{"id":35070,"date":"2026-03-12T07:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/billy-grahams-grandson-to-preach-at-mississippi-gospel-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:06:12","slug":"billy-grahams-grandson-to-preach-at-mississippi-gospel-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/billy-grahams-grandson-to-preach-at-mississippi-gospel-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Graham&#8217;s Grandson to Preach at Mississippi Gospel Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773313572206.png?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773313572206.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773313572206.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773313572206.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773313572206.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773313572206.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Will Graham, the grandson of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, is preparing to lead a gospel festival in Mississippi later this month. The two-day event is scheduled for March 21st and 22nd at the Gulf Coast Coliseum in Gulfport.<\/p><p>Graham expressed his motivation for the upcoming ministry, stating, &#8220;There is a burden to see the Gospel proclaimed in this pivotal region. I&#8217;m going to share what the Bible has to say and point to the Savior \u2014 Jesus Christ.&#8221;<\/p><p>The festival will feature multiple contemporary Christian music performers alongside Graham&#8217;s preaching. A coalition of 145 churches from across the Gulf Coast area has collaborated to bring the event together.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Graham, grandson of renowned evangelist Billy Graham, will lead a two-day gospel festival in Gulfport, Mississippi this March. The event at Gulf Coast Coliseum will feature contemporary Christian music and is backed by 145 regional churches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773313572206.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-97E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65281,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/billy-grahams-grandson-set-to-preach-to-50000-in-south-korea-stadium\/","url_meta":{"origin":35070,"position":0},"title":"Billy Graham&#8217;s Grandson Set to Preach to 50,000 in South Korea Stadium","author":"Admin","date":"May 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Will Graham, grandson of evangelist Billy Graham, is preparing to address a crowd of 50,000 people at a stadium event in South Korea this weekend. 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