First up on Fox: Christian preacher Franklin Graham Billy Graham announced the creation of the Billy Graham Defense Fund while preaching on his “God Loves You” tour in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, June 22.
Addressing a crowd of more than 7,500 at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena, Graham said the fund will help promote religious freedom in the United Kingdom and will be funded in part by legal victories awarded to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Fox News Digital learned from the association.
Graham is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, both founded by his father, the late Billy Graham.
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“We took a stand for the gospel and freedom of religion in Britain. Now we’re going to use these funds we got from this fight.” Cancel Culture Franklin Graham said, “Our purpose is to help other Christians who are being intimidated into silence.”
In 2020, she Dropped from everywhere He is here for his planned tour to the United Kingdom.
Franklin Graham announced the creation of the Billy Graham Defense Fund while preaching in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 22. The fund will support religious freedom in the United Kingdom. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association filed suit against the original tour venues, stating that the tours were cancelled due to religious discrimination.
“By this week, all Legal Dispute “The dispute with the originally scheduled tour destinations has been resolved in a manner favorable to BGEA,” the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association said in material shared with Fox News Digital.
“This is a victory not just for us, but for all Christians and churches in Britain,” Graham said.
Graham hopes that others in the United Kingdom will be able to practice their religion without fear.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association received nearly $650,000 from its legal cases in the United Kingdom, a media release said.
The organization also filed a lawsuit in 2018 after Franklin Graham ads were removed from buses in Blackpool, England.
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A judge ruled in favor of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the city of Blackpool apologized in 2021, according to the release.
Graham hopes the new funds will allow others in the United Kingdom to practice their religion without fear.
The bagpipers performed during the “God Loves You Tour” in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 22. Several Christian recording artists also attended the free event. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
“There are a lot of problems in our society, and people are looking for hope,” he said.
“We know that true hope can only be found in Jesus Christ, so we must support each other in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, no matter what it takes.”
Graham added: “My prayer is that this will encourage Christians across the UK to live and share their faith freely and boldly.”
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Saturday’s stop in Glasgow was Graham’s second gig. United Kingdom on this tour.
On June 15, Graham preached to 8,300 people in Birmingham, England.
Graham was joined by musicians on the tour Michael W. Smith“The band includes Taya, Dennis Agajanian and the Tommy Coomes Band,” the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told Fox News Digital.
Both programs were free.
More than 320 churches have partnered with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to hold the event this weekend. Glasgow pastor Alex Gillies told the organisation there was a great need for such events in Scotland. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
More than 320 area churches partnered with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for the event, and more than 100 buses brought people to Glasgow to meet Graham and hear his gospel message, the release said.
“Maybe you’re here tonight and you want to know, ‘Who is Jesus?‘?’ Graham told the crowd in Glasgow, which was shared with Fox News Digital.
“Nothing is going to help Scotland except Jesus.”
He said, “Jesus Christ is the Son of God and He came on a rescue mission to save you from your sins. The Bible tells us that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
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Pastor Alex Gillies, of the Victory Christian Centre in Glasgow, and his wife, Charlotte, said Scotland desperately needed a message like the one Graham gave.
Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association are due to return to the UK in 2025, where Graham will preach in London. (Franklin Graham/Samaritan’s Purse)
“Our church is in a very deprived area. We see depression, mental health “Problems, financial issues — we see it all,” the couple told the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association after the event.
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“And it just Our ChurchHe said, “This is help from the people of the whole of Scotland. No one can help Scotland except Jesus.”
He said such events “give hope to pastors and churches like ours, because in the midst of all this chaos, people are still looking for (Christ). That gives us a lot of hope.”
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Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association are set to return to the United Kingdom in 2025, the organization told Fox News Digital, where Graham will preach in London.
