10 notable Christian deaths of 2018

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter

Billy Graham – Feb. 21, 2018

Evangelist Billy Graham speaks during the final day of his Crusade at Flushing Meadows Park in New York June 26, 2005. Graham, 86, has preached the Gospel to more people in a live audience format than anyone in history -- over 210 million people in more than 185 countries. His followers believe that the New York Crusade which runs from June 24 to 26 will be his last live appearance.
Evangelist Billy Graham speaks during the final day of his Crusade at Flushing Meadows Park in New York June 26, 2005. Graham, 86, has preached the Gospel to more people in a live audience format than anyone in history -- over 210 million people in more than 185 countries. His followers believe that the New York Crusade which runs from June 24 to 26 will be his last live appearance. | (Photo: Reuters)

World-renowned evangelist the Rev. Billy Graham died peacefully at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, after struggling with various health problems related Parkinson's disease and his advanced age. He was months shy of his 100th birthday.

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Graham became one of the most widely heard and respected preachers in human history, with estimates stating that he proclaimed the Gospel to nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories, and hundreds of millions more through television, video, film and webcasts.

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“We mourn that he is no longer with us physically here on Earth, but we don't grieve as those who have no hope,” his grandson, the Rev. William Graham, told The Christian Post.

“My grandfather invested his entire life in sharing the promise of eternity through Jesus Christ, and today he had the opportunity to realize that hope himself, kneeling before his Savior and hearing the words, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.'”

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