Torrey Johnson
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Torrey Maynard Johnson was a Chicago Protestant evangelist who is best remembered as the founder of Chicagoland Youth for Christ and Youth for Christ International in 1944. For a time Johnson had his own local radio program called "Songs in the Night" which he later turned over to Billy Graham
who was also hired as the first full time evangelist employed by Youth for Christ International.
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...
who was also hired as the first full time evangelist employed by Youth for Christ International.