William Franklin Graham Jr.
(November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018)

Billy Graham was a evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister,
and civil rights advocate whose broadcasts and world crusades
featuring live sermons became well known in the mid-to-late 20th century. Throughout his career, spanning over six decades,
Graham rose to prominence as an evangelical Christian figure
in the United States and abroad. He died Feb. 21 at his home in
Montreat. He was 99.

    
Evangelist Billy Graham with his son Franklin.

On July 14, 1952, William Franklin Graham III was born in
North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains. At that time, his         
father Billy Graham’s international ministry was growing—
and the evangelist founded the Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association.

On January 10, 1982, Franklin Graham was ordained before
3,000 people at Grace Community Church in Tempe, Arizona.

William Franklin Graham III is 73 years old today.

Jimmy Lee Swaggart (March 15, 1935 – July 1, 2025)

Charles Frazier Stanley Jr.
(September 25, 1932 – April 18, 2023)         
        

Charles Stanley was senior pastor of First Baptist Church
in Atlanta for 49 years and took on emeritus status in 2020.

He founded and was president of In Touch Ministries which
widely broadcasts his sermons through television and radio.

Stanley also served two one-year terms as president of the
Southern Baptist Convention, from 1984 to 1986.

Charles Stanley died at his home in Atlanta at age 90. No
cause of death was released.

     
   
According to a biographer, Billy Graham was considered "among
the most influential Christian leaders" of the 20th century.