Speakers & Artists
Franklin Graham
President & CEO
Samaritan's Purse
Franklin Graham is the eldest son of Billy and Ruth Graham, and serves as President of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Under his leadership, Samaritan’s Purse has met the needs of poor, sick, and suffering people in more than 100 countries. Through the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, he has led festivals around the world where many have been saved by the Lord Jesus Christ.
Edward Graham
Chief Operating Officer
Samaritan's Purse
Edward Graham, Chief Operating Officer for Samaritan’s Purse, is the youngest son of Franklin Graham.
Edward graduated from the United States Military Academy where he went on to serve 16 years in the US Army. After multiple combat deployments within the Special Operations Community and working in various leadership and command positions, he felt called to return home and serve in the ministry starting in the winter of 2019.
Edward has one daughter and three sons and has been married for more than 17 years to his wife, Kristy, who hails from a proud Army family. Edward and Kristy are raising their four children in the mountains of North Carolina, serving in the name of Jesus Christ.
Guest Speakers
Alistair Begg
Bible Teacher
Truth for Life
Alistair Begg is the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, a daily and weekend program that brings the exposition of Scripture to a global audience through radio, podcast, and a wide range of digital and streaming platforms. Since its launch in 1995, Truth For Life has featured teaching drawn from Alistair’s decades of faithful preaching at Parkside Church, where he served as senior pastor from 1983 until 2025.
Today, Alistair is actively engaged with Truth For Life and speaks frequently at conferences throughout the United States and around the world, where he encourages pastors, theology students, and believers and proclaims the Gospel to those who have yet to come to faith in Jesus Christ.
Alistair is the author of several books, including Name Above All Names, Pray Big, and Brave by Faith. His books have been translated into many languages and are read by a global audience.
Alistair began in pastoral ministry in 1975 after graduating from the London School of Theology. Before joining Parkside Church, he served for eight years in Scotland, ministering at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church.
Alistair and his wife, Susan, have been married since 1975. They have three grown children and nine grandchildren.
Guest Artists
Tommy Coomes Band
The Tommy Coomes Band is a team of 12 professional artists, songwriters, arrangers, and producers formed to facilitate new forms of worship and evangelism. They have recorded 18 CD’s on Maranatha! Music, Integrity Music, and their own label. They have ministered in over 28 countries on six continents with Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, Promise Keepers, Chosen Women, and Greg Laurie’s Harvest Crusades.
Dennis Agajanian
His peers regard him as one of the greatest acoustic guitar players of our generation. The Inspirational Country Music Association has awarded him Musician of the Year seven times, Entertainer of the Year three times, and the Living Legend award. Dennis has been a musical staple at the biggest evangelical crusades in the world since 1974. Good and fast would describe both his God-given talent and his career.