their faith. During 2016, more than 378,000 people BELOW LEFT: attended our Festivals and Celebrations in nine countries. Over 22,000 of them Responding to the publicly repented and committed their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ. Gospel in Myanmar

FRANKLIN GRAHAM FESTIVAL Since 1989, Franklin Graham has hold a historic international Crusade in preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Southeast Asia in November. more than 7 million people in cities from BGEA planned this unprecedented Johannesburg, South Africa, to Tupelo, event in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly Miss. While Franklin spent most of 2016 Burma), with 440 churches in the traveling across America to conduct region. The Love Joy Peace Festival was prayer rallies and share the Good News the nation’s first evangelistic Crusade in all 50 states (see page 4), he did organized with the participation of all the country’s Christian denominations. Christians in Myanmar have long endured persecution, and S there has been severely limited for decades by military governments and a Buddhist-dominated power structure. But when God opens the door, no opposition can shut it. At least 1,200 buses were chartered to bring people from as far away as seven hours’ drive in each direction. One group—representing village churches in a nearly inaccessible corner of Myanmar—traveled for two weeks by foot, boat, and then bus to be there. All told, more than 170,000 people attended the three-day event.

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It takes courage to make a public CELEBRATIONS WILL GRAHAM the beginning of his great-grandparents’ 604 people professed making eternal commitment in a culture that has been Will Graham, the third generation of CELEBRATIONS ministry there. Dr. and Mrs. L. Nelson decisions for Christ as a result of the hostile to Christianity, but more than Grahams to proclaim the Gospel under PRAYER Bell went to China in 1916 as medical outreach. One of them was a 10-year-old 7,000 individuals left their seats to the BGEA banner, held numerous REQUEST: , and their years of work are boy named Kian. “I have known [about] come forward in response to Franklin’s evangelistic events during the year—in 53,000 still widely remembered by churches in Jesus for a couple of years,” said Kian, invitation to repent and devote their lives China’s Jiangsu province; Lake Havasu Pray that many people attended that country. Will had the opportunity as his father, Dave, stood behind him, to Jesus Christ. “I am a very sinful man,” City, Ariz.; Alice Springs, Australia; five attending our Crusades to preach the Gospel three times in the hands on his son’s shoulders in support. said one, a 33-year-old who decided to cities in Norway; Mukono, Uganda; in 2017 will find lasting 3,900 Jiangsu province—twice in the city of “It’s just a big night right now, and I attend the Festival after riding his bike Peterhead, Scotland; Grand Falls-Windsor, hope and eternal made Zhenjiang and once in Huai’an. As God really accepted Him into my life. It’s a life past it and hearing Franklin’s voice. “But Canada; and Happy Valley-Goose Bay, salvation through decisions worked among the 8,800 total attendees, changer for me.” MINISTRIES CRUSADE the pastor [Franklin] said that when I Canada. More than 53,000 people repentance and faith in 400 of them responded to the invitation Nearly 6,000 Australians turned out prayed, my sins were forgiven. I feel free, attended one of Will’s 2016 Celebrations, the Savior Jesus Christ. for Christ to turn to Christ in repentance and faith. over the course of three days and five like a burden has been released from my with over 3,900 coming forward at the Would you also pray More than 5,000 individuals attended events in May that made up the Reality shoulders.” Local leaders have indicated invitation to surrender their lives to the for Franklin Graham, the three-day Colorado River Celebration Alice Springs with Will Graham outreach. BELOW: many pastors now need additional church Savior and have a new beginning in Him. Will Graham, and our with Will Graham in Lake Havasu City, Almost 550 responded to the invitation Will Graham plants in their areas due to the influx of Invited by the local church, Will associate evangelists Ariz., in March. Several thousand more to accept Christ; many of them were shares God’s love in new Christians from the Festival. We give Graham spent a week in China in Robert Cunville and joined in through live streaming on making first-time decisions to follow Him. BELOW: Peterhead, Scotland. God all the glory. February, marking the 100th anniversary of David Ruiz? the internet. We thank God that over In June, Will completed a five-city, Making a seven-day series of rallies in churches commitment across the country of Norway. He began to Jesus Christ in Tromsø, a city north of the Arctic Circle, in Tromsø, and ended in Vennesla and Kristiansand Norway

“How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear on the nation’s southern coast. A total of without a preacher?” 2,130 people attended the services, with —Romans 10:14 58 of them responding to his invitation to make a commitment to Jesus. Will returned to Africa in July to preach the Gospel of God’s to 28,450 people at the three-day Peace and Joy Celebration in Mukono, Uganda. At his invitation, nearly 1,400 people stepped forward in repentance to profess their faith in Jesus. For five consecutive days in October, Will proclaimed “the way, the truth,

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summer came forward and gave her life “And they went out and to Jesus. The next Sunday morning, she shared her testimony in a local church. “I preached everywhere, the Lord have traveled extensively after my son’s working with them.” death,” she said, “trying to run away from what had happened, not realizing what I —Mark 16:20 really needed was found in Christ.” Of the more than 1,300 people who attended COUNSELING AND FOLLOW-UP

the second Celebration, 112 confessed After each evangelistic outreach, it is MINISTRIES CRUSADE their sins and surrendered their lives to crucial to BGEA that the new believers God’s Son. be connected with a local Bible-believing CHRISTIAN church, where they can grow in their walk ASSOCIATE EVANGELISTS with the Lord and begin to share their LIFE AND Staying true to the Great Commission, faith with those around them. During WITNESS BGEA Associate Evangelist Robert 2016, we continued to use the Christian COURSE: Cunville presented the Gospel to over Life and Witness Course as a way to help 141,000 people in 2016. At Festivals people mature in their faith and learn all across India and one in Mandalay, to share it and disciple others. After 12,000 Myanmar, more than 9,400 heeded the completing the course, one attendee completed call and made decisions to turn from sin told us he had started using the Thirty training and despair and find true hope in Jesus Discipleship Exercises material right away Christ. Two of Cunville’s Festivals took to personally disciple several men. 1,500 place in Raichur and Karnataka, Hindu- In 2016, these courses were held attendees dominated areas of India. in 11 locations, both domestically and During the year, Associate Evangelist internationally, in the lead-up to Franklin made David Ruiz conducted two Festivals in Graham Festivals and Will Graham decisions Xonacatlan and Tehuacan, Mexico. Over Celebrations. More than 12,000 people for Christ 13,000 people attended those meetings, completed the training. During the and more than 1,650 of them publicly sessions, over 1,500 of those attending surrendered their lives to Christ. Each of realized their own personal need for a these events also proved significant in Savior and indicated they repented and other ways: They helped unite the local committed their lives to Jesus Christ. churches and made an impact on their As a direct result of the training, more communities as new small groups were than 3,000 individuals volunteered to be started and the discipleship of the new counselors at BGEA’s Crusades to help believers continued. lead inquirers to the Lord Jesus. and the life” (John 14:6) in Peterhead, from the crowd and strode confidently Scotland. More than 4,800 attended the toward the stage. Will commended him North East Scotland Celebration of Hope. for his bravery, and Thomas was followed This outreach also drew several thousand by men, women, and children of all ages. LEFT: viewers from 77 countries who watched Thomas shrugged off any suggestion that ABOVE: Robert Cunville via webcast on the BGEA site. Over 392 his example may have encouraged others The Holy Spirit shared the individuals responded in person or online to come forward. “I just did it because pierces hearts in Gospel of God’s by indicating they committed their lives I don’t feel embarrassed about Jesus,” Mukono, Uganda. grace with over to Jesus Christ afresh. he said. During the weekend, more than 141,000 people In November, Will embarked on a two- 100 publicly repentant individuals made during 2016. stop Celebration of Hope in Canada that eternal commitments to Jesus Christ as spanned two weekends. About 3,200 their Lord and Savior. people attended the first Celebration in The following weekend in Happy Grand Falls-Windsor. When Will gave Valley-Goose Bay, Will shared a message the invitation, attendees were initially about the salvation that can only be found reluctant to make that first step—until an in Jesus Christ. In response, a woman 11-year-old boy named Thomas emerged whose son had committed suicide in the

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BILLY GRAHAM TRAINING CENTER Experiencing AT THE COVE

After 28 years, The Cove remains deeply committed to training people in God’s Word renewal to win others to Christ. Following Billy and ’s founding principles, we will through always focus on Biblical instruction, inspiration, intercession, and impact and offer an environment where participants can experience retreat, rest, relaxation, and renewal.

God’s truth PRAYER The Cove saw the hand of God at REQUEST: work in remarkable ways in 2016. Out of the abundance of His grace, we Will you pray for The restructured our ministry model so we Cove as we continue could offer all of our seminars free of to offer our seminars charge. (Material, food, and lodging fees free of charge in still apply.) Spiritual fruit was realized 2017—that our Bible as more than 20,000 individuals teaching would be participated in Cove-programmed accessible for as many seminars and events, experiencing people as possible? transformation as they heard God’s Pray also that our truth proclaimed. We praise the Lord

T THE COVE GRAHAM TRAINING CENTER AT BILLY guests will immerse for His faithfulness and guidance, which themselves in God’s enabled us to carry out this plan to In all, 264 seminar, guest group, and ABOVE: Word, hear Him make The Cove even more accessible to Personal Spiritual Retreat events took The Cove speak, and return believers desiring to study His Word and place at The Cove during 2016. We features 458-seat home inspired by who draw closer to Him. welcomed more than 52,000 participants and 119-seat He is and who He One Cove guest said through tears of and visitors, including over 20,000 who auditoriums and created them to be. joy, “It is the first time in a long time that visited Chatlos Memorial Chapel during 14 additional I have felt truly loved. … This love is the the year. Finally, we rejoice with the more meeting rooms. presence of Christ.” than 3,000 people who made various Through the ministry of hospitality, decisions for Christ that were recorded “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The Cove also welcomed 149 separate at The Cove in 2016. These included groups from 19 states who enjoyed commitments to major life changes in the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the our facilities as they held their own areas ranging from their family, career, simple; the statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing Christian retreats, conferences, and and ministry to, most importantly, their ABOVE: ministry events. By year’s end, more relationship with Jesus Christ. We praise The Billy Graham the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, than 11,500 individuals had participated God and give Him the glory for each life Training Center enlightening the eyes.” in guest groups at the Billy Graham that was changed as His Word was boldly at night Training Center. and faithfully proclaimed. —Psalm 19:7–8

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My Hope took place across the United committed their hearts to Jesus for the States for the fourth consecutive year first time and 40 others rededicated their in 2016. BGEA spent several months lives to Him. “The [My Hope] films are PRAYER MY HOPE producing a new My Hope film, titled a powerful tool, and people constantly REQUEST: Decisions. The purely evangelistic come to Christ through them,” said a program features a compelling Gospel Freedom in Jesus representative. Will you join us in presentation by Franklin Graham, We also partnered with BGEA’s praising God for interwoven with the real-life stories of a affiliate office in England for the third the new believers skeptic, a struggling teen, and a woman consecutive year to use this outreach who came to Jesus My Hope is BGEA’s nationwide effort to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and strengthen local congregations hiding from her past—all who reached a to share the “living hope through the BELOW: Christ through moment of truth that changed their lives resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:3). Calvary Church in through church-based events. With this approach, the new believers can be discipled in a Bible-believing My Hope in 2016? M for eternity. Franklin’s 50-state Decision My Hope programs were distributed Charlotte, N.C., hosts Please pray that fellowship. Churches and individuals begin by prayerfully sharing God’s love with neighbors, friends, relatives, America Tour provided a wealth of and shown across the United Kingdom, a My Hope event. MY HOPE they will grow in remarkable testimonies from attendees, and colleagues—using one of several evangelistic programs that feature life-changing testimonies and powerful their faith within which the film pulled from for its content. the fellowship of messages from Billy Graham and Franklin Graham. When God changes a nation, He starts with hearts—and since Decisions was released in the fall on DVD a Bible-teaching as well as on the internet for both online 2013, He has used My Hope to draw tens of thousands of people throughout America into new life with Him. church. viewing and download. During 2016, 368 trained My Hope volunteers engaged churches, parachurch organizations, and communities across the U.S. as they planned My Hope events LEFT: in the weeks following Decisions’ mid- Franklin Graham Equipping October release. More than 4,800 gazes over Boone, American churches used My Hope films N.C., during the to reach their communities in 2016. filming of a My By year’s end, My Hope had distributed Hope video. local churches over 60,700 Decisions DVDs, more than 50,000 Value of a Soul DVDs, and to simply nearly 56,700 Living in Christ Bible study booklets. These resources were used by churches, individuals, and college and prison ministries. At press time, more share Jesus than 2,250 decisions for Christ—including 810 first-time commitments—had been reported for My Hope in 2016 by means of our phone center, FindingMyHope.org, and field representatives. We rejoice in the many who were “saved in this hope” including the powerful film The Worth (Romans 8:24). of a Soul. This adapted version of the At a school in Maryland, Decisions American My Hope film Value of a Soul was shown in chapel—and 18 students featured new content specifically for its publicly repented and committed their U.K. audience. lives to the Lord Jesus. In Johnson During 2016, more than 4,600 City, Tenn., University Parkway Baptist churches in the country used The Worth of Church showed Decisions to more than a Soul and its predecessor, Second Chance, “… that the sharing of your 500 people during a food distribution which features British testimonies and a event—and 84 people made first-time Gospel message from Billy Graham. Over faith may become effective by the commitments to Christ in repentance 7,200 DVD copies of The Worth of a Soul acknowledgment of every good thing and faith. We praise God for these new and more than 31,300 copies of Second brothers and sisters in the Lord. Chance were distributed in the U.K. by which is in you in Christ Jesus.” When Freedom in Jesus Ministries in year’s end. We praise God for all the —Philemon 1:6 Levelland, Texas, showed Decisions to a doors this outreach continues to open in gathering of prison inmates, eight people countries around the world.

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BILLY GRAHAM RAPID RESPONSE TEAM

Tragedy destroys hope and shatters hearts—and no matter where it happens, God sees. The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (RRT) was formed to bring the love and comfort of Jesus Christ to survivors of major disasters. RRT currently has more than 2,200 highly trained volunteer chaplains in the United States who are prepared to deploy around the world at a moment’s notice.

During 2016, RRT deployed 872 responders. RRT chaplains assisted Deploying chaplains chaplains to 26 domestic disaster nearly 143,000 victims by year’s end locations in the wake of fires, hurricanes, and personally prayed with over 35,700 to provide emotional and spiritual care flooding, shootings, and civil unrest. RRT individuals. We give God all the glory for also responded to the major earthquake the thousands of people comforted in

BILLY GRAHAM RAPID RESPONSE TEAM BILLY in Ecuador and the terrorist attack in Jesus’ Name and for the 1,132 individuals Brussels, Belgium. Our chaplains joined who chose to repent, “that [their] sins in Jesus’ Name efforts with RRT-UK, RRT-Australia, and may be blotted out” (Acts 3:19), and serve RRT-Canada immediately after acts of Jesus Christ as Lord. terrorism in Nice, France, and Munich In late 2016, a forest fire descended Dand Berlin, Germany. Additionally, we with almost no warning on Gatlinburg, worked with RRT-Canada by providing Tenn. At least 2,400 homes and chaplain support during the fires in Fort buildings were damaged or destroyed forgiveness and salvation through ABOVE: McMurray, Alberta, Canada. in one night, and 14 people died. Two PRAYER repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. RRT chaplains In each location, our chaplains dozen RRT chaplains quickly deployed. REQUEST: The man realized who was truly respond to the networked with local churches and One man they met was a Native stirring his heart, and he gave his life terrorist attack in then got to work—bringing prayer, American, who told them how his Pray for the survivors to the Savior. From that moment on, Brussels, Belgium. encouragement, and the love of Christ long hair caught fire as he ran through and first responders he began saying the Name of Jesus to survivors, their families, and first flames to safety. He said that the “Great our Rapid Response in place of “Great Spirit.” LEFT: Spirit” who enabled him to escape Team helps, that Jesus The Rapid Response Team An RRT chaplain prays seemed now to be stirring his heart. Christ would bring continued to grow in 2016, recruiting with two women, one “The Lord is near to those who have When a chaplain responded by asking healing to shattered 210 more chaplains and equipping of whom (in blue) if he had heard of Jesus Christ, the lives through over 660 people to share God’s hope lost her husband, a broken heart, and saves such as man suggested, “They are one and the our chaplains. in everyday crisis situations during daughter, and have a contrite spirit.” same.” The chaplains told him about seven regional seminars in the United grandson to the flood the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit States and one in Belgium. RRT also at this site in Kanawha —Psalm 34:18 and then showed him Scripture about worked with its BGEA counterpart in County, W.Va. God’s love. They helped him understand Australia to train eight people.

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The Library’s 40,000-square-foot main the invitation for all to come to the Lord facility houses six historical multimedia Jesus Christ—Tom looked at his sister Proclaiming the Good News exhibits, four galleries of memorabilia and and realized she was weeping. He placed artifacts, and two theaters. Offering free his hands on her shoulders, looked admission, the Library welcomed more into her face, and asked, “Did you pray TOP: of His salvation than 143,000 people from all 50 states the sinner’s prayer?” With tears still Enjoying a and 57 countries during 2016. streaming down her face, Andrea looked carriage ride The Library continued to draw diverse back at her brother and whispered, “I did.” during Christmas from day to day audiences throughout the year by Tom later expressed, “My at the Library Thosting special annual events—including encouragement to people is this: Bring “Hosanna: An Easter Celebration” for them to the Library. Let the Gospel talk BOTTOM: BILLY children, the Ladies Tea and Tour in April, to them through this wonderful facility. ... The Holy Spirit at Doughnuts With Dad for Father’s Day, Don’t ever give up. Don’t quit. Just follow work in the Billy Bikers With Boxes to collect shoeboxes the leading of the Holy Spirit. Let God Graham Library’s for Operation Christmas Child, Ladies do it. … The Library is a lighthouse for prayer room Night Out in November, and the children’s the lost.” Teddy Bear Tea in December. Our most attended event of the year, Christmas at the Library, drew more than 47,900 people. The Library’s book signings featured writers and speakers such as Duck Dynasty’s Sadie Robertson; legendary NFL football family Jim, Jill, and Erin Kelly; and children’s author Tara McClary Reeves. In addition, the Library’s ABOVE: The Library property unique breakfast tours encompassed includes Billy Graham’s boyhood outreaches for mothers, fathers, aviation home, the memorial prayer garden, employees, first responders, veterans, and the main facility—which houses and other groups. the exhibits, Ruth’s Attic bookstore, More than 95,400 of the Library’s and the Graham Brothers Dairy Bar. guests took our Journey of Faith tour in 2016, reliving Billy Graham’s adventure from a humble farm boy to an international ambassador of God’s love. Nearly 1,500 people responded to PRAYER BILLY GRAHAM the tour’s presentation of the Gospel REQUEST: by making various commitments to LIBRARY IN Jesus Christ. Please pray that each 2016: One of those guests was an 80-year- BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY guest who visits the old woman named Andrea. Her brother Billy Graham Library Tom had been praying for her salvation would be moved by 143,000 for more than 40 years and had called the Holy Spirit to visited from the Library to ask for prayer before begin or deepen their bringing her to hear the Gospel. During personal relationship 57 the tour’s final theater presentation—as with Jesus Christ. countries Billy Graham and Franklin Graham gave Since the Billy Graham Library opened in 2007, more than 1.1 million people across Pray also for the the country and around the world have come to Charlotte, N.C., to visit its interactive Library staff and volunteers, that God exhibits and historical displays. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is woven into every part of the would continue to Library’s Journey of Faith tour, and nearly every day, guests tell us how God touched their build them “together “Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for a dwelling place hearts and about the life-changing decisions they are making as a result. of God in the Spirit” for You are the God of my salvation.” (Ephesians 2:22). —Psalm 25:5

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Ultimately, SFJ is working to get online More than 14,000 individuals indicated PRAYER visitors to join a local body of believers. making life-changing decisions for Christ SEARCH FOR JESUS REQUEST: By year’s end, the online church locator through the U.K. site, with over 2,600 of tool—which helps people find a Bible- them providing contact information for believing congregation nearby—was follow-up. Approximately 67,600 people Please pray for God’s INTERNET wisdom, guidance, getting 600 visitors per week. Churches indicated they repented and gave their and blessing as Search EVANGELISM: continue to provide encouraging reports lives to Jesus Christ through the Portugal for Jesus expands its about the success of this tool. site in 2016. Over 5,400 of them passed ministry in other 48 million Online ministries are also expanding along contact information. languages this year through PeaceWithGod.org.uk in the *NAME CHANGED TO PROTECT PRIVACY REACHING MILLIONS ONLINE WITH THE GOSPEL—WHEREVER THEY ARE! people reached and strives to share U.K. and PazComDeus.net in Portugal. God welcomes repentant sinners—anywhere, anytime. Each day, He is reaching thousands of the hope found only The U.K. ministry alone reached over “I was sought by those who did not ask for 1.7 million 129,500 people with the hope-giving individuals in their moment of need through BGEA’s internet evangelism outreach, Search for in Jesus Christ with Me … . I said, ‘Here I am, here I am.’” more people around made decisions Gospel in 2016, while the Portugal site Jesus (SFJ). People in virtually every country on earth have read of God’s love through our SFJ the globe. for Christ connected with nearly 415,000 people. —Isaiah 65:1 Gospel presentation website—and its partner sites in other languages. “We are online because

SEARCH FOR JESUS people are online,” says Franklin Graham, “and everyone needs the hope of Jesus Christ.”

BELOW: Search for Jesus Good News! reaches the lost Since BGEA launched SFJ in 2011, a Muslim man living in Pennsylvania, around the world God loves you so much that He the ministry has reached more than came across SFJ’s evangelistic website almost anywhere, gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, to 48 million people with the Gospel. PeaceWithGod.net in August. He anytime. die for your sins. If you believe in Him, During 2016 alone, over 10 million visited responded to our Gospel presentation turn from your sins, and make Jesus online from over 200 countries and by indicating his repentance and the Lord of your life, you will have territories. Approximately 1.7 million of surrendered his life to the Lord Jesus. eternal life with Him in heaven. them indicated making life-changing Steve enrolled in Know Jesus the decisions for Christ during the year same day and was paired with an SFJ through PeaceWithGod.net and its discipleship coach. WILL YOU PRAY THIS Spanish counterpart, PazConDios.net. Steve soon shared with his PRAYER TODAY? Dear God, I know that I am a Afterward, more than 267,000 provided discipleship coach how he was soaking in S sinner. I want to turn from my sins, contact information for follow-up. One the Bible. “I only have read Ecclesiastes, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I way SFJ encourages these new believers is Romans, Galatians, and 1 John,” he wrote. believe that Jesus Christ is Your through its free online discipleship course “Tomorrow, I’m going to read the gospel Son. I believe He died for my sins called Know Jesus. Over 11,000 people of John.” Steve’s brother, who previously and that You raised Him to life. I enrolled in 2016. left Islam himself, is also helping want Him to come into my heart SFJ has more than 500 trained disciple Steve. “I’m a baby Christian,” and to take control of my life. I volunteers serving through the English Steve shared. “I don’t know everything want to trust Jesus as my Savior and Spanish websites. They include chat I want to know, but I’m pushing ahead, and follow Him as my Lord coaches, who converse with visitors praise God.” from this day forward. In Jesus’ on PeaceWithGod.net; discipleship SFJ’s English ministry—which includes Name, amen. coaches, who mentor new believers Canada partners—saw a wide range through the Know Jesus course; and of locations represented in the top 10 email coaches, who communicate countries it reached during 2016: the NOW WHAT? Did you pray this prayer today? with people who leave questions on United States, Iraq, Algeria, Indonesia, Or do you have questions about a PeaceWithGod.net. Combined, the Egypt, Brazil, Thailand, Sudan, Syria, relationship with Jesus Christ? English and Spanish ministries had over and Yemen. SFJ has also seen the Go to PeaceWithGod.net and let 50,000 online chats and sent more than Spanish side gain momentum as Spanish us know. 76,700 emails during the year. In July, speakers are reached for Christ through the ministry reached its 100,000th chat PazConDios.net, which includes Mexico since SFJ began. partners. In 2016, the Spanish email That personal connection is what ministry sent twice as many messages as many people seeking Christ crave. Steve,* the previous year.

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DECISION MAGAZINE BGEA’s award-winning Decision magazine is increasingly recognized as “The Evangelical Voice for Today.” Each month, the publication features Biblical perspectives on today’s issues with powerful articles by Franklin

Graham and many well-known Bible MEDIA MINISTRY teachers. In addition to reaching its own readers in 2016, Decision was quoted or mentioned in national outlets such as CharismaNews.com, Christianity BToday, CNSnews.com, The Gospel Herald, NRB Today, and The Washington Times, among others. In addition, a number of publications and churches reprinted portions of Decision’s special election guide. grow our audience in 2016 as we strived ABOVE: Paid subscriptions for the magazine to reach “all nations, tribes, peoples, and Over 69 percent increased for the third consecutive year in tongues” (Revelation 7:9) with the Gospel. of BGEA’s internet 2016 as BGEA distributed approximately In addition to the Search for Jesus ministry, traffic came from 6 million copies of Decision—including our other sites—including BillyGraham.org, mobile or tablet more than 1.1 million copies of our election BillyGrahamLibrary.org, TheCove.org, devices. guide. Each month, an average of 17,000 MyHopeWithBillyGraham.org, and copies were sent at no charge to prison DecisionAmericaTour.com—drew more chaplains for distribution in correctional than 17.5 million visits (up 26 percent from institutions. In addition, hundreds of 2015) from 235 countries and territories. blind and sight-impaired people received During the year, each stop of Franklin Decision either in Braille or on audiotape, Graham’s 50-state Decision America and the Decision email devotional was Tour was streamed on BillyGraham.org, INTERNET sent to more than 60,000 people each and more than 51,000 live views week. Decision also publishes a mobile of the prayer rallies took place. edition for iPad. Approximately 1.4 million visitors came 17.5 “In my opinion, Decision magazine has to DecisionAmericaTour.com. More become the leading voice of evangelical than 72,400 of them signed up for million Christianity in the United States today,” a state prayer group. Over 109,000 website wrote one subscriber. “It’s about time people—including 72,000 attendees of visitors ABOVE: we have a magazine reflecting these the tour—signed an online pledge to God PRAYER from Decision magazine conservative, Christian values.” and country to live out their faith with REQUEST: features powerful Another reader wrote, “I accepted the boldness at home, in public, and at the Biblical perspectives free election issue of Decision magazine, ballot box. 235 Please pray that countries MEDIA MINISTRY on the important and it was just great! The articles were “I watched Franklin Graham live on my God will continue issues of our day. well laid out, easy to understand, and computer yesterday speaking in North and to increase BGEA’s packed with substantive and critical Carolina,” wrote a viewer named Linda. “I media outreach territories information that I believe guided many was so encouraged, and seeing all those globally. Most of people on issues that would otherwise people crying out to God brought tears of all, pray that He SHARING JESUS EVERY WAY WE KNOW HOW have stayed tucked away. … I believe joy to my eyes!” will use our media this truly made a difference in Christians BillyGraham.org also streamed two BGEA exists to proclaim the hope of Jesus Christ by all means possible, to all we can, all ministries to draw getting out to vote this time. This was Will Graham Celebrations during the many lost souls to across the globe. Through Decision magazine, television, radio, and the internet, we are what I call politicking for God. Thank you!” year. His Colorado River Celebration in His Son in 2017. Lake Havasu City, Ariz., drew viewers advancing on reaching every nation on earth with “the things that have been freely given to us INTERNET from 56 countries, while the North by God” (1 Corinthians 2:12). Through email communications, social East Celebration of Hope in Peterhead, media, and websites, BGEA continued to Scotland, had people in 77 countries

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watch online. In addition, two Anne 149,000 calls to reach out to potential Graham Lotz seminars at The Cove participants, pastors, and churches prior were live streamed on TheCove.org, to each event. with viewers from at least six countries Incoming spiritual calls were participating via subscription. primarily from viewers of the Billy Each year, millions of people use social Graham TV Specials and Billy Graham media, email, and organic searches to find Classics programs and listeners to

MEDIA MINISTRY discipleship material and spiritual help on BGEA’s radio broadcasts. During the BillyGraham.org. Marriage, Bible study, year, our representatives were privileged end times, and anger were the four most to pray with more than 27,000 callers. visited topics in 2016. Billy Graham’s daily We give thanks and praise to God CHRISTIAN devotion, “My Answer” columns, and that 632 of them indicated they made other spiritual growth articles accounted spiritual commitments to Jesus Christ in GUIDANCE AND for more than 6.6 million page views. repentance, gratitude, and faith. RESPONSE: A BillyGraham.org visitor named Dawn read Ruth Bell Graham’s article TELEVISION AND VIDEO 237,300 “5 Truths on Prodigals and Those Who BGEA produced hundreds of television responses Love Them,” which was posted online programs and online videos to share in April. “Amazing how timely this the Good News of God’s grace across message is to my life,” Dawn responded. the globe during 2016. These included 27,000 “This will be saved where I can look at it two new short films in the My Hope prayer calls every day until it is committed to long- series—Decisions and The Worth of a term memory.” Soul, the latter of which was adapted During the year, BGEA sent out from 2015’s Value of a Soul for outreach more than 41.7 million emails, filled in the United Kingdom. Both films with spiritual encouragement as well feature a powerful Gospel message “This gospel of the kingdom as ministry news and updates. The from Franklin Graham, interwoven with will be preached in all the world combined BGEA social media audience compelling testimonies. BGEA also grew to over 7.7 million followers across produced a 30-minute documentary as a witness to all the nations.” five different platforms—Facebook, about the Decision America Tour’s —Matthew 24:14 Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and impact called A Time for Decision. It Instagram. The Billy Graham Facebook was included on the Decisions DVD as a page reached more than 374 million bonus feature. individuals, and the BGEA Facebook page During the year, our team also reached over 162.5 million. produced five new episodes of the

CHRISTIAN RESPONSE nationally televised monthly Billy Graham remastered 60-minute Billy Graham Individuals seeking spiritual answers ABOVE: TV Special (formerly Always Good News), Classics. These programs aired on or simple words of comfort can call BGEA’s Crusades which show the power of the Gospel Christian cable networks internationally. and speak one-on-one with our trained are often broadcast changing people’s hearts and lives—and BGEA distributed 13 World Wide representatives who share God’s regionally or reveal the breadth of BGEA’s outreach. Pictures and My Hope films during the love through His Word. The Christian nationally. The program aired on Christian cable year to Pure Flix, a digital platform that Response ministry is a primary voice of networks, local television affiliates, distributes wholesome “faith and family” the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, LEFT: the internet, and through on-demand content. Pure Flix reported more than answering more than 237,300 phone Franklin Graham’s platforms like Roku and Google TV. Data 40,000 views of these films in 2016. calls, letters, and emails in 2016. Decision America from Roku conservatively estimates that Our programs’ TV and online Our representatives fielded prayer Tour prompted more than 40,000 users currently have showings proved fruitful as BGEA’s 41 requests, led people to salvation, and BGEA to add a the Billy Graham TV app installed on their call centers—including two in Canada answered questions about BGEA’s various team of outbound Roku device. funded by BGEA’s Canadian subsidiary— ministries and outreach events. Franklin callers. BGEA introduced a new 30-minute received nearly 22,450 spiritual Graham’s 50-state Decision America format for the Billy Graham Classics inquiries. More than 7,400 of these Tour increased our emails by 49 percent TV series in 2016, producing 25 new callers prayed in repentance with our in 2016 and prompted us to add a team half-hour programs developed from past representatives to receive Jesus Christ as of outbound callers, who made more than Crusades. We also released five digitally their Lord and Savior.

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ONLINE EVANGELISM TRAINING seminar Sharing Hope in Crisis. In 2016, RADIO AND BLUE RIDGE people listened to more than 18,000 Each year, pastors and laypeople these courses had 377 new enrollments, BROADCASTING hours of BGEA-produced audio content study BGEA’s time-tested principles including participants from Sri Lanka and Through radio and on-demand internet online during the year. and strategies for evangelism and the Netherlands. One group of 20 at the audio, BGEA continued to broadcast the Blue Ridge Broadcasting, our radio discipleship through online training Asia Pacific Theological Seminary in the most important message on earth around ministry, features two listener-supported programs. Our lessons and instructional Philippines consisted of Chinese pastors the world in 2016. This was the first full stations—106.9 the Light in Asheville, videos feature 20 widely respected and chaplains, who wanted this training year our audio media ministry shared the N.C., and 106.7 the Light in Knoxville,

MEDIA MINISTRY instructors—including Billy Graham, John so they could minister more effectively in Good News of Jesus Christ through our Tenn. Together, they serve large swaths Stott, Franklin Graham, Ravi Zacharias, times of crisis. podcast, GPS: God. People. Stories. and the of the Carolinas and Tennessee, plus Will Graham, Bill and Vonette Bright, Weekend Encouragement e-newsletter. portions of four other states. In addition and others. RADIO Each episode of GPS features a compelling to over 357,000 weekly listeners, In 2016—our fifth year of online account of God’s powerful work in a some 97,000 people stayed connected training—the number of courses MINISTRY person’s life. The program is available at with us during 2016 via Facebook, and offered expanded to five, with others in BillyGrahamRadio.org, iTunes, Stitcher, thousands more listened to contemporary development for the future. Individual 357,000 Google Play, and other podcast platforms. Christian music and Bible teaching via the and group options were made available to weekly “I look forward to listening to smartphone app and online. participants around the globe. listeners these each week,” shared one GPS “I got on Facebook to post what I was Our flagship course—the School listener. “They encourage me in my hearing in hopes my friends would tune of Evangelism Online—was offered relationship with the Lord. I post in,” wrote a listener. “I encourage them through our website and garnered 946 them on my Facebook page as well to to tune in to the morning Bible programs new enrollments during the year from encourage others.” because they’ve been so valuable to me. 11 countries, bringing the total to 43 BGEA’s weekly staple, Thank you, and to God be the glory!” countries worldwide. We also partnered BELOW: Online—a web-exclusive program on With an eye on future ministry, 106.9 with three Christian colleges—Liberty 106.9 the Light‘s BillyGraham.org—continued to share the Light installed two new transmitters, University, , and morning show God’s love as the only hope for our replacing units over 25 years old. An University of the Cumberlands—who hosts encourage lost and hurting world. In addition, the average of 1,330 listeners shared prayer adapted the course into their distance listeners by sharing Decision Minute ministry, featuring real- requests with our stations each month learning programs. Scripture and life stories showing every person’s need through text messages, emails, and phone “It was a real blessing and benefit carefully selected for Jesus Christ, was heard on over 600 calls. Each request was individually prayed to take the Billy Graham School of One participant who completed the ABOVE: Christian music. radio stations and on our website. In all, over by our staff. Evangelism Online,” responded one student version wrote, “I loved the course, BGEA’s online student. “I am so thankful to the Lord and I will definitely suggest it to others. … training provides for having had this great opportunity to I will use what I learned and apply it when easy-to-use tools learn from such renowned, great [people] I help others in crisis.” for participants to of God who are passionate and serious In late 2016, BGEA launched Back to share God’s love about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” the Basics, the first course developed from with others. For the future expansion of this the treasured archives of seminars at the practical and important training, BGEA Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. began the development of scholarships Dr. Howard Hendricks teaches this course and funding for international and designed to help participants understand domestic participants in 2016. the relationship between Biblical ReIgnite—BGEA’s online version of the doctrine—what we believe—and Biblical Christian Life and Witness Course—had practice, how we live. Participants learn 107 new enrollments during the year, how to incorporate their beliefs about including one new enrollment in Uganda. God, the Scriptures, the church, and the “I was in an accident almost a year ago,” Great Commission into relationships with said one participant in this program for their family, friends, and congregations. personal evangelism. “I felt my heart BGEA also began production on a new condition was getting hard, comfortable course titled The Lost Secrets of Powerful in my walk. This course was exactly what Lives, taught by Ron Hutchcraft. This I needed to reboot my heart.” course will provide an in-depth study BGEA’s third and fourth courses are of the book of Acts to help students the adult and student versions of the rediscover the evangelism secrets of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team’s first believers.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD MEMBERS EMERITI

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association exists 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 WALLACE E. BERG DAVID L. BURNHAM MELVIN L. CHEATHAM, MD MICHAEL E. HAYNES HERBERT P. HESS Retired Consultant Chairman Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery Pastor Emeritus President Emeritus every effective means available to us and by equipping the church and others to do the same. Eden Prairie, Minnesota Burnham Ministries International UCLA Medical Center Twelfth Baptist Church North American Management Elected 1973 Boca Raton, Florida Ventura, California Roxbury, Massachusetts Hingham, Massachusetts Emeritus 1997 Elected 1985 Elected 1997 Elected 1987 Elected 1979 Emeritus 1998 Emeritus 2008 Emeritus 2002 Emeritus 2012

BOARD MEMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD

GEORGE E. BATTLE, JR. DAVID P. BRUCE MICHAEL CHEATHAM, MD, BILLY GRAHAM MELVIN F. GRAHAM s C. HOWARD KAST GRAEME M. KEITH DENTON LOTZ CHARLES O. MORGAN, JR. C. WILLIAM POLLARD Senior Bishop Executive Assistant FACS, FCCM Evangelist and President and Owner Retired Business and Chairman General Secretary Emeritus Attorney Chairman AME Zion Church to Billy Graham Chairman Chairman Emeritus Graham Enterprises Financial Consultant The Keith Corporation Baptist World Alliance Miami, Florida Fairwyn Investment Company Davidson, North Carolina Billy Graham Evangelistic Orlando Health Surgery Group Billy Graham Evangelistic Charlotte, North Carolina Westminster, Colorado Charlotte, North Carolina Pastor of Tremont Temple Elected 1983 Wheaton, Illinois Elected 2003 Association Orlando, Florida Association Elected 2001 Elected 1987 Elected 1990 Baptist Church Emeritus 2015 Elected 1986 Montreat, North Carolina Elected 2016 Montreat, North Carolina Emeritus 1999 Emeritus 2008 Forestdale, Massachusetts Emeritus 2013 Elected 2002 Elected 1950 Elected 1999 Emeritus 2014

IN MEMORY CLIFFORD B. BARROWS, 1923–2016 RUTH SHANAHAN, 1935–2016 Vice Chairman of BGEA Board of Directors, 1950–2000 IN MEMORY Member of BGEA Board of Directors, 1992–2010

Best known as BGEA’s music and program director, A child of the Great Depression, Ruth Shanahan and her graduated from in 1944 and became an husband, Ralph, moved to New Jersey in 1959 and were ordained Baptist minister and evangelist. The following year, he involved in planting churches. After they relocated to Texas, met Billy Graham. Since 1947, Mr. Barrows shared the platform Mrs. Shanahan worked tirelessly on multiple endeavors for and led the music as they proclaimed the Gospel at Crusades First Baptist Church in Dallas and served on the Chaplaincy and rallies together. Mr. Barrows also hosted The Hour of Decision, Ministries Board for Medical City Hospital. She became WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III s WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, IV J. FRANK HARRISON, III l THOMAS HODGES l GREG LAURIE BGEA’s weekly radio program, for more than 60 years. Up until his passing, he hosted the Hour president of the Crowley Shanahan Foundation, where she worked on behalf of those Chairman, President, First Vice Chairman and Vice President Chairman and Executive Vice President Senior Pastor and Chief Executive Officer Billy Graham Evangelistic Chief Executive Officer Private Wealth Management Harvest Christian Fellowship of Decision Online internet radio program, which is posted weekly on BillyGraham.org. For his who have the greatest need. With a passion for providing patients access to the newest Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Association Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Division Executive Evangelist for Harvest Crusades significant contributions to Gospel music, Mr. Barrows was inducted into the Gospel Music cancer therapies available in research trials, Mrs. Shanahan also played an active role on Chairman, President, Asheville, North Carolina SunTrust Bank Riverside, California Consolidated Association Hall of Fame in 1988 and the National Religious Broadcasting (NRB) Hall of Fame and Chief Executive Officer Elected 2005 Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Elected 1994 the board of the Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center. She received the Golden Eagle Samaritan’s Purse Elected 2002 Elected 2016 in 1996. He was also inducted into the inaugural class of the Conference of Southern Baptist Award from the Baylor University Hospital Foundation and was named an Honorary Boone, North Carolina Evangelists’ Hall of Faith in 2008. He continued to serve as an emeritus board member for Rotarian by the Plano Rotary. Mrs. Shanahan continued to serve as an emeritus board Elected 1979 BGEA until his death. member until her death.

OFFICERS BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

BILLY GRAHAM DANIEL C. ALLEN MELVIN F. GRAHAM J. FRANK HARRISON, III WILLIAM B. PAULS Chairman Emeritus Secretary Executive Committee Field Ministry Committee Investment Committee

WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III WILLIAM B. PAULS J. FRANK HARRISON, III WILLIAM B. PAULS WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III Chairman Treasurer Audit Committee Finance Committee Nominating Committee

WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, IV GRAEME M. KEITH PAUL T. SABER HON. STEPHEN E. MERRILL PAUL T. SABER HON. STEPHEN E. MERRILL l WILLIAM B. PAULS s PAUL T. SABER s l First Vice Chairman Assistant Treasurer Compensation Committee Insurance Committee Retirement Plan President Former Governor of New Hampshire Chairman President and Committee AnGeL Ministries Chairman, Morgan Lewis Consulting The Pauls Corporation Chief Executive Officer MELVIN F. GRAHAM MELVIN F. GRAHAM WILLIAM B. PAULS Raleigh, North Carolina at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Denver, Colorado Manna Development Group Chairman of Executive Committee Development Committee International Security Risk Elected 1994 Boston, Massachusetts Elected 1997 Encinitas, California Assessment Committee Elected 1997 Elected 2006 KEY: s Executive Committee I l Audit Committee

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