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A century of
Since 1924
A century of
participants.
Every speaker and singer who has stood on the mountain, year by year — from circuit-riding preachers to household names.
1920s
1924
Joseph Larkin Hartley — the first church picnic
Founded
1925
Rev. Cooke · J.L. Hartley · Rev. Lloyd Sudderth · Rev. John McGuire
1926
Rev. D.W. Haga · Shelby E. Gragg
1927
Rev. Shelby E. Gragg
1928
Prof. William Monroe Francum
1929
Rev. J.M. Heaton
1930s
1930
Rev. Roy Jones
1931
Rev. Culp
1932
Rev. Leroy Wood
1934
Joseph Larkin Hartley
1935
Rev. Shelby E. Gragg
1936
Dr. B.B. Doughtery · Rev. Culp
1938
Rev. P.J. Shell
1939
Rev. Shelby E. Gragg
1940s
1940
Rev. Roy Jones
1941
Rev. Shelby E. Gragg
1942
Rev. Levi Greene
1943
Rev. Creed Daniels
1944
Rev. K.L. Haga
1945
Rev. Freeman
1946
Rev. G.D. Dorsett
1947
Rev. Mack Hodges
1948
Rev. Mack Hodges
1949
Rev. Freeman
1950s
1950
Gov. Kerr Scott
1951
Dr. I.G. Greer · Rev. Ed Miller
1952
Judge Jonathan Hayes
1953
Prof. Ben V. Watson
1954
Rev. Wallace Dale Freeman
1955
Ted Malone
1956
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
1957
Rev. Honnicutt
1958
Rev. Wallace Dale Freeman · Rev. Jones
1959
Rev. Jones
1960s
1961
Joe Emerson · John Parcis
1962
Dr. Billy Graham
Billy Graham
1963
Ford Philpot
1964
Gov. Terry Sanford
1965
Rep. James T. Broyhill
1966
Rev. Dean Reese
1967
Gov. Robert McNair
1968
Oral Roberts
1969
Rev. Frank R. Moore · Leighton Ford
1970s
1970
Bobby Richardson — N.Y. Yankees
1971
Grady Wilson
1972
Dave Boyer
1973
Norm Evans — Miami Dolphins
1974
Bob Hope · Johnny Cash · Gen. Westmoreland · Gov. Holshouser
Hope & Cash
1975
Roy Acuff
1976
Oral Roberts · Roy Clark
1977
Rev. Bob Harrington
1978
Rev. Jim Moss
1979
Ben Haden
1980s
1980
Dr. Tom Haggai
1981
Rex Humbard
1982
Rev. Robert Harris
1983
Rev. Robert Harris
1984
Richard Roberts
1985
Rev. William Franklin Graham III
1986
Dr. Allen Blair
1987
Albert Long
1988
Will Campbell
1989
Leighton Ford
1990s
1990
Bailey Smith
1991
Arthur Smith
1992
Greg Laurie
1993
Franklin Graham
1994
Millard Fuller — Habitat for Humanity
1995
Clyde King — N.Y. Yankees
1996
Jim Wilson
1997
Jerry Falwell
1998
Steve Brown
1999
Franklin Graham
2000s
2000
Dr. David Jeremiah
2001
Zig Ziglar
2002
Clebe McClary
2003
Mike Whitson
2004
Billy Kim
2005
George Hamilton IV
2006
Michael Combs
2007
Carroll Roberson
2008
Billy Kim
2009
Rev. Frieda Hartley Hobson
2010s
2010
Dr. Greg Mathis
2011
Tim Greene
2012
Coach Jerry Moore
2013
Will Graham
2014
Leighton Ford
2015
Aron Wilborn
2016
Andrew Greer
2017
Ann Graham Lotz
2018
Tom Burleson
2019
The Cockman Family
2020s
2020
Paused — COVID-19
2021
Paused — COVID-19
2022
Rev. David Hughes Hobson
2023
The Year of Transition
2024
Dr. Gary Chapman
Centennial
2025
The Cockman Family · Rev. Johnson Bowie · Rev. Michael McKee
2026
Darin & Brooke Aldridge · Edward Graham · Rev. Dr. Michael T. McKee
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