Will Graham
“I have a burden in my heart to preach the Gospel. If that's to an arena of people or one person on the street, I will do whatever God is calling me to do.”
WILLIAM FRANKLIN GRAHAM IV
Executive Vice President and Evangelist
William Franklin Graham IV (Will) is the third generation of Grahams to proclaim the Gospel under the banner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). The grandson of Billy Graham and the oldest son of Franklin Graham, Will has shared the hope of Jesus Christ with more than 1 million people across six continents since beginning his evangelistic ministry in 2006.
“I’m not trying to be the next Billy Graham; I’m just Will Graham,” says the ordained minister. “I have a burden in my heart to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If that’s to an arena full of people or one person on the street, I will do whatever God is calling me to do.”
In addition to his evangelistic outreaches, Will serves as executive vice president of BGEA, giving leadership to all aspects of the organization that his grandfather founded in 1950.
Will graduated from Liberty University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Religion and in 2001 graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree. Will and his wife, Kendra, have two daughters, Christine Jane (CJ) and Rachel Austin, and a son, William Franklin Graham V (Quinn).
Will Graham seeks to share the simple yet powerful message that there is lasting hope in a relationship with Jesus Christ.
God has opened up opportunities to teach from His Word in many different places throughout the United States and internationally.
Will Graham shares the Gospel of Jesus Christ at Celebration events around the U.S. and across the globe. Watch this video about why he is passionate about sharing the Good News with a hurting world.
Born
January 30, 1975
Longmont, Colorado
Parents
Jane and Franklin Graham (Boone, North Carolina)
Married
Kendra Leigh Bengds (Tucson, Arizona)
Children
Christine Jane (CJ)
Rachel Austin
William Franklin V (Quinn)
Residence
Asheville region of North Carolina
Published
2018: Redeemed: Devotions for the Longing Soul (Thomas Nelson)
2019: Redeemed: How God Satisfies the Longing Soul—DVD curriculum (HarperChristian Resources)
1997: Samaritan’s Purse (Boone, North Carolina)
1999–2001: Pastoral Intern, Bay Leaf Baptist Church (Raleigh, North Carolina)
2001–2006: Pastor, Wakefield Baptist Church (Wake Forest, North Carolina)
2002: Ordained to the Gospel Ministry
2004: Evangelist, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Charlotte, North Carolina)
2006–2012: Assistant Director, Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove (Asheville, North Carolina)
2012–2023: Executive Director, Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove (Asheville, North Carolina)
2012–2023: Vice President, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Charlotte, North Carolina)
2023: Executive Vice President, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Diploma, Watauga High School, Boone, North Carolina, 1993
Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia (B.S. in Religion), 1997
Southeastern Baptist Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina (Master of Divinity), 2001
Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa Falls, Georgia (Honorary Doctor of Divinity), 2007
Trinity College, Trinity, Florida (Honorary Doctor of Divinity), 2015
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas (Honorary Doctor of Divinity), 2018
- Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois)
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- Blue Ridge Broadcasting (Black Mountain, North Carolina)
- Liberty University (Lynchburg, Virginia)