The Wheaton Archives & Special Collections is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of a significant research collection documenting the life and ministry of Peruvian missiologist and theologian Dr. Samuel Escobar. Spanning more than five decades of Dr. Escobar’s life and ministry, the papers are a valuable addition to the Evangelism & Missions Archives and will significantly expand our collections representing the Global South, especially voices from Latin America.
Continue readingIn September 1959, Wheaton, Illinois, made history as “the smallest city ever to conduct a crusade,” when it welcomed evangelist Billy Graham back to his alma mater, Wheaton College.
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Wheaton crusade, Wheaton Archives & Special Collections features below recordings, photographs, and documents from this historic event.
Originally, Wheaton’s president, V. Raymond Edman, had invited Graham to lead the College’s annual fall evangelism meetings as part of its centennial year celebrations. However, at Graham’s suggestion, the scope of the event quickly expanded to a weeklong crusade that extended far beyond the campus, reaching into the surrounding suburbs and Chicago. The following letter from Billy Graham to Wheaton Chaplain Evan Welsh, held in the College’s Centennial Committee Records, outlines Graham’s growing vision for the meetings:
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