A seven-foot statue of Evangelist Bill Graham is going to be placed at the U.S. Capitol building this week.
A private dedication ceremony is scheduled for May 16 with House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham and president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) with a musical performance by Christian artist Michael W. Smith.
Graham preached the Gospel for more than 80 years, led hundreds of thousands of people to Jesus Christ, and served as a spiritual adviser to 12 U.S. presidents.
“This is a great honor and my father would be humbled and grateful,” said Franklin Graham. “At the same time, he would not want the attention on himself but on God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.”
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Each state is permitted two statues in the nation’s capital, and Graham’s replica will replace former North Carolina Gov. Charles Brantley Aycock, a prominent segregationist in the early 20th century who held white-supremacist beliefs, churchleaders.com reports.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) worked to bring the statue to the Capitol.
“The legacy of Rev. Billy Graham
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