Karlene shea biography of abraham

By Tiffany Jothen,

Mr. Shea first met Mr. Graham in when Mr. Graham was pastoring the Village Church of Western Springs in Illinois – his only full-time pastorate. Mr. Graham was 21, and Mr. Shea was Mr. Shea first sang for him on the Chicago program “Songs in the Night” in , and by the late s, the pair – along with music and program director Cliff Barrows, formed the heart of Mr.

Graham’s ministry. It was in Mr. Graham’s hometown of Charlotte, N.C., that Mr. Shea sang in the first of many citywide Crusades.

Mr. Graham and his late wife, Ruth, didn’t just treasure Mr. Shea’s friendship, but played cupid to Mr. Shea and his second wife, Karlene. His first wife, Erma, died in

“I used to say that when God conceived the idea of husbands, that Bev was the mold,” Karlene said.

Back in the &#;80s, Karlene worked in Mr.

Graham’s office in Montreat, N.C. Mr. Shea would come and go and also sang at her church. They married in in the Grahams’ home.

“He has five organs and a piano,” Karlene said.

Karlene shea biography of abraham The letters are universally positive except for two. Folder holds a letter to Congressman Howard Cobl asking him to defeat a bill that would not require restaurants to pay compensation for background music played. There are programs and memorabilia for specific evangelistic campaigns he participated in folders through , , and Baptista Films also known as the Baptista Film Mission.

“Every time he gives an organ away, another one finds its way into the house.” He still plays them on occasion.

The couple shares a home in Montreat. Karlene said her husband regularly breaks out into hymns and knows all the verses. She sings only when she’s alone.

“By the time you reach years of age, you have a lot of friends,” she said.

Mr. Shea used to answer his own letters – typing them up on the computer – but now he sticks to phone calls and entertains visitors. Young musicians come by for inspiration and advice.

Mr. Shea was also an inspiration to countless households during World War II. He worked in radio as an announcer and Gospel singer and helped boost the morale.

Biography of isaac For most of the time covered by boxes 1 to 3 he recorded with the Singspiration label, headed by President Al Smith. Houghton College. Folder includes an interview Shea did about his relationship with Graham for a documentary about Graham. One is from and pleads with Shea to join Graham on his tour of Great Britain.

He had a special song for the troops.

With all the pre-Crusade concerts and all the concerts between Crusades, Karlene said, the pair has traveled quite a bit over the years. The best part, she said, was meeting fellow Christians wherever they went.

“People would come out of the woodwork and hug him,” she said.

Once, the couple was on a plane and the pilot came back to see Mr. Shea.

George Beverly Shea turns on Friday, Feb. 1! Please join us in wishing him a happy birthday. The Billy Graham Library will host an exhibit in tribute to George Beverly Shea from Feb. 1 to March The exhibit includes family photos, awards and the piano his mother taught him to play on – the same piano where he composed &#;I’d Rather Have Jesus.” A special tribute website has also been created&#;check it out here.