Rev. Graham Breaks Ground on Library
With self-deprecating jokes and a heartfelt call to never be “ashamed of the Gospel,” the Rev. Billy Graham helped break ground in Charlotte on a library and museum aimed at telling his story long after he is gone.
The $25-million library, scheduled to open in 2007, is being designed to look like a dairy barn similar to one near Charlotte where Graham grew up. The family homestead will be a short distance from the main exhibit building. The home had been purchased in the 1980s by evangelist Jim Bakker and moved to his Heritage USA theme park in Fort Mill, S.C., but it is being relocated.
Graham, 86, has said his June revival in New York City was his last. He has prostate cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
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