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2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 M I N I S T R Y R E P O R T B I L LY G R A H A M E V A N G E L I S T I C A S S O C I A T I O N O F C A N A D A
“… THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD.” —Mark 1 : 1
For over 60 years.
ONE MESSAGE.
“None of these [tribulations] move me; nor do
I count my life dear to myself, so that I may
finish my race with joy, and the ministry which
I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the
gospel of the grace of God.” —ACTS 20:24
DEAR FRIEND,
Only one message is powerful enough to
bring hope in every situation. Only one
message can transform people’s hearts and
bring hope to the nations of the world. Only
one message can bring hope out of despair.
Only one message truthfully offers salvation.
Only one—the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Since 1950, the Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association (BGEA) has preached this
message in every way we know how and to
everyone we can. Each day, about 150,000
people slip into eternity—the vast majority
unprepared; “dead in trespasses and sins”
(Ephesians 2:1). We sense the urgency of the
hour—to proclaim the Gospel in every way
possible, because the day of the Lord is near
(see Obadiah 1:15).
Please pray that we will remain faithful in
these extraordinary opportunities that come
from God’s hand. The eternal results belong to
Jesus Christ with all glory and praise, for He is
“the Lord of the harvest” (Matthew 9:38).
The following pages will give you a glimpse
of what God has done around the world in
2014 through the proclamation of His Word.
We are thankful to you for your partnership
as we “stand fast in one spirit, with one mind
striving together for the faith of the gospel”
(Philippians 1:27). May God richly bless you.
Sincerely,
Franklin Graham
PresidentFranklin Graham brings the Good News
of Jesus Christ to Sapporo, Japan,
during the Hokkaido Festival of Hope.“AS MANY AS RECEIVED [JESUS CHRIST], TO THEM HE GAVE THE RIGHT TO BECOME
CHILDREN OF GOD, TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIS NAME.” —John 1:12
Proclaiming the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Franklin Graham calls people to repentance and faith
in Christ at the Greater Toronto Festival of Hope, held
September 2014 at Air Canada Centre.
ALL AGES MINISTRIES
their sins and commit their lives to Jesus Christ.
The Festival also attracted more than 77,000
viewers from over 140 countries who watched
each night online through live webstreaming.
We continue to rejoice at the results.
God brought more than 1,700 people to faith in
His Son at the Festival. Online, 1,690
indicated they had prayed the
prayer of salvation.
“It feels good,” said 16-year-
old Zachary,
who attended the Festival
with a youth group and
dedicated his life to
Christ. “God cares about
me, because He has all
GEA takes Jesus Christ at His word when He says in Mark 16:15,
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”
In response, our evangelistic events have spanned the globe with
one purpose—to share God’s love with people who need Christ. Franklin
Graham, his son Will, and our associate evangelists take the Gospel to
hundreds of thousands of people every year. Each event engages churches
across an entire region to reach into their communities and then to follow up
by discipling those who made life-changing commitments to Jesus Christ.
EVANGELISTIC EVENTS
One of the most impactful Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association events of 2014 was
the Greater Toronto Festival of Hope with
Franklin Graham.
Almost 40,000 people attended outreach events
Sept. 12–14 at Air Canada Centre. Each night, the
arena (home to the NHL’s Maple Leafs and NBA’s
Raptors) looked like a United Nations event.
Because of Toronto’s ethnic diversity,
Franklin Graham’s messages were translated
into six languages—Cantonese, Mandarin,
Spanish, Farsi, Arabic, and Russian. In addition,
trained local counselors were available in each
language to pray for those who jammed the
arena floor in response to invitations to repent of
Approximately 32,000 people attended
Franklin Graham’s two-day Festival of Hope
in Warsaw, Poland.
A young heart hears the
simple truth of the Gospel during
Rock the Lakes in Erie, Pennsylvania.
these counselors here [to walk people through faith
commitments]. With Jesus, I can overcome anything.”
Even before the Festival outreach events began, over
1,400 people made faith commitments in response to
Gospel presentations at several training and community
outreach events held earlier in the year. We praise God
for every soul who has turned to Christ.
Other Franklin Graham Festivals took place in El Paso,
TX; Sapporo, Japan; Tbilisi, Georgia; Warsaw, Poland;
and Pittsburgh, PA. In total, more than 159,000
heard the Good News through these outreaches,
and almost 9,000 responded by publicly committing
their lives to Christ.
Meanwhile, from the outback of Australia to the remote
mountains of Papua New Guinea and the far corners of
Asia, Will Graham—the third generation of the Graham
family to proclaim the Gospel under the BGEA banner—
conducted numerous evangelistic events during 2014.
All told, more than 84,000 people attended Will’s
Celebrations, and more than 10,500 of them responded
by surrendering their lives to Jesus Christ.
Preparations are well underway for the 2015
Will Graham Celebration of Hope tour that will include
stops in Siksika First Nation, AB (Oct. 15); Whitehorse,
YT (Oct. 16–17); and Fort McMurray, AB (Nov. 14–15).
Training events have already happened in all three
communities, and there is great excitement about what
the Lord is doing there.
For more information about the Celebration of
Hope, including how you can prayerfully and
financially support this vital ministry, please visit
CelebrationOfHope.ca
BGEA Associate Evangelist Robert Cunville spent much
of 2014 tirelessly preaching the Gospel across India—
The Holy Spirit draws hearts to Christ during the
Franklin Graham Festival of Hope in Toronto.
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At the Celebration of Good News in Papua New Guinea,
Will Graham preaches the eternal hope that can only be
found in Jesus Christ.
Everyone enters the Billy Graham Library at the foot of
the cross, and more than 1,700 people made life-changing
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We praise God that more than 400 of those
calls resulted in people dedicating or
rededicating their lives to Christ. As of
May 31 this year, over 450 calls were received,
with almost 160 dedications or rededications.
BILLY GRAHAM LIBRARY
The 40,000-square-foot Billy Graham Library
in Charlotte, NC, has drawn more than 900,000
visitors from almost 90 countries since its 2007
opening. Offering free admission, the main facility
houses six historical multimedia exhibits, four
galleries of memorabilia and artifacts, and two
theaters—all on eight landscaped hectares.
There, guests encounter the Gospel throughout
their visit. Every aspect of the Library is designed
to proclaim God’s love and forgiveness, found
only through faith in Jesus Christ.
In 2014, the Library welcomed more than 144,300
visitors—approximately 4,300 more than the
previous year. It drew diverse audiences by
hosting numerous special events, including book
signings with Joni Eareckson Tada, recording
artist Ricky Skaggs, Duck Dynasty’s Phil and Kay
Robertson, and renowned Christian author
Max Lucado. Our most-attended event, Christmas
at the Library, drew more than 43,700 people.
Most visitors took The Journey of Faith tour, the
highlight of the Library experience. The tour
covers important events and developments in
Billy Graham’s remarkable life in service to the
Lord Jesus Christ.
RESPONSE CENTER & CHRISTIAN GUIDANCE
BGEA’s Christian Guidance and Response
ministry is a primary voice of the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association, answering more than
226,900 phone calls, letters, and emails in 2014.
Our representatives responded to callers with the
love of Christ through words of encouragement,
prayer, spiritual guidance, and the latest
information on BGEA ministries—including
upcoming Festivals and Celebrations, the Search
for Jesus online evangelism outreach, and the
My Hope with Billy Graham video ministry.
Incoming spiritual calls were primarily from
viewers of Billy Graham Classics TV programs
and listeners to BGEA radio broadcasts.
During 2014, our representatives were privileged
to pray with more than 23,900 callers as a
personal, one-on-one ministry. We give thanks to
God that 602 of them indicated having repentant
hearts and will “obtain the salvation which is in
Christ Jesus with eternal glory” (2 Timothy 2:10).
DECISION MAGAZINE
During 2014, Decision magazine continued to
reflect its purpose as “The Evangelical Voice
of Today.” The award-winning monthly is
increasingly recognized as one of the foremost
publications calling Christians in Canada and
around the world to stand strong for Jesus Christ
and against the growing godlessness in the
culture around us.
In 2014, the Canadian edition of Decision had an
average circulation of 11,700 copies per issue.
To subscribe, or to renew your subscription,
please call 1-800-293-3717. A subscription to
Decision is also an excellent gift for someone you
wish to bless and encourage.
from a remote village in Nagaland to the city of
Jaipur, a Hindu stronghold with a population of
more than three million.
An estimated 121,800 people heard the message
of salvation through Christ during the year at
Robert’s 12 Festivals of Peace. More than 8,340
people made life-changing commitments to
Christ, while many thousands more came forward
to seek additional information about becoming a
Christian and to request prayer.
Associate Evangelist David Ruiz preached “the
grace of God that brings salvation” (Titus 2:11)
during Festivals of Peace in Portoviejo, Ecuador;
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico; and Toluca, Mexico.
More than 44,950 people attended these three
outreaches, with over 3,630 pledging their hearts
and lives to Jesus Christ.
TV TELEPHONE MINISTRY
For North Americans coming to faith in
Jesus Christ, BGEA’s TV Telephone Ministry
(TVTM) continues to be an important connection
point. TVTM provides spiritual support and
information to people who watch BGEA telecasts
and then call the toll-free number on their
TV screens.
In 2014, volunteers at call centers in Calgary
and Winnipeg responded to almost 1,600 calls
(45 percent more than in 2013).
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Equipping Christians to reach their nations.
“HOPE IN THE LORD; FOR WITH THE LORD THERE IS MERCY, AND
WITH HIM IS ABUNDANT REDEMPTION.” —Psalm 130:7
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y Hope is an
international initiative
that encourages and
equips local churches around the
world to proclaim the Gospel
of Jesus Christ. Each year, BGEA
produces short videos that
congregations and individuals use
to draw large numbers of friends,
family members, and neighbors to
hear the Gospel.
In 2014, My Hope took place for the second
consecutive year in Canada and the United
States and was initiated for the first time in
the United Kingdom.
As Easter approached, churches in North
America were encouraged to utilize the aptly
themed video The Cross, which had been
released the year before, reaching millions of
people with the Gospel.
Later in 2014, BGEA produced Heaven, a
30-minute program featuring Billy Graham
himself, plus new and powerful testimonies
of lives changed through faith in Jesus Christ.
Almost 18,000 Heaven DVDs were distributed
for free across Canada, after being paid for by
BGEA donors.
“The video was very well received,” reported
James Lim, senior pastor at Praise International
Church. His church hosted a special showing of
Heaven at two of its campuses in the
Vancouver region.
“We had an altar call at the end and invited
people to respond by raising their hands, and
we had about 10 in Vancouver and 20 in Surrey.
We were expecting a good response, but this
was amazing.”
More than 425 Canadian churches participated
in My Hope in 2014, and nearly 800 Canadians
dedicated or rededicated their lives to Christ
after watching Heaven. As of the end of May
2015, almost 500 churches are participating in
My Hope and more than 400 Canadians have
committed or recommitted their lives to Christ
through the ministry.
BGEA of Canada has also created a French
version of Heaven and is using it in 2015 to help
Quebec churches and Christians to reach out to
people who need Christ. A version with English
sub-titles is available on the BGEAC website.
If you or your church did not participate in My
Hope in 2014, you can take part this year. Even if
your congregation was part of the 2013 or 2014
outreaches, we encourage you to participate
again using the new materials. To view the videos,
learn more, and get your church involved, please
visit MyHopeWithBillyGraham.ca
A retirement home in Calgary, AB, hosted a
showing of Heaven, the latest My Hope video
featuring Billy Graham.
MMY HOPE 2014
WITH BILLY GRAHAM
“I WAS FOUND BY THOSE WHO DID NOT SEEK ME; I WAS MADE
MANIFEST TO THOSE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR ME.” —Romans 10:20
Equipped with technology. Powered by prayer.
INTERNET EVANGELISM
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uring 2014, BGEA
continued to use every
media option available
to us to invite lost people around
the world to come to Jesus Christ
and find new life in Him. Through
the Internet and social media,
God expanded our reach to take
this one message to more than
235 countries and territories.
Our website, MyPeaceWithGod.ca, started in
2014 because today, millions of people take
life’s big questions to the Internet. Using search
engines, they ask things like: “Am I loved?”
“Is there a God?” “What’s my purpose?”
Through MyPeaceWithGod.ca, they are directed
to real hope with compelling, interactive Gospel
presentations that address their concerns.
Visitors are then invited to surrender their lives to
Christ and to indicate if they did so. If they click
to indicate they want to know more about Jesus
or have questions, they are connected to trained
Christian volunteers who can share the hope of
the Gospel through email.
We rejoice that in 2014, MyPeaceWithGod.ca
was visited more than 62,000 times, with almost
8,000 people telling us they had prayed the
prayer of salvation. 63,600 visits were already
recorded up to the end of May 2015.
SearchForJesus.ca, a companion website
designed for Christians and churches who want
to support MyPeaceWithGod.ca and become
trained volunteers, was viewed almost 500 times
in 2014 and nearly 280 times to the end of May
2015. Through this website, you can watch a 3-D
map that shows, in real time, people around the
world making decisions for Christ through BGEA.
Worldwide, BGEA’s PeaceWithGod.net ministry
connected with more than 6.8 million people, with
almost 210,000 giving us their contact information
so we could follow up with them.
Our main website—BillyGraham.ca—was visited
more than 120,000 times in 2014. Much of this was
due to the Greater Toronto Festival of Hope and
live streaming of the three nights of outreach.
The site was viewed almost 3,200 more times to
May 31, 2015. BillyGraham.ca includes information
on BGEA of Canada ministries and training
opportunities, articles from back issues of Decision
magazine, and My Hope video programs.
In addition, FestivalOfHope.ca was visited over
106,000 times in 2014. This was one of the main
avenues for us to connect with people in southern
Ontario who were interested in the Greater Toronto
Festival of Hope. Even now, people can visit the
website and find out how God changed lives in the
Greater Toronto Area.
MyHopeWithBillyGraham.ca (and its French
counterpart, MonEspoirAvecBillyGraham.ca) was
visited more than 15,000 times in 2014 and nearly
3,200 more times by May 31, 2015. The website
continues to offer churches and Christians valuable
resources to reach their communities with the
saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. These resources
include the videos Heaven, Lose To Gain, The Cross,
and Defining Moments. Some of them are also
available in French.
This year, CelebrationOfHope.ca is one of the most
important ways for people in Siksika First Nation,
AB; Whitehorse, YT; and Fort McMurray, AB, to get
information about BGEA of Canada’s Celebration
of Hope with Will Graham that is happening in their
communities. The site has been visited more than
2,700 times this year, up to May 31.
SearchForJesus.net displays real-time visits
and decisions for Christ along with their geographic
locations around the world.
Reaching children to reach their friends.
“JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID, ‘I THANK YOU, FATHER, LORD OF HEAVEN AND
EARTH, THAT YOU HAVE HIDDEN THESE THINGS FROM THE WISE AND
PRUDENT AND HAVE REVEALED THEM TO [CHILDREN].’” —Matthew 11:25
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icture the significance of
children and young people
coming to Christ, growing
in Him, and sharing their faith
with their friends. BGEA remains
committed to seeing this happen
by helping church leaders,
teachers, and parents spread
the hope of the Gospel to—and
through—our youth. In 2014,
we saw continued growth with
our discipleship and evangelism
training programs.
DARE TO BE A DANIEL
Dare to Be a Daniel (D2BD) is an evangelism
training course that equips children ages 9–14
with the life skills, tools, and confidence to share
Christ with their friends and peers.
It’s available in 5-lesson and 13-lesson kits, which
are ideal for Sunday school, vacation Bible
schools, Christian summer camps, and other
group applications.
“At our church, we always wanted something
for our tweens; then I read about Dare to Be a
Daniel and told my pastor about it,” said Janet
Breitkreutz, who’s in charge of small group
coaches at her Edmonton church. “We’re trying
to keep kids in church, and D2BD is helping. They
really like it—they even ask for it. It’s very good
about helping kids to not cave in to
peer pressure.”
Generous Canadian donors have enabled BGEA
of Canada to give away a limited number of
these kits to churches that are committed to
raising the next generation of evangelists. Kits
can also be purchased by calling 1-800-293-3717.
In addition, Dare to Be a Daniel is available at
LeDefiDeDaniel.ca for French-speaking churches
and individuals.
THE GREATEST JOURNEY
In 2014, BGEA launched The Greatest Journey in
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom,
and Australia. This 12-session Bible study was
created to help children ages 6–10 become
faithful followers of Jesus and is designed for
home use, Sunday school, or children’s outreach
in developed nations.
The Greatest Journey was adapted from the
Samaritan’s Purse curriculum of the same
name, which God has used in conjunction
with Operation
Christmas Child to
bring more than
one million children
to faith in His Son in
over 100 countries.
Thanks to donations
from Canadians like you, a limited
number of The Greatest Journey kits have
been given to interested churches. Available in
a variety of forms, kits can also be purchased.
Please visit BillyGraham.ca/TGJ to learn more
and to download a free sample lesson. Children enjoy the onstage production of
The Greatest Journey Live during KidzFest at
the Central Mississippi Will Graham Celebration.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
“LEAD ME IN YOUR TRUTH AND TEACH ME, FOR YOU ARE THE GOD
OF MY SALVATION; ON YOU I WAIT ALL THE DAY.” —Psalm 25:5
Presenting God’s truth, goodness, and beauty.
TRAINING MINISTRIES
roviding Christians with
the skills and confidence
to proclaim the Gospel
continues to be a vital part of
our mission. During 2014,
evangelism training was a
significant part of the Greater
Toronto Festival of Hope.
CHRISTIAN LIFE AND WITNESS & FM419 CLASSES
At the Greater Toronto Festival of Hope, more
than 1,350 students and youth leaders attended
two youth training weekends. We rejoice that
92 first-time decisions for Christ were made,
along with 338 rededications.
Over 3,200 people of all ages attended Christian
Life and Witness Course (CLWC) trainings at
almost 30 locations. At these classes, God
brought more than 180 people to faith in His
Son, with over 570 renewing their commitments
to Christ.
CLWC helps Christians grasp key biblical
principles that form a solid foundation for their
faith. Through this, instructors show how to
build a victorious Christian life and share that life
with others.
In 2015, CLWC is part of the Celebration of
Hope with Will Graham, taking place in Siksika
First Nation, AB; Whitehorse, YT; and Fort
McMurray, AB. As of May 31 this year, 11 churches
and more than 250 people had participated in
CLWC training in Whitehorse. CLWC training has
also happened in Siksika and is scheduled for
October in Fort McMurray.
FM419, the youth version of CLWC, took place in
May 2015 in Whitehorse. More than 100 people
from at least six churches participated, with 11
making decisions for Christ or rededications to
Him. FM419 in Fort McMurray is to occur later
this year.
RECONNEXION
REconneXion is a practical and inspirational
BGEA of Canada one-day seminar that
provides the tools to increase the influence
pastors and church leaders can achieve in
their communities. Nine seminars, attended
by more than 250 people, have been held
across Canada in 2014 and so far in 2015.
More seminars are being organized for
autumn 2015.
MY HOPE
Training Christians to be “Matthews” and
share their faith in Christ through special
video viewing events is a key part of My
Hope with Billy Graham. We rejoice that
in 2014, almost 2,000 people attended
My Hope training events across Canada,
with almost 780 making dedications or
rededications to Christ.
BILLY GRAHAM TRAINING CENTER AT THE COVE
For more than 25 years, the Billy Graham
Training Center at The Cove in Asheville, NC,
has encouraged and refreshed believers and
empowered them to influence their world
for the glory of God.
In 2014, more than 30,100 Cove attendees
participated in a total of 308 Seminar,
Guest Group, and Personal Spiritual Retreat
events. We praise God that more than
4,100 people made commitments to major
life changes in areas including their family,
career, ministry, and most importantly,
their relationship with Jesus Christ. This was
a 5.5-percent increase over 2013.
Young people learn how to deepen their walk with Christ and
share their faith during FM419 evangelism training.
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“THE LORD IS NEAR TO THOSE WHO HAVE A BROKEN HEART,
AND SAVES SUCH AS HAVE A CONTRITE SPIRIT.” —Psalm 34:18
Sharing the hope of Christ in the midst of crisis.
CRISIS MINISTRY
During 2014, BGEA responded to ice storms,
mudslides, tornadoes, floods, shootings, and civil
unrest with 342 RRT chaplain deployments to 17
disaster sites.
Our chaplains assisted more than 43,000
victims by year’s end and prayed with over
10,000 individuals. We are grateful to God and
give Him all the glory for the thousands of
people comforted in Jesus’ Name, and for the
415 people who responded to the hope of the
Gospel with “repentance toward God and faith
[in] our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 20:21).
In Canada, almost 90 volunteer RRT chaplains
responded to natural disasters and crisis
situations in four provinces.
Eight chaplains prayed with victims of spring
flooding in Sussex Corner, NB, and Belleville, ON.
In April, following the stabbing deaths of five
University of Calgary students, almost 20 RRT
chaplains spent eight days comforting students,
staff, and first-responders with the love of Christ.
This was the first time chaplains responded on
their own, rather than as part of a Samaritan’s
Purse disaster response. Chaplains also
supported Calgarians who visited an informal
memorial at the crime scene and who attended
the victims’ funerals and prayer services.
In June, five chaplains went to Moncton, NB,
to comfort and pray with residents and first-
responders after five Royal Canadian Mounted
Police officers were shot, three of them fatally.
In July and August, eight chaplains went to
Melville, SK, and Burlington, ON, after flooding
damaged many homes.
“Many times, we’re the first time that they let
the tears fall,” said chaplain Janet Voth, who was
deployed in Melville. “Victims often feel that they
have to stay strong for the people around them.
It feels like we give them permission to grieve, to
feel the pain.”
A total of 40 chaplains were also deployed
at Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas
Child shoebox processing centers in Calgary,
Toronto, and Kitchener, ON. Over three weeks
in November and December, they prayed with
more than 230 volunteers and staff members.
Chaplains will be assigned to the processing
centers again in late 2015.
An RRT chaplain listens to residents in
Pilger, Nebraska, where twin EF-4 tornadoes
demolished the small town’s business district.
When RRT’s chaplains quickly deployed to Ferguson,
Missouri, the Rapid Response Team mobile command
truck—used as a ministry center—was stationed daily in a
parking lot on the street where the rioting had occurred.
n a world where disaster
is certain, the Billy Graham
Rapid Response Team
(RRT) responds in two ways:
by training a force of believers
to respond with spiritual
and emotional care, and by
deploying volunteer chaplains
anywhere in the world to
offer God’s hope to victims
and first-responders.
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BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,659,095 $ 2,029,002
Short-term investments 1,263,490 1,458,386
Accounts receivable 113,464 27,363
Prepaid expenses 26,137 111,052
3,062,186 3,625,803
Investments 3,346,029 2,575,397
Capital Assets 3,284,050 3,322,810
9,692,265 9,524,010
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Account payable & accrued liabilities 159,618 197,722
Unearned revenue on subscription to Decision magazine 44,417 40,154
Payable to related parties 77,473 58,162
281,508 296,038
Deferred contributions 109,770 47,713
FUND BALANCES
Unrestricted $ 5,291,786 $ 5,132,298
Internally restricted—invested in capital assets 3,284,050 3,322,810
Endowments 725,151 725,151 9,300,987 9,180,259
9,692,265 9,524,010
2014 2013
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Board of Directors
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association exists to support and extend the
evangelistic calling and ministries of Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, and Will Graham
by proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to all we can by every effective
means available to us and by equipping others to do the same.
WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III
President & Chief Executive Officer
Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association
President & CEO
Samaritan’s Purse—U.S.A.
Boone, North Carolina
Elected 1995
BOARD MEMBERS
DENNIS GLUBISH
MD, CCFP, FCFP
St. Albert, AB
Elected 1999
BILLY GRAHAM
Honorary Chairman
Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association
Montreat, NC
Elected 1968
JACK NEUFELD
President & CEO
WORX Environmental
Products, Inc.
Calgary, AB
Elected 2004
RUTH A.M. ROSS, BA, LLB
Deputy Executive Director
Advocates International
BA, LLB
London, ON
Elected 2012
PAUL SABER
President & CEO
Manna Development
Group, LLC
Encinitas, CA
Elected 2007
THE HONORABLE E. DARRELL RIEMER
Judge of the Provincial Court
of Alberta
Red Deer, AB
Elected 2007
BRIAN PAULS
President
Pauls Properties Corp.
Denver, Colorado
Elected 2013
KEN STANKIEVECH
President & CEO
TechnoVita
Technologies Corp.
Calgary, AB
Elected 2013
GEOFFREY L. MOORE, CA
President Geoffrey L. Moore & Associates
Thornhill, ON
Elected 1995
OFFICERS DIRECTOR EMERITUS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AUDIT COMMITTEE
BILLY GRAHAM Honorary Chairman
WM. FRANKLIN GRAHAM, III Chairman
DENNIS GLUBISH Vice Chairman
RUTH A.M. ROSS Secretary
GEOFFREY L. MOORE Treasurer
BARRIE J. SMITH Elected 1993Emeritus 2012
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCESFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
REVENUE
Contributions—general $ 2,966,980 $ – $ – $ 2,966,980 $ 2,803,743
Recognition of deferred ministry contributions 1,717,242 – – 1,717,242 1,526,356
Bequests 530,223 – – 530,223 521,408
Investment and other income 289,435 – – 289,435 111,359
Decision magazine subscriptions 65,677 – – 65,677 74,875
5,569,557 – – 5,569,557 5,037,741
EXPENDITURES
Evangelistic ministries:
Youth evangelism 18,539 – – 18,539 14,432
My Hope with Billy Graham 287,184 – – 287,184 1,375,381
Training 160,634 – – 160,634 143,395
Citywide evangelism 2,302,674 – – 2,302,674 260,931
International ministries & world emergencies 166,578 – – 166,578 614,358
Decision magazine 201,554 – – 201,554 196,388
Media 120,511 – – 120,511 42,119
Other ministry 1,291,894 87,184 – 1,379,078 1,292,801
4,549,568 87,184 – 4,636,752 3,939,805
General & administrative 546,931 25,858 572,789 551,503
Fundraising 239,288 – – 239,288 218,208
5,335,787 113,042 – 5,448,829 4,709,516
Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenditures 233,770 (113,042) – 120,728 328,225
Fund balance—beginning of year 5,132,298 3,322,810 725,151 9,180,259 8,852,034
Inter fund transfer—capital asset additions (74,282) 74,282 – – –
Fund balance—end of year 5,291,786 3,284,050 725,151 9,300,987 9,180,259
Operating Capital Endowment Fund Fund Fund Total Total
2014 2013
2014 REVENUE
2014 EXPENSES
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The Bible to be the infallible Word of God, that
it is His holy and inspired Word, and that it is of
supreme and final authority
In one God, eternally existing in three persons—
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Jesus Christ was conceived by the
Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary
He led a sinless life, took on Himself all our sins,
died and rose again, and is seated at the right hand
of the Father as our mediator and advocate
That all men everywhere are lost and face the
judgment of God, and need to come to a saving
knowledge of Jesus Christ through His shed blood
on the cross
That Christ rose from the dead and is coming soon
In holy Christian living, and that we must have
concern for the hurts and social needs of our
fellowmen
We must dedicate ourselves anew to the service of
our Lord and to His authority over our lives
In using every modern means of communication
available to us to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ
throughout the world
What We Believe
STATEMENT OF FAITH
Franklin Graham preaches the Good
News during the Greater Toronto
Festival of Hope in September 2014 at
Air Canada Centre.
“THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND. REPENT,
AND BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL.” —Mark 1:15
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