20 Things You Need To Know About Billy Graham

1. He was raised on a family dairy farm. 
2. He had been turned down for membership in a local youth for being "too worldly."
3. He got saved at the age of 16. 
4. He got saved in a revival meetings in Charlotte led by evangelist Mordecai Ham. 
5. He gave his first sermon between the age of 18-19 at Bostwick Baptist Church. 
6. He gave his last sermon, My Hope America at age 95.
7. Out of 195 countries in the world, he had preached in more than 185 countries. 
8. He organised his first crusade at age 28 at Michigan with an attendance of 6000 people. 
9. He had preached the gospel to more people in person than anyone in history of Christianity. 
10. As of 2008, it was estimated that his lifetime audiences topped 2.2 billion. 
11. More than 3.2 million people had responded to the invitation at his crusades to "accept Jesus Christ as their personal saviour."
12. In 1992, he suffered from hydrocephalus, which was one of the reasons he had to retire. He was about 74 years old. 
13. He was a spiritual adviser to American presidents and provided spiritual counsel for every president from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. 
14. He was frequently honoured by surveys, including "Greatest Living American."
15. Since 1955, he was recognised by Gallup a record 55 times (49 times consecutively)— more than any other individual in history. 
16. He had reached hundreds of millions through television, video, film and webcasts. 
17. He had written so many books including an autobiography, 'Just as I am."
18. He never owned a church but had pastored in some churches including Baptist Church. 
19. He was born in November 7, 1918. And died a natural death in February 21, 2018 at age 99. 
20. All his household are saved.