Billy Graham - Nashville, Tennessee - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

Nine-foot bronze statue of Reverend Billy Graham standing in front of a seventeen-foot cross. Reverend Graham is holding a Bible in one hand and his hands are upraised as if he is preaching. The sculpture is titled, "There's Room at the Cross For You" and was create by Wyoming pastor Terrell O'Brien and stands on the campus of LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing branch of the Southern Baptist Convention. The statue was initially unveiled at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in June 2006 in honor of the evangelist's 88th birthday. It was unveiled in Nashville in December 2006. At the base of the sculpture are passages from the Bible John 3:16 and 1st Corinthians 3:9

From Wikipedia:

"William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. (born November 7, 1918) is an American Christian evangelist, ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, who rose to celebrity status in 1949 with the national media backing of William Randolph Hearst and Henry Luce. His sermons were broadcast on radio and television, some still being re-broadcast today.

Graham is notable for having been a spiritual adviser to several United States Presidents; he was particularly close to Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon. During the civil rights movement, he began to support integrated seating for his revivals and crusades; in 1957 he invited the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to preach jointly at a revival in New York City, where they appeared together at Madison Square Garden, and bailed the minister out of jail in the 1960s when he was arrested in demonstrations.

Graham operates a variety of media and publishing outlets. According to his staff, more than 3.2 million people have responded to the invitation at Billy Graham Crusades to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior. As of 2008, Graham's estimated lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion.

Graham has repeatedly been on Gallup's list of most admired men and women. He has appeared on the list 55 times since 1955 (including 49 consecutive years), more than any other individual in the world"

Associated Religion(s): Christian Statue Location: LifeWay Christian Resources, 8th & Commerce Entrance Fee: 0 Artist: Terrell O'Brien Website: Not listed

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