Last Updated on September 27, 2022
William Franklin Graham III is an American evangelical evangelist and missionary. He frequently engages in Christian revival tours and political commentary. He is currently president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization.
Graham became a “committed Christian” in 1974 and was ordained in 1982, and has since become a public speaker and author. He is the son of the American evangelist, Billy Graham.
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Franklin Graham Profile Summary
- Birth Name: William Franklin Graham III
- Place Of Birth: Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
- Date Of Birth: 14th July 1952
- Franklin Graham Age: 69 Years
- Gender: Male
- Height: 173 cm
- Nationality: American
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse: Jane Cunningham
- Children: 4 (Will, Roy Austin, Edward Bell, and Jane Lynch)
- Parents: Ruth McCue Bell and Billy Graham
- Siblings: 4 (Virginia Leftwich (Gigi), Anne Graham Lotz, Ruth, and Nelson Edman)
- Education: Montreat-Anderson College (Montreat College) and Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Business
- Profession: Christian evangelist, preacher, author
- Church: Southern Baptist Convention
- Net Worth: $10 million
- Political Party: Republican (until 2015) then Independent (2015-present)
- Instagram: @franklin_graham
- Twitter: @franklin_graham
- Facebook: @FranklinGraham
Early Life
William Franklin Graham III was born on July 14, 1952, in Asheville, North Carolina, to evangelists Billy Graham and Ruth Graham. He is the fourth of their five children. As a teenager, Graham attended Stony Brook School, a Christian private school on Long Island, New York, but dropped out. He finished high school in North Carolina.
In 1970, Graham attended LeTourneau College in Longview, Texas, and was expelled from the school for keeping a female classmate out past curfew. In 1973, Graham joined Bob Pierce, founder of Samaritan’s Purse, on a six-week mission to Asia. It was during this trip that Graham decided to focus on world relief.
In 1974, he graduated from Montreat-Anderson College, now Montreat College, with an A.S. That same year on a trip to Jerusalem and he repented and experienced a new birth. In 1978 he graduated from Appalachian State University with a B.A.
He was ordained in 1982 by the Grace Community Church in Tempe, Arizona, a non-denominational church.
Books
William has also authored and co-written a number of books. These books include:
- Through My Father’s Eyes Book by Donna Lee Toney and Franklin Graham (2018)
- Rocks, Dirty Birds, and Briars Rocks, Dirty Birds, and Briars (2016)
- The Sower. Worthy Publishing. 2012. ISBN 9781617951114.
- A Wing and a Prayer (2005)
- All for Jesus (2003), with Ross Rhoads
- Kids Praying for Kids (2003)
- The Name (2002)
- It’s Who You Know: The One Relationship That Makes All the Difference (2002)
- Living Beyond the Limits: A Life in Sync with God (1998)
- Miracle in a Shoe Box (1995)
- Rebel With A Cause: Finally Comfortable Being Graham (1995), autobiography
- Bob Pierce: This One Thing I Do (1983)
Franklin Graham Net Worth
Franklin Graham is estimated to be worth $10 million. As the CEO of the Samaritan’s purse, many people have been wondering, what percentage of donations goes to samaritan’s purse? It is not quite clear about how much the organisation receives but if compared to the work it has been doing, it should be receiving a good number of donations.