Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Japan Affiliate.

A 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 Japan office grew out of the BGEA's 1967 crusade in Tokyo. The office was headed by Kenneth McVety and handled the broadcast or distribution of Japanese versions of BGEA films, television programs, and publications.

From the description of Records of BGEA Japanese Affiliate, 1966-1976. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26448818