Evangelistic organization, founded in 1950 to: operate Billy Graham's ministry in a business-like way; provide a non-profit entity to receive donations for crusades and related ministries; plan and coordinate evangelistic meetings throughout the world; and with its agents and subsidiaries produce radio and television programs, films, DECISION magazine, and books and records. The BGEA was instrumental in: founding the magazine, CHRISTIANITY TODAY, and Wheaton College's Billy Graham Center; sponsoring a series of international and regional conferences on evangelism, beginning in 1966. Its headquarters was in Minneapolis, with offices in other U.S. and foreign cities. The crusade breakfast was held at the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles for prominent church leaders and laymen participating in the 1963 Southern California Crusade. Additional information on this meeting is located in Archives collection 17.
From the description of Audio tape of BGEA Southern California Crusade Breakfast, 1963. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 30419097
