NASHVILLE — Both Billy Graham crusades scheduled for this summer have been postponed to give the 85-year-old evangelist more time to heal from a fractured pelvis.
The Heart of America Billy Graham Crusade in Kansas City, Mo., has been rescheduled for Oct. 7–10, while the Greater Los Angeles Billy Graham Crusade has been moved to Nov. 18–21. The two crusades originally were scheduled for June 17–20 and July 29–Aug. 1.
Graham fell in his home May 14, fracturing his pelvis. He underwent surgery May 20 to stabilize the fracture, after which a doctor said the evangelist was “doing great.”
He was released from the hospital June 7 and will continue physical therapy at home for three months.
The Kansas City crusade will take place in Arrowhead Stadium, the Los Angeles crusade in the Rose Bowl.
The delay in the Los Angeles crusade will result in Graham’s visit falling within the 55th anniversary of the 1949 crusade. That crusade, which lasted eight weeks, is considered to be the event that catapulted Graham onto the national scene.
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