Beloved evangelist the Rev. Billy Graham will be laid to rest today, March 2nd. His funeral service is being held in Charlotte at the Billy Graham Library.
Graham passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 21st at his home in Montreat, North Carolina. He was 99.
In the short time since his death, thousands of tributes, remembrances, and testimonies have poured in from those who knew him or were somehow touched by his life and message.
As ChristianHeadlines.com previously reported, Graham was honored on Wednesday, Feb. 28 in a special service in the US Capitol Rotunda where he lay in state for leaders and the public to pay their respects.
President Trump spoke at this ceremony, recalling his father taking him to hear Graham preach:
“My father said, ‘Come on son.’ And he said, ‘Come on mom,’ let’s go see Billy Graham at Yankee Stadium,” Trump recalled, according to CNN.com. “Fred Trump was a big fan.”
Graham’s family also had dinner with Trump and Vice President Pence at the White House on Wednesday. Graham’s son Franklin said that they talked about his father’s life and that the President asked questions about him.
Today at the Billy Graham Library, about 2,000 people will be present to attend Graham’s funeral.
President Trump and Vice President Pence are expected to attend, according to The Washington Post.
The funeral will take place under a…
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