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Last updated: June 17, 2008
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The following chronology is mainly concerned with the dates of evangelistic meetings led by Billy Graham or the associate evangelists of the BGEA, but some other events from Rev. Graham's life and the history of the BGEA are also included. Please note that this chronology is only partial and does not include all BGEA events.

For each event the chronology includes at least the year of the event and a brief description in the "Event" column. There is also usually the location and dates of the event and, if appropriate and available, the numbers of BGC Archives collections with information about the event, the o verall attendance, and the number of inquirers, that is the number of people who came forward at the end of the meeting to give their lives to Christ or to reaffirm their faith. The attendance and inquiry figures were taken from press releases, statistical reports or similar documents prepared by the BGEA.

For each event, the main BGEA staff person involved (if not obvious from the text) is indicated by the initials in parentheses at the end of the text. For example, the entry for 1966 "Mott Haven Reformed Church (RB)" means Ralph Bell was the speaker for the meeting at the Mott Haven Reformed Church. A key to the initials used in the chronology for Associate Evangelists appears elsewhere on this page.

As mentioned, the numbers in the "Collection" column are the numbers of collections with information on a particular event. For example, the chronology indicates that collections SC90, 1, 17, 74, 141, and 360 contain information about the 1950 Columbia Crusade. To see the guide to a particular collection, click on the underlined collection number. (Any collections with "SC" in the title is a small collection consisting of one or two folders. Thus, "SC16" is Small Collection 16.)


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NOTE: This chronology is regularly updated to incorporate past BGEA crusades or events documented in newly available Archives collections, as well as recent BGEA events.

Unless otherwise indicated, the event involved Billy Graham. The following abbreviations for BGEA personnel are used in the chronology:

LA = Lane Adams FG = Franklin Graham LL = Larry Love
CB = Cliff Barrows WG = Will Graham NM = Norm Mydske
RB = Ralph Bell RG = Roy Gustafson HP = Hermano Pablo
RC = Robert Cunville VH = Victor Hamm RR = Ross Rhoads
LF = Lee Fisher AH = Akbar Haqq JWW = John Wesley White
LSF = Leighton Ford HJ = Howard Jones GW = Grady Wilson
BG = Billy Graham RK = Ruben Kassabian TWW = T.W. Wilson


Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1934 Ham-Ramsey Revival (meetings during which Graham was converted) Charlotte, NC Aug 30-Nov 25 5, 118, 141, 295 - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1936 Graduated high school NC May 5 - - -
1936 Admitted to Bob Jones College Cleveland, TN Sep 11 - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1937 Arrives Florida Bible Institute Tampa, FL Feb? - - -
1937 Withdrew officially from Bob Jones College - Apr 15 - - -
1937 Evening church service Baptist church, Bostick, FL Easter Sunday - - -
1937 Evangelistic meetings Hope Mission, West Tampa, FL Dec 30-Jan 2 15 - -
1937 At some time during the year became assistant or associate pastorof the Tampa Gospel Tabernacle, a post he held until after he graduated from F.B.I. Tampa, Florida   15    

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1938 Evangelistic meetings Tampa, FL Mar 5-? 15 - -
1938 Filled in the pulpit while pastor John Minder was away (Graham was associate pastor) Tampa Gospel Tabernacle, Tampa, FL ca. May 22-June 3 15 - -
1938 Evangelistic meetings Baptist Church, Capitola, GA? Aug 14-? 15 - -
1938 Church service Venice, FL - - - -
1938 Florida State Young People's Rally of the C&MA West Palm Beach, FL Sep 5 15 - -
1938 Young People's Rally Tampa Gospel Tabernacle, Tampa, FL Oct 9 15 - -
1938 Evangelistic meetings Pomona, FL late Nov? 15 - -
1938 Evangelistic meetings East Palatka Baptist Church, East Palatka, FL - 15 - -
1938 Baptized Silver Lake, FL Dec 4 - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1939 Church service Piney Knob, NC Jan 1 15 - -
1939 Ordained as a Southern Baptist minister by an ordaination council of the St John's River Association East Patalka Feb. 15 - -
1939 Filled in the pulpit while pastor John Minder was away (Graham was associate pastor) Tampa Gospel Tabernacle, Tampa, FL May 21-June 4 15 - -
1939 Young People's Services, Lake Swan Bible Conference Melrose, FL Jun 25-Jul 4 15 - -
1939 Florida State Young People's Rally of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Tampa, FL Sep 2-4 15 - -
1939 Young People's Revival Campaign St. Petersburg, FL Sep 3-10 15 - -
1939 Church service ARP Church, Ebenezer, NC Dec 24 15 - -
1939 Evening church service Community Church, Charlotte, NC Dec 24 15 - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1940 Graduated, Florida Bible Tabernacle Tampa, FL May 13 15 - -
1940 Morning church service Community Church, Charlotte, NC May 26 15 - -
1940 Evangelistic meetings C& MA church, Robeson, NC May 29-? 15 - -
1940 Evangelistic meetings Baptist Church, Level Grove, GA Jun 13-? 15 - -
1940 Evangelistic meetings York, PA Jul 23-Aug 5 15 - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1941 Evangelistic meetings Moline, MI Apr 13-20 15 - -
1941 Youth Rallies Ottawa, IL May 23-25 15 - -
1941 Evangelistic meetings Gospel Tabernacle, St. Petersburg, FL Jly 6-13 15 - -
1941 Evangelistic meetings Cornelia, GA Jly 15-22 15 - -
1941 Became pastor of Gospel Tabernacle Wheaton, IL Sep 13 15 - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1942 Church Service Park Ridge Gospel Church, Park Ridge, IL Jan 18 15 - -
1942 Evangelistic meetings Zion Evangelical Free Church, Chicago, IL? Mar 29-Apr 5 15 - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1943 City-wide rally, Fundamental Young People's Fellowship Cicero, IL Apr 17 - - -
1943 Graduated from Wheaton College Wheaton, IL Jun 14 - - -
1943 Became pastor of the Western Springs Baptist Church Western Springs, IL ca. Jun - - -
1943 Gospel moonlight cruise on Lake Michigan aboard SS City of Grand Rapids Chicago, IL Jly 12 - - -
1943 Married Ruth McCue Bell Montreat, NC Aug 13 - - -
1943 Church service Fort Wayne Gospel, Temple, IN Aug 15 - -
1943 Youth Conference Fort Wayne Gospel, Temple, IN Sep 19-26 15 - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1944 Became main speaker of the radio program Songs in the Night on station WCFL Chicago, IL Jan? - - -
1944 Evangelistic meetings, Roseland Evangelical Mission Church Chicago, IL April 18-23 - - -
1944 Chapel, Wheaton College Wheaton, IL May 3 - - -
1944 YFC rally Indianapolis, IN May 6 - - -
1944 YFC rally Chicago, IL May 27 48, - -
1944 Evangelical Free Church Rockford, IL Aug 5 - - -
1944 Bethany Reformed Church Chicago, IL Aug 27-31 - - -
1944 Metropolitan Temple Philadelphia, PA Sep 2 - - -
1944 Labor Day Youth Conference, Providence Bible Institute Providence, RI Sep 4 - - -
1944 Because of a 3-month illness, assosicate pastor Peter Stam III took over most of the responsibilities of pastor of the Village church. After he recovered, Graham began working almost fulltime with Youth for Chriust, although offically he remained pastor until the fall of 1945, when he became associate pastor for a brief time. - Oct? - - -
1944 YFC Rally Miami, FL Dec - - -
1944 Tampa Gospel Tabernacle Tampa, FL Dec - - -
1944 YFC Rally Orlando, FL Dec 16 360 - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1945 Moody Church Chicago, IL Jan - - -
1945 Conference Chicago, IL Feb - - -
1945 YFC rally Atlanta, GA Feb 2 - - -
1945 YFC rally Peoria, Il. ca. Feb - - -
1945 YFC rally Des Moines, IA Feb 13-17 - - -
1945 Judson Baptist Church Oak Park, IL Feb. 18-20 - - -
1945 Youth for Christ rally Atlanta, GA Feb. 24 - - -
1945 YFC rally Minneapolis, MN Feb - - -
1945 YFC rally Eau Claire, WI Mar. 3 - - -
1945 YFC rally Kalamazoo, MI Mar. 10 - - -
1945 YFC rally Kalamazoo, MI Mar. 10 - - -
1945 Talk at Moody Bible Insititute Chicago, IL Mar. 12 - - -
1945 YFC rally Toronto, ON, Canada Mar. 17 - - -
1945 YFC rally Elgin, IL Mar 31 - - -
1945 First Christian Church Eugene, OR Apr 15 - - -
1945 University Presbyterian Church Seattle, WA Apr 22 - - -
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Princeton, IL May 7 285 - -
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Utica, IL May 8 285    
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Pekin, IL May 10 285    
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Holland, MI May 11 285    
1945 Youth for Christ Opening Rally (BG) East Chicago, IL May 12 285    
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Peoria, IL May 19? 285    
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) at Roseland Evangelical Mission Church Roseland, IL May 20 285    
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Hayward, WI May 22 285    
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Ashland, WI May 23 285    
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Sturgeon Bay, WI May 24 285    
1945 YFC Gospel Team (BG) Aurora, IL May 26 285    
1945 YFC Memorial Day Rally Chicago, IL May 30 285 - -
1945 The Pavilion Hawthorne, NJ July 2-8 622 - -
1945 YFC Convention Winona Lake, IN Jly 22-29 48 - -
1945 YFC rally Asheville, NC Summer - - -
1945 YFC rally Memphis, TN Sep - - -
1945 Ortland Youth for Chrst (Torrey Johnson with Cliff Barrows) Portland, OR Oct. 25 622 - -
1945 Ben Lippen Bible Conference NC - - - -
1945 Left the radio program Songs in the Night Chicago, IL - - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1946 YFC rally (Cliff Barrows) Portland, OR Jan. 19 622    
1946 YFC rally (Cliff Barrows) San Antonio, TX Mar 23 622    
1946 YFC rally Detroit, MI Mar 16 224, 285 - -
1946 Farewell service for the YFC team going to Europe Moody Church, Chicago, Illinois Mar 17 224, 285 4,000+ -
1946 Fareweel rally and departure for Europe Chicgo Municipal Airport, Chicago, IL, USA Mar 18 224, 285 1000+ -
1946 YFC tour of Great Britain and Europe England, Scotland, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France Mar 18-Apr 28 19, 224, 285, 622 - -
1946 Stevensville Air Force Base Newfoundland, Canada Mar 18 224, 285 - -
1946 Meeting of religious leaders London, England Mar 19 224, 285 - -
1946 Evangelistic rally Eastbourne, England Mar 21 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Manchester, England Mar 23-24 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Renfield Street Church, Aberdeen, Scotland Mar 2? 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Gilcomston (South) Church, Aberdeen, Scotland Mar 28 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Dundee, Scotland Mar 29 285 - -
1946 YFC rallies Carruber's Close Mission, Edinburgh, Scotland Mar 30-31 19, 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Templemore Hall, Belfast, Ireland Apr 1 19, 285 - -
1946 Meeting with the Lord Mayor of Belfast Belfast, Ireland Apr 2 19, 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Albert Hall, Belfast, Ireland Apr 2 19, 224, 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Albert Hall, Belfast, Ireland Apr 3 224, 285 - -
1946 YFC rallies Scot's Presbyterian Church, Dublin, Ireland Apr 4-5 224, 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Birmingham, England Apr 6 224, 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Dudley, England Apr 7 224, 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Birmingham, England Apr 8 224, 285 - -
1946 Meeting with ministers Stockholm, Sweden Apr 9 224 - -
1946 YFC rallies Stockholm, Sweden Apr 10-12 224, 285 - -
1946 Meeting with religious leaders Amsterdam, Holland Apr 1 224 - -
1946 YFC rally? Copenhagen, Denmark Apr 12? 224 - -
1946 YFC rallies Brussels, Belgium Apr 16 224 - -
1946 Meeting with individual Christians Paris, France Apr 17-20 224 - -
1946 YFC rally Kingsway Hall, London, England Apr 20 224, 285 - -
1946 YFC Rally Tempest Anderson Hall, York, England Apr 25 - - -
1946 YFC Rally Liverpool, England Apr 27 285 - -
1946 YFC Rally Central Hall, Renshaw Street, Liverpool, England Apr 28 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Elgin, IL May 18 - - -
1946 YFC rally Toronto, ON Jun 15 224 - -
1946 YFC rally San Antonio, TX Jun 22 224 - -
1946 YFC Summer Conference? Ocean City, NJ Jun 24-30 48, 285 - -
1946 YFC rally Salem, OR Jly 13 224 - -
1946 YFC Convention Medicine Lake, MN Jly 22-29 048, 285 - -
1946 Cliff Barrows joins the evangelistic team Summer? - 622 - -
1946 YFC rally Grand Rapids, MI Oct. 5 622 - -
1946 Farewell service at Moody Memorial Church for Great Britian tour Chicago, IL Oct. 6 -- 4,000 -
1946

Tour of Great Britain (BG, CB, George Wilson)

Gorseinon, Swansea, Pontypridd, Birmingham, London, other cities Oct-Mar 19, 74 - -
1946 YFC rallies Gospel Temple, Bristol, England Oct 12-13 - - -
1946 YFC rallies Free Church, Gorseinon- Caersalem, Wales Oct 15-16 - - -
1946 YFC rally Penuel Chapel, Ponlypridd, Wales Oct 17 - - -
1946 YFC rallies Bethany Baptist, Cardiff, Wales Oct 18-19 - - -
1946 YFC rallies Houldsworth Hall, Manchester, England Oct 20-27 - - -
1946 YFC rallies Hull, England Oct 30-31 - - -
1946 YFC rallies Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle, England Nov 2-10 - - -
1946 YFC rallies Stockton-on- Tees Nov 12-13 - - -
1946 YFC rallies York, England Nov 14-15 - - -
1946 YFC rallies Grange Road Methodist Church, Birkenhead, England Nov 17-20 19 - -
1946 YFC rallies Liverpool, England Nov 21-23 19 - -
1946 YFC rallies Birmingham, England Nov 25-Dec 4 19, 285, 622 - -
1946 Afternoon tea with the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Birmingham, England Dec 4 19 - -
1946 Address to Church of England Diocese of Birmingham Birmingham, England Dec 4 19 - -
1946 YFC rally Blackheath, England Dec. 5 - - -
1946 YFC rally Eastbourne, England Dec. 7-9 - - -
1946 YFC rally Brighton, England Dec. 12-13 - - -
1946 YFC rally Bournemouth, England Dec. 14-15 - - -
1946 Vacation in France? - Dec? 19 - -
1946 Becomes 1st vice president of Youth for Christ - - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1947 YFC rallies Belfast, Ireland Jan 11-15? (25) - - -
1947 YFC rallies Reading, England Jan 15-16 - - -
1947 YFC rallies Dublin, Ireland Feb ?-6 - - -
1947 YFC rallies Lewisham, London, England Feb 15-24 - - -
1947 YFC rally Chatham, England Feb 25 - - -
1947 YFC rallies Aberdeen, Scotland Mar 1-9 - - -
1947 YFC rallies Glasgow, Scotland Mar 15-23 622 - -
1947 YFC rallies Oldham, England Mar 25-27 622 - -
1947 YFC conference of youth leaders Birmingham, England Mar 27-30 285 - -
1947 YFC rally (Cliff Barrows) Portland, OR May 30 622    
1947 YFC rally Chicago, IL Jun 4 48 - -
1947 YFC Hollywood Bowl rally Hollywood, CA Jly 27 7 - -
1947 YFC Rally Moline, IL Sep 6-7 - - -
1947 YFC evangelistic campaign Grand Rapids, MI Sept 17-21? 74, 141, 224 30,000 500
1947 Grady Wilson joins the evangelistic team - November - - -
1947 Charlotte Revival Charlotte, NC Nov 9-23 5, 141, 295, 360 42,000 1,200
1947 YFC rally Hattiesburg, MS Dec 6 - - -
1947 Became president of Northwestern Schools, Minneapolis, MN - Dec 74 - -
1947 Book Calling Youth for Christ published - - - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1948 Rally Des Moines, IA Jan - - -
1948 Closing Service Cedar Rapids, IA Jan 10 - - -
1948 Baptist Church Bancroft, IA Jan 11 - - -
1948 Founder's Week Conference, Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL Feb 28-Mar 8 - - -
1948 YFC rally for World Congress Baltimore, MD Mar. 6 622    
1948 YFC banquet + World Congress Rally Grand Rapids, MI Mar 12-13 - - -
1948 YFC Rally Manchester, England Mar 16 - - -
1948 YFC Conference London, England Mar 30-Apr 2 - - -
1948 NAE convention Chicago, IL May 3 - - -
1948 YFC Master Rally Winnipeg, MB May 27 - - -
1948 King's College commencement, received honorary Doctor of Divinity degree New Castle, DE Jun 7 - - -
1948 YFC Convention Winona Lake, IN Jly 5-18 - - -
1948 Young People's Church of the Air Pinebrook Bible Conference, PA Jly 8 - - -
1948 YFC World Congress Beatenberg, Switzerland Aug 10-22 48, 285, 565 - -
1948 Northwestern Bible Conference Medicine Lake, MN Aug 16-19 - - -
1948 Organization of the World Council of Churches Amsterdam, Netherlands Aug 21-31 - - -
1948 YFC rally (CB) Nimes, France Aug 28 48 - -
1948 Birmingham Crusade Birmingham, England Aug/Sep - - -
1948 YFC meetings Des Moines, IA Sep 12-26 360 - -
1948 Augusta Crusade Augusta, GA Oct 3-19 74, 141, 360 65,000 1,400
1948 Modesto Crusade Modesto, CA Oct 24-Nov 7 622 - -
1948 YFC rally Detroit, MI Nov 20 48 - -
1948 Conference on Evangelism Chicago, IL Nov 22 - - -
1948 Wheaton College chapel Wheaton, IL Nov 23 - - -
1948 Dedication service, Northwestern College Minneapolis, MN Nov 74 - -
1948 Powderhorn Park Baptist Church Minneapolis, MN Dec 12 - - -
1948 Student Foreign Missions Convention Urbana, IL Dec 27 - - -
1948 Receives honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Bob Jones University Greenville, SC - 48 -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1949 World Vision conference Chicago, IL Jan 1-2 - - -
1949 World Vision conference Toronto, ON Jan 22-28 48 - -
1949 (BG) Miami, FL January - - -
1949 YFC rally (Graham was invited by Leighton Ford) Chatham, ON January - -
1949 YFC rally Des Moines, IA Feb 12 486 - -
1949 Miami Crusade Miami, FL Feb 28-Mar 18 141, 360 - -
1949 World Vision conference Philadelphia, PA Mar 19-27 - - -
1949 Baltimore Crusade (BG, GW) Baltimore, MD May 4-15 360 - -
1949 YFC rally Chicago, IL Jun 4 - - -
1949 YFC rally Ocean City, NJ Jun 20 (?) - - -
1949 Altoona Crusade Altoona, PA Jun12-26 - - -
1949 Maranatha Bible conference Muskegon, MI Jly 25-31 - - -
1949 Forest Home Bible conference California Aug/Sep - - -
1949 Christ for Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Sep 25-Nov 20 3,7, 17, 26, 74, 113, 139, 141, 186, 285, 318, 357 350,000 3,000
1949 Boston Crusade Boston, MA Dec 31-Jan 16 3,3,17, 74, 141 105,000 3,000
1949 Willis Haymaker becomes crusade director - - - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1950 Missions Conference, Northwestern College Minneapolis, MN Jan 23-27 74 - -
1950 Address to the Georgia state legislature Atlanta, GA Feb 6 360 - -
1950 Columbia Crusade Columbia, SC Feb 19-Mar 12 SC90, 1, 17, 74, 141, 360 190,000 12,000
1950 Edgefield rally Edgefield, SC Mar 12 1 -- --
1950 Augusta rally Augusta, GA Mar 13 1 -- --
1950 Walterboro rally Walterboro, SC Mar 15 1 -- --
1950 Sumter rally Sumter, SC Mar 16 1, 360 -- --
1950 Florence rally Florence, SC Mar 17 1 -- --
1950 Lancaster rally Lancaster, SC Mar 18 1, 360 -- --
1950 Spartanburg rally Spartanburg, SC Mar 19 1 -- --
1950 Bob Jones University Chapel Service Greenville, SC Mar 20 1 -- --
1950 Clemson rally Clemson, SC Mar 21 1 -- --
1950 Anderson rally Anderson, SC Mar 21 1 -- --
1950 Erskine College rally Due West, SC Mar 22 1 -- --
1950 Greenwood rally Greenwood, SC Mar 22 1 -- --
1950 Newberry rally Newberry, SC Mar 23 1, 360 -- --
1950 New England Tour - Mar 27-Apr 23 360 160,000 6,000
1950 Evangelistic rallies Portland, ME Mar 28-29 - - -
1950 Evangelistic rally Waterville, ME Mar 30 - - -
1950 Evangelistic rally Houlton, ME Mar 31 - - -
1950 Mid-Century Campaign Springfield, MA Apr 7-9 - - -
1950 Visit to DL Moody's grave Northfield, MA Apr 8 - - -
1950 Mid-Century Campaign Providence, RI Apr 12-14 - - -
1950 Brown U rally Providence, RI Apr 13 - - -
1950 Mid-Century Campaign Boston, MA Apr 19-23 - - -
1950 Boston Commons rally Boston, MA Apr 23 - - -
1950 Mid-Century Campaign Hartford, CT Apr 24 - - -
1950 YFC banquet (Cliff Barrows) Portland, OR May 1 622 - -
1950 Received honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Houghton College Houghton, NY Jun 5 247 - -
1950 Northwestern School's commencement Minneapolis, MN Jun 14 74 - -
1950 Meeting with President Truman Washington, DC Jly 14 74 - -
1950 YFC Mound Camp Mound, MN Jly - - -
1950 Greater Portland Gospel Crusade Portland, OR Jly 23-Sep 4 1, 17, 54, 113, 285 360, 622 520,000 9,000
1950 Eugene rally Eugene, OR Sept. 5 360 -- --
1950 Medford rally Medford, OR Sept. 6 360 -- --
1950 BGEA incorporated Minneapolis, MN Sep 17 - 282,000 5,700
1950 George Wilson becomes business manager of the BGEA Minneapolis, MN Sep - - -
1950 Minneapolis Crusade Minneapolis, MN Sep 17Oct 8 1, 3,10, 141 - -
1950 Chattanooga rally Chattanooga, TN Oct 22 - - -
1950 Pasadena Rally Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA October 27? 360 - -
1950 Atlanta Crusade Atlanta, GA Oct 29-Dec 3 1, 3,17, 74, 108,141, 360 500,000 8,000
1950 Hour of Decision radio broadcasts begin Atlanta, GA Nov 5 191 - -
1950 Book Revival in Our Times published - - - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1951 Town Meeting of the Air radio program New York, NY Jan 2 - - -
1951 Meeting with group hoping to arrange a New York crusade New York, NY Jan 2 1 - -
1951 Southern States tour - Jan-Feb - 125,000 -
1951 St. Petersburg rally St. Petersburg, FL Jan 14 - - -
1951 Evangelistic rallies Des Moines, IA Jan 27-28 48 - -
1951 (BG) Boston, MA Jan 31 - - -
1951 (BG) Washington, D.C. January - - -
1951 (BG) Dallas, TX January - - -
1951 (BG) Houston, TX January - - -
1951 (BG) Waco, TX January - - -
1951 (BG) San Antonio, TX January - - -
1951 (BG) Minneapolis, MN January - - -
1951 (BG) Chicago, IL January - - -
1951 (BG) Los Angeles, CA January - - -
1951 Two services at Moody Memorial Church Chicago, IL February 5 360 10,000 -
1951 Fort Worth Crusade Fort Worth, TX Feb 24-Mar 25 1, 7, 141, 214, 360, 544 336,300 4,000
1951 Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce address Fort Worth, TX Feb 28 - - -
1951 Great Shreveport-Boosier Area Crusade Shreveport, LA April 8-29 1, 3,7, 26 223,000 5,446
1951 National Association of Evangelicals Meeting Chicago, IL - 26 - -
1951 Cincinnati rallies Cinncinati, OH May 12-13 1 21,000 -
1951 Greater Memphis Evangelistic Campaign Memphis, TN May 20-Jun 20 1, 3,7, 17, 141, 360, 544 317,700 4,648
1951 Commencement address Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL Jun 11 - - -
1951 YFC rally Kansas City, MO Jun 18 - - -
1951 Billy Sunday Tabernacle Winona Lake, IN Jly 15 - - -
1951 Seattle Crusade Seattle, WA Jly 29-Sep 2 1, 7, 54, 141 443,500 6,785
1951 Christ for Hollywood Hollywood, CA Sep 16-Oct 5 1, 7, 15, 17, 54, 141, 360 135,000 2,120
1951 Hour of Decision television broadcasts begin over the ABC network - Sep 30 54 - -
1951 Premiere of film Mr. Texas Hollywood, CA Oct 6? - - -
1951 Greensboro Crusade Greensboro, NC Oct 14-Nov 26 1, 3,7, 17, 141, 360 391,050 6,443
1951 Raleigh rallies Raliegh, NC Nov 16-18 3 34,000 1,450
1951 Orlando rally Orlando, FL Dec 30 - - -
1951 Book America's Hour of Decision published - - - - -
1951 Graham speaks at the annual Southern Baptist Convention San Francisco, CA Sometime in 1951 - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1952 Washington D.C. Crusade Washington, DC Jan 13-Feb 18 SC1, 1, 3,7, 17, 54, 74, 360 307,000 6,244
1952 Resigned as president of Northwestern Schools Minneapolis, MN Feb 25 74 - -
1952 Dave Barr joins the staff of the BGEA's film ministry Washington, DC Mar 3 360 - -
1952 European Tour - Mar-Apr - - -
1952 Jacksonville rally Jacksonville, FL Apr 20 1, 7 - -
1952 Austin rally Austin, TX Apr 29 - - -
1952 Houston Crusade Houston, TX May 4-Jun 8 1, 3, 7, 15, 17, 141 462,500 7,754
1952 Jackson Crusade Jackson, MS Jun 15-Jly 11 1, 3,7,360 362,300 5,927
1952 Dedication of missionary ship for Liberia Vicksburg, MS Early Jly? - - -
1952 YFC convention Winona Lake, IN Mid-Jly? - - -
1952 Moody Week Winona Lake, IN Jly 13-20 - - -
1952 US cities tour - Aug - 126,000 -
1952 Preaching series Montreat, NC Aug 10-17? - - -
1952 Pittsburgh Crusade Pittsburgh, PA Sep 7-Oct 7 1, 3,7, 17, 54, 141, 360 263,500 5,986
1952 U. of Pittsburgh visit Pittsburgh, PA Sep 26 - - -
1952 Carnegie Institute of Technology visit Pittsburgh, PA Sep 30 - - -
1952 Albuquerque Crusade Albuquerque, NM Nov 2-Dec 2 1, 3,7, 141, 198 133,030 3,011
1952 U. of New Mexico visit Albuquerque, NM Nov 13 - - -
1952 Japan visit Yokota Air Base ca. Nov 30 - - -
1952 Korea visit - Dec 1-25 1, 17, 54, 141, 360, 544 - -
1952 Meeting with President Syngman Rhee of South Korea Seoul Korea Dec 24      
1952 Japan visit Ykusuka Naval Base Dec 25 - - -
1952 Pentagon visit Washington, DC - 17 - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1953 Attended first inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States Washington, D.C. Jan 20 - - -
1953 Miami rally Miami, FL Jan 25 - - -
1953 Florida cities tour Tampa, Miami, Tallahassee, St. Petersburg Jan-Feb - 120,000 -
1953 Little Rock rally Little Rock, AR Mar 8 - - -
1953 Chattanooga Crusade Chattanooga, TN Mar 15-Apr 14 1, 3,7 17 283,300 4,406
1953 Tennessee State Legislature address Nashville, TN Apr - - -
1953 St. Louis Revival St. Louis, MO Apr 16-May 16 1, 7, 17 318,400 3,065
1953 Dallas Crusade Dallas, TX May 31-Jun 28 1, 7, 17, 26, 74, 141 513,000 5,869
1953 West Texas tour Tyler, Amarillo, Lubbock, Wichita Falls June-Jly 360 77,000 -
1953 Amarillo rally Amarillo, Texas June 30 191, 360 20,000 Between 600 and 800
1953 Wichita Falls High School visit Wichita Falls, TX Jly - - -
1953 Syracuse Crusade Syracuse, NY Aug 2-31 1, 3,7, 54, 141, 247 105,200 2,630
1953 Detroit Crusade Detroit, MI Sep 27-Nov 1 1, 3,7, 17, 26, 54, 141, 360 363,030 6,980
1953 Asheville Crusade Asheville, NC Nov 8-22 1, 3,7, 360 112,100 2,653

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1954 Meetings, National Armory Auditorium Washington, D.C. Jan 30-31 - - -
1954 Presidential Prayer Breakfast Washington, D.C. Feb 5 17 - -
1954 Charles Riggs began working full time for the BGEA in charge of counseling and follow-up - Spring? - - -
1954 Greater London Crusade London, England Mar 1-May 22 SC5, SC9, SC16, 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 19, 54, 102, 113, 141, 136, 191 214, 222, 285, 318, 360, 544, 622 2,047,333 38,447
1954 Hour of Decision tv program goes off the air -- Apr? 54 - -
1954 Meeting with Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill London, England May 25 - - -
1954 Cliff College visit England Jun 7 - - -
1954 European tour - Jun 16-30 191, 318 303,800 -
1954 Helsinki meetings Helsinki, Finland Jun 16-17 10, 17, 318, 622 - -
1954 Stockholm meetings Stockholm, Sweden Jun 19-20 1, 318 - -
1954 Amsterdam meetings Amsterdam, Netherlands Jun 22 318 - -
1954 US army base meeting Frankfurt, Germany Jun 23 318 - -
1954 Dusseldorf meetings Dusseldorf, Germany Jun 23-24 622 - -
1954 Berlin meetings Berlin, Germany Jun 25-27 318, 622 - -
1954 Paris meeting Paris, France Jun 28-30 191, 318, 622 - -
1954 BG has operation for removal of a kidney stone Asheville, NC Jly - - -
1954 International Christian Endeavor Convention Washington, DC Jly 25 74 - -
1954 Nashville Crusade Nashville, TN Aug 22-Sep 19 1, 7, 17, 141, 360 652,000 9,067
1954 New Orleans Crusade New Orleans, LA Oct 3-31 1, 3,7, 360 319,300 4,932
1954 Baylor U. Visit Waco, TX Nov 6 17 - -
1954 Seattle Pacific College visit Seattle, WA Nov 18 - - -
1954 Permanent office of BGEA in England opened - - - - -

Year Event Location Date(s) Collections Attendance Inquirers
1955 Trinity College visit Clearwater, FL Jan 9 - - -
1955 Wheaton College visit Wheaton, IL Feb 24 - - -
1955 Award of annual citiation citation by the Salvation Army Association New York, NY Feb - - -
1955 Presidential Prayer Breakfast Washington, DC Mar? - - -
1955 BG guest speaker at Word of Life's 15th anniversary rally in Madison Square Garden New York, NY March 3      
1955 Sails for Europe on liner Liberte New York, NY Mar 12 360 - -
1955 All-Scotland Crusade Glasgow, Scotland Mar 21-Apr 30 1, 3,7, 17, 113, 141, 318, 360, 622 2,647,365 52,253
1955 Luncheon with Scottish social, political, business leaders Glasgow, Scotland Apr 1 - - -
1955 Afternoon rally Edinburgh, Scotland Apr 20 360 20,000 900
1955 Aberdeen rally Aberdeen, Scotland May 2 - - -
1955 Inverness rally Inverness, Scotland May 3 - - -
1955 BG leaves Scotland for England Glasgow, Scotland May 11 360 - -
1955 London Crusade London, England May 14-22 1, 3,7, 17, 113, 318, 360, 622 450,000 23,806
1955 Preaches before Queen Elizabeth II of England London, England May 22 - - -
1955 Preaches before the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland May 24 360 - -
1955 Paris Crusade Paris, France Jun 5-8 1, 141, 360 43,619 2,153
1955 European Tour Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway Jun-Jly 1, 7, 17, 54, 74, 102, 113, 141, 214 - -
1955 (BG) Zurich, Switzerland Jun 18 - 50,000 5,000
1955 (BG) Stockholm, Sweden Jun 19-20 - - -
1955 (BG) Copenhagen, Denmark Jun 21 - - -
1955 Evangelistic rally Frankfurt, Germany Jun 21 360 40,000 2,000
1955 Evangelistic rally Wiesbaden, Germany Jun 22 360 - -
1955 Evangelistic rally Kaiserlautern, Germany Jun 22 360, 74 - -
1955 Evangelistic rally Mannheim, Germany Jun 23 360 40,000 1,500
1955 Evangelistic rally Stuttgart, Germany Jun 25 360 60,000 2,400
1955 Evangelistic rally Nurnberg, Germany Jun 26 17, 360 65,000 2,500
1955 Visit with Martin Niemoeller? Darmstadt, Germany Jun 27? 360 - -
1955 Evangelistic rally Dortmund, Germany Jun 28 360 30,000 1,800
1955 Rotterdam Crusade Rotterdam, Netherlands Jun 30 141 65,000 2,000
1955 Worship service at US military installation Verdun, France Jly 26 74 25,000 7,000
1955 Visit with John Bolten and Harold J. Ockenga Gloucester, MA Aug 27-28 360 - -
1955 Address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Boston, MA Aug 28 360 - -
1955 Leighton Ford joins BGEA as associate evangelist Toronto, ON Summer - - -
1955 Toronto Crusade Toronto, ON Sep 18-Oct 9 1, 3,7, 17, 74, 102, 141, 213 356,000 7,436
1955 Ottawa rally Ottawa, ON Oct 3 1 - -
1955 Elected Gordon College of Theology trustee Beverly, MA Oct 3 369 - -
1955 Address to Men's Convention of the Southern Baptist Convention New Orleans, LA Oct 17 - - -
1955 Cambridge U. mission Cambridge, England Nov 6-13 7 - -
1955 Oxford U. mission Oxford, England Nov 19-20 7 - -
1955 BGEA office opened Washington, DC Dec 8 360 - -
1955 BG meets with the crusade committee of the Protestant Council of New York City and reach an agreement to hold an evangelsitic campaign New York, NY Dec. 9      
1955 BG and Protestant Council of New York City announce Graham has accepted an invitation from the Council to hold an evangelistic campaign in New York City, starting May 15 New York, NY Dec. 10      
1955 Opened an evangelistic campaign for Howard Butt Boston, MA Dec 30 360 - -
1955 Visited Gordon College Beverly, MA Dec 31 360 - -
1955 Joseph Blinco became Associate Evangelist - - - - -

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1956 Leaves for India New York, NY Jan 15 - - -
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1956 India Tour Bombay, Madras, Kottayam, Palmcottah, Dohnavur, New Delhi, Bangalore, Benares, Calcutta Jan 17Feb 13. 7, 8, 17, 19, 54, 74, 113, 141, 191, 206, 214, 360 - -
1956 Bombay rally canceled because of riots Bombay, India Jan 20 7 - -
1956 Indoor meeting for ministers and Christian workers Bombay, India Jan 20 7 - -
1956 Madras rallies Madras, India Jan 23-25 7, 54 - -
1956 Kottayam rallies Kottayam, India Jan 27-29 7, 141 - -
1956 Palayamkottai rallies Palayamkottai, India Jan 31-Feb 1 7 - -
1956 Trivandrum rally Trivandrum, India Feb 2 7 - -
1956 New Delhi rallies New Delhi, India Feb 5-6 7 - -
1956 Meeting with prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru New Delhi, India Feb 4? 7, 74 - -
1956 Benaras rally Benaras, India Feb 7 7 - -
1956 Calcutta rallies Calcutta, India Feb 9-10 7 - -
1956 Meeting with missionaries Bangkok, Thailand Feb 11 7 - -
1956 Orient Tour Formosa, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines Feb 12-27 7, 17, 74, 113, 141, 191, 360, 406 - -
1956 Manila rallies Manila, Philippines Feb 12-13 7 - -
1956 Hong Kong rallies Hong Kong Feb 14-15 7, 191 - -
1956 Formosa rallies Taipei, Formosa Feb 16-17 7 - -
1956 Meeting with Chiang Kai-shek and his wife Taipei, Formosa Feb 16? 7 - -
1956 Japan rallies Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka Feb 18-25 7, 74, 191, 406 - -
1956 Korea rallies Seoul, Korea Feb 26-27 7 - -
1956 Honolulu rally Honolulu, HI Mar 11 7 ca. 20,000 ca. 1200
1956 Montreat College visit Montreat, NC Mar 29 - - -
1956 BG appeared on television program Person to Person with Edward R. Murrow - Apr 6 74 - -
1956 BG talks to a ministers meeting at the Waldorf Astoria about the upcoming New York City Crusade New York, NY Apr. 9      
1956 Richmond Crusade Richmond, VA Apr 29-May 20 1, 3,7, 360 298,370 6,209
1956 Medical College of Virginia visit Richmond, VA May 9 - - -
1956 Address to the Southern Baptist Convention? Kansas City, MO May 30 360 - -
1956 Oklahoma City Crusade Oklahoma City, OK Jun 3-Jly 1 1, 3, 7, 360 464,139 7,148
1956 Made Admiral of the Fleet of the navy of the state of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK Jun - - -
1956 U. of Oklahoma visit Oklahoma City, OK Jly 1 - - -
1956 Muskogee Crusade (JB) Muskogee, OK Jly 1-15 1 - -
1956 Youth for Christ conference address Winona Lake, IN Jly 3 74, 360 - -
1956 BG has lunch with the editors of Life magazine New York, NY July 18      
1956 Winona Lake Bible Conference Winona Lake, IN Jly 26, 27 360 - -
1956 Maranatha Bible Conference Lake Harbor, MI Jly 26 38 - -
1956 Address to Presbyterians? Montreat, NC Aug 16-17 360 - -
1956 Address to Methodists? Lake Junaluska, NC Aug 18 360 - -
1956 87th Anniversary Camp Meeting, Ocean Grove Summer Assembly Ocean Grove, NJ Aug 24-Sep 3 1, 74, 360 - -
1956 Address to the Christian Businessmen's Convention? Cincinnati, OH Sep 15? 360 - -
1956 Akron rally Akron, OH Sep 16 1, 360 - -
1956 Dinner for BG by the New York Crusade Committee New York, NY Sep 17 360 - -
1956 Louisville Crusade Louisville, KY Sep 30-Oct 28 1, 3,7, 17, 318, 360, 622 492,740 6,870
1956 Presbyterian Theological Seminary visit Louisville, KY Oct 10 - - -
1956 Wheaton College visit, receives honorary Doctor of Letters degree Wheaton, IL Nov 13 360 - -
1956 St. Louis rallies St. Louis, MO Nov 24-25 1 - -
1956 Davidson College visit Davidson, NC Dec 9 - - -
1956 Buffalo rallies Buffalo, NY Dec 13-14 1, 108, 360 - -
1956 Student Missions Congress Nashville, TN Dec 30 - - -
1956 Montreat College Montreat, NC Dec - - -
1956 Clergyman of the Year, Religious Heritage of America Washington, DC - - - -
1956 T. W. Wilson Jr. becomes an Associate Evangelist - - - - -

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