WASHINGTON -- Billy Graham’s familiar, booming voice is ringing once again, this time in a museum in the nation’s capital.

  • Billy Graham died at age 99 in his North Carolina home in February
  • He's being honored at Museum of the Bible 
  • Museum exhibit runs through Jan. 27

Months after his death, “America’s pastor” is being remembered in an exhibit at the Museum of the Bible. The exhibit includes mementos tied to Graham’s life and ministry, with everything from the pulpit he used to a copy of the New Testament he studied.

“I like the fact that it’s very well worn and used,” said Jeffrey Kloha, vice president of the Museum of the Bible. “It’s a very nice beginning of the gallery and it puts the emphasis right at the beginning on the Bible.”

Graham died in February in his native North Carolina and was later honored in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.

 

 

Over his 99 years of life, the evangelical pastor traveled the globe, spreading the gospel to millions of people both in-person and through the TV screen. He also often served as a counselor and confidant to presidents.

“He simply saw himself as a person who was going to use his talents and his gifts and his abilities for this purpose – and in many ways, just a normal person,” Kloha said.

The exhibit is not without self-reflection, as Graham himself was known to do. For example, it highlights his complicated relationship with the civil rights movement, when many believe he should have done more to fight for equality

For visitors, the exhibit is a chance to reflect as well. “He was my way to Christ, he was what all us of followed at that time,” said Peggy Nienaber from Lorton, Va.

Nienaber saw Graham preach as a child. Visiting the museum, she shared the impact he had on her with her family.

“No matter where we’re at, I think that what he taught us as kids we will use for the rest of our lives,” Nienaber said.

The exhibit at the Museum of the Bible is open now and runs through Jan. 27. For more on the exhibit, click here.

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