Franklin Graham Biography
Franklin Graham ( William Franklin Graham) an American Protestant Evangelist and missionary well known for his Christian revival tours and political commentary. He is also known as the son of Billy Graham, a renowned American evangelist.
He serves as the CEO and President of the Billy Graham Evangelism Association. He as well founded the Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization.
Franklin Graham Age
Frank was born on July 14, 1952, in Asheville, North Carolina, the United States of America. He is 68 years old as of July 2020.
Franklin Graham Ministries
He got ordained by the Grace Community Church in Temple, Arizona, a non-denominational church in 1982. He then began conducting events for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in 1989 later becoming the CEO in 2000 and its president in 2002.
Shortly after becoming a Christian in 1974, he joined Bob Pierce, founder of Samaritan’s Purse, on a six-week mission to Asia. He later decided to have his focus on world relief. Back in 1979 he became the president of Samaritan’s Purse after the death of Pierce. Currently, he serves as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer.
In March 2011, he said in an interview with Newsmax that the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan would be the second coming and Armageddon.
The same year, Graham he told ABC’s This Week program that Donald Trump was his preferred candidate. In this connection, he has become the most vociferous evangelical ally of President Donald Trump.
Franklin Graham Net Worth
Franklin has an estimated net worth of $10 million.
Franklin Graham Wife
Graham married Jane Austin Cunningham Graham in the year 1974. The pair have four children. William Franklin Graham IV (Will), born in 1975 si the firstborn. Roy Austin Graham (1977) stands as the second born while Edward Bell Graham (1979) is the third born. The last born is Jane Austin Graham Lynch (Cissie) born in 1986. These children have blessed Franklin with eleven grandchildren.
Franklin Graham Family
Frank was born in a family of five children to evangelist Billy Graham and Ruth Graham. He was raised up with four siblings; Anne Graham Lotz, Ned Graham, Gigi Graham, and Ruth Graham. He also has has one renowned nephew, Tullian Tchividjian.
Franklin Graham Education
Franklin enrolled at The Stony Brook School a Christian private school on Long Island, New York. He later dropped out. He finished his high school education in North Carolina.
In 1970, he joined attended Le Tourneau College in Longview, Texas, and was shortly expelled from school for keeping a female classmate out of curfew hours. Later in 1974, he graduated from Montreat-Anderson College, currently Montreat College, with an A.S. In 1978, he graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.