Franklin Graham

==Early life and education==
William Franklin Graham III was born in [[Asheville, North Carolina]], on July 14, 1952, to evangelist [[Billy Graham]] and [[Ruth Graham]]. He is the fourth of their five children.<ref name=Biography>{{cite web|url=http://billygraham.org/about/biographies/franklin-graham/|title=Franklin Graham biography |publisher=billygraham.org}}</ref> As a teenager, Graham attended [[The Stony Brook School]], a Christian private school on [[Long Island, New York]], but dropped out. He finished high school in [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/graham/profile.html
| title = The prodigal son comes home
| publisher = CNN.com
| access-date = July 11, 2017
}}</ref>

In 1970, Graham attended [[LeTourneau University|LeTourneau College]] in [[Longview, Texas]], and was expelled from the school for keeping a female classmate out past curfew.<ref name="nytimes.com">The Associated Press, [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/09/us/billy-graham-chooses-son-as-likely-successor.html Billy Graham Chooses Son as Likely Successor], nytimes.com, USA, November 9, 1995</ref> In 1973, Graham joined [[Robert Pierce|Bob Pierce]], founder of [[Samaritan's Purse]], on a six-week mission to Asia. During this trip, Graham decided to focus on world relief.<ref>George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 2015</ref> In 1974, he graduated from Montreat-Anderson College, now [[Montreat College]], with an [[Associate of Science|A.S.]] That same year on a trip to [[Jerusalem]], he repented and experienced a [[new birth]].<ref name="Franklin Graham Timeline">Paula Zahn, [https://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/graham/timeline.html Franklin Graham Timeline], cnn.com, USA, 2001</ref> In 1978 he graduated from [[Appalachian State University]] with a B.A.<ref name="Franklin Graham Timeline"/><ref>[http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/membersonly/APP/old/directory.cgi?FNC=viewProfile___APP___342654 "Sign In"] (members only). Appalachian Alumni Association, Appalachian State University. Retrieved November 29, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://alumni.appstate.edu/about/awards/distinguished-alumni "Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients"]. Alumni Association, Appalachian State University. Retrieved November 29, 2013.</ref>

He was ordained in 1982 by the Grace Community Church in [[Tempe, Arizona]], a [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] church.<ref name="Franklin Graham Timeline"/>
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