Background
Hargis, Billy James was born on August 3, 1925 in Texarkana, Texas, United States. Son of Jimmie Earsel and Laura Lucille (Fowler) Hargis.
Hargis, Billy James was born on August 3, 1925 in Texarkana, Texas, United States. Son of Jimmie Earsel and Laura Lucille (Fowler) Hargis.
Student, Ozark Bible College, 1943-1945; Bachelor of Arts, Pikes Peak Bible Seminary, 1957; Th.B., Burton College, 1958; Doctor of Laws, Bob Jones U., 1961.
Ordained to ministry, Christian Church, 1943;
pastor Christian churches, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 1944-1946;
pastor Christian churches, Granby, Missouri, 1946-1947;
pastor Christian churches, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, 1947-1950;
pastor, Church of Christian Crusade, Tulsa, 1966-1986;
founder, president, Christian Echoes National Ministry, Inc., Tulsa, 1948-1986;
founder, president, American Christian College, Tulsa, 1970-1974;
Public, Christian Crusade Newspaper, since 1948;
speaker, Christian Crusade network radio broadcasts, 1949-1996;
speaker, syndicated television program, since 1970;
founder, David Livingston Missionary Foundation, 1970-1980;
founder, Chairman of the Board, Society, 1974-1980;
founder, president, Billy James Hargis Evangelical Association, since 1975;
founder, president, Church of Christian Crusade, since 1966;
founder, president, Christian Americans For Life, since 1971;
founder, president, Good Samaritan Children's Foundation, Inc., since 1975;
interim minister, Notch Community Church, Missouri, since 1992. Director Rose of Sharon Farm-Log School-Chapel, Neosho, Missouri, since 1982. Host Billy James Hargis Television Program.
Founder, president Global Travel United States of America, Tulsa, 1968-1980. Chairman, Board Of Directors Radio St. KDLF, Beaumont, Texas, 1976-1995.
(Distortion By Design: The Story of America's Liberal Pres...)
(Book by Hargis, Billy James)
(Book by Hargis, Billy James)
(The Facts about Communism)
Married Betty Jane Secrest, December 21, 1951. Children– Mistress Pierre Choisnard, Billy James II, Mistress Jack Frank, Mistress Brenda Jo Epperly.