The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) is requesting prayer support as it embarks on ambitious plans to share the good news of Jesus Christ on five continents in 2025—North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. The BGEA is partnering with thousands of local churches for evangelistic celebrations scheduled throughout the year.
This year’s plans follow a busy 2024 for the evangelical association named after the late Rev. Billy Graham. Thousands of people around the world surrendered their lives to Jesus at events where the gospel was preached by Franklin Graham, son of Billy and current BGEA president and chief executive officer, and grandson Will Graham, executive vice president and evangelist. Respondents to the gospel are connected to a local, Bible-believing church for further discipleship.
“I’m personally excited because God has given us another year of opportunity to serve Him in a capacity that is just amazing and overwhelming,” said Viktor Hamm, vice president of Crusade Ministries for BGEA.
“We have been blessed in this past year of 2024, and I do know that God will be faithful to His Word and will bless the year of 2025.”
2025 BGEA Event Schedule
Prayer is requested that “God will continue opening doors—and hearts—to the Gospel message through these events in 2025. Ask Him to draw thousands to faith in Jesus Christ across the globe.”
March 8-9: Franklin Graham will preach the gospel at an “Encountering God” evangelistic event in Meskel Square, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. So far, 19,000 people have volunteered to be prayer counselors for the event.
March 22: Will Graham heads to Arizona, U.S., for a “Look Up Celebration” at The Fountain, just a year after his father, Franklin Graham, preached the gospel there during his 10-city “God Loves You Frontera Tour.” “More than anything, I want the people of Fountain Hills and greater Phoenix to know that Jesus loves them and has a plan and purpose for their lives,” Will Graham said.
April 5: Will Graham heads to “Esperanza Cochabamba” in Bolivia to share the gospel. Hundreds of churches have mobilized in readiness for the event, which has already moved to a larger stadium to accommodate more attendees.
May 27–30: The BGEA hosts the European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin, Germany, expected to be the “most representative gathering of Christian leaders in Europe since Amsterdam 2000.”
June 21: Franklin Graham returns to London, England, for the fourth consecutive year. He will preach during the “God Loves You” tour, accompanied by musical artists CeCe Winans and Michael W. Smith.
Sept. 27: Franklin Graham will preach the Good News in Brussels, Belgium, hoping to reach the local city population, where one out of four people are Muslim.
Oct. 18–19: Will Graham travels to Tallinn, Estonia, to share God’s love at a “Time of Hope Celebration.” The country is reputed to be one of the world’s least God-fearing nations. Billy and Franklin Graham both took part in a church service there in 1984, when the country was under Soviet rule. Franklin Graham preached the gospel in Estonia in 2009.
