(Photo: Reuters)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.
Christianity is a faith with a long and detailed history, with numerous events of lasting significance occurring throughout the ages.
Each week brings the anniversaries of great milestones, horrid tragedies, amazing triumphs, telling tribulations, inspirational progress, and everything in between.
Here are just a couple of things that happened this week, June 3-9, in Church history. They include the founding of the British YMCA and the Reverend Billy Graham preaching to more than one million people in South Korea.
YMCA Founded – June 6, 1844
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(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)George Williams (1821-1905), founder of the Young Men’s Christian Association, or YMCA.
This week marks the anniversary of the founding of the major international youth organization, the Young Men’s Christian Association by British citizen George Williams.
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