Cliff barrows biography george beverly shea obituary
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George Beverly Shea
American gospel singer and hymn composer born in Canada
George Beverly Shea | |
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| Born | (1909-02-01)February 1, 1909 Winchester, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 16, 2013(2013-04-16) (aged 104) Montreat, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Billy Graham Library |
| Nationality | Canadian, American[1] |
| Years active | 1929–2013 |
| Spouses | Erma L. Scharfe (m. 1934; died 1976)Karlene Aceto (m. 1985–2013) |
| Children | 2 |
George Beverly Shea (February 1, 1909 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian-born American[1]gospelsinger and hymn composer. Shea was often described as "America's beloved gospel singer"[2] and was considered "the first international singing 'star' of the gospel world," as a consequence of his solos at Billy Graham Crusades and his exposure on radio, records and television. Because
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“The Christian faith is a singing faith, and a good way to något som utförs snabbt exempelvis expressleverans it and share it with others is in community singing.” These are the words of the late Cliff Barrows, music and schema director of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, who led congregational singing and Crusade choirs around the world with Billy Graham.
Mr. Barrows first met Mr. Graham while on his honeymoon with his first wife, Billie (also deceased), near Asheville, N.C., in 1945. Music played a significant role in the programming of Billy Graham Crusades, for which Mr. Barrows was responsible since they formally began in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1947. tillsammans, he and Mr. Graham shared the Gospel around the globe.
From the beginning of Mr. Graham’s Crusade ministry, George Beverly Shea and Cliff Barrows were the nucleus of the Crusade musical team. They were joined in 1950 by pianist Tedd Smith, and through the years, organists Don Hustad and John Innes provided additional accompaniment.
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Clifford Burton Barrows, 93, of Marvin, North Carolina, died Nov. 15, 2016, at Carolinas Medical Center – Pineville following a short illness.
Best known as the music and program director of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), Cliff Barrows was born on April 6, 1923, in Ceres, Calif., the son of Harriet M. and Charles Tilson Barrows (both deceased).
Barrows graduated from Bob Jones University in 1944 with a B.A. in Sacred Music. He was ordained by a Baptist Church in Ceres in 1944 and briefly served as an assistant pastor at Temple Baptist Church in St. Paul, Minn.
In 1945, Barrows married Billie Newell (deceased). It was on their honeymoon in western North Carolina that they first met a young evangelist named Billy Graham.
Music played a significant role in the programming of Billy Graham Crusades, for which Barrows was responsible dating back to the first Crusade in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1947. Barrows and soloist George Beverly Shea were the nucleus of the Crus