BGEA to Dedicate New Charlotte Headquarters
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) will celebrate the opening of its new home in Charlotte with a special dedication ceremony this weekend.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) will celebrate the opening of its new home in Charlotte with a special dedication ceremony this weekend.
Some four years after announcing a plan to relocate the international headquarters from Minneapolis and two years after the official ground breaking in Charlotte, Rev. Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, and the BGEA Board of Directors will hold a private dedication ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Apr. 23, 2005.
According to the BGEA, the new move is the latest stage in the organization’s growth, which began in Minneapolis more than 50 years ago.
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Billy Graham, a North Carolina native, founded the BGEA in 1950 – a year after his first Los Angeles tent revival launched him into worldwide prominence. Since then Graham has preached the Gospel to more than 210 million people in more than 185 countries.
In 1983, the city of Charlotte honored Graham by renaming a 4.8-mile stretch of highway the Billy Graham Parkway.
The BGEA reports that this weekend’s event will be an opportunity for invited guests and media to see the recently-completed facility located on 63 acres of land on the Billy Graham Parkway. Tours of the building and a lunch will follow the one-hour program.
The dedication event will also be an opportunity for guests to see the final plans for the Billy Graham Visitors Center and Library. Groundbreaking for this facility is expected to take place during the fall of 2005.
