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1921
Born to Mary
Lee and Forest Dale Bright, October 19, on their ranch five miles from Coweta,
Oklahoma.
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1939
Graduates from Coweta High School. His first seven years of schooling are
in a one-room schoolhouse. In high school Bright excels in academics, student,
government, journalism, drama, debate and oratory. He also wins a national Future
Farmers of America oration contest with speech entitled "I Dare You."
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1943
Bachelor of Art degree with honors from Northeastern State University in
Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He was student body president, yearbook editor, and chosen
outstanding graduate by faculty and students.
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1944
Moves to Los Angeles and begins Bright's California Confections, a specialty-food
purveyor catering to leading department stores and epicurean specialty shops
across America. Visits Hollywood Presbyterian Church for the first time.
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1945
Accepts Christ through the influence of First Presbyterian Church in Hollywood,
Dr, Louis Evans, Sr. and Dr. Henrietta Mears; and embarks on extensive personal
study of the Bible.
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1948
Marries Vonette Zachary of Coweta on December 30.
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1951
Bill and Vonette sign their "Contract with God, " soon after God gives
Bill the vision for a great spiritual movement beginning by reaching the leaders
on college campuses of the US and later the world. A 24-hour prayer chain is
started and Campus Crusade for Christ is born. More than 250 UCLA students receive
Christ in the first year.
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1952
Campus Crusade staff serve on 4 campuses in three states; Dr. Bright develops
"God's Plan," a 20 minute presentation that was the forerunner of
the "Four Spiritual Laws."
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1957
Continual refinement of "God's Plan for Your Life" produced the Four
Spiritual Laws which emphasized God's love as the first principle rather than
man's sinfulness.
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1958
Dr. Joon Gon Kim begins Korean Campus Crusade for Christ.
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1959
First "Lay Institute for Evangelism." Kundan Massey launches Campus
Crusade for Christ in Pakistan
Bill
Bright, 1921-1959
Over the years God has orchestrated Dr. Bill Bright's life and service. Here
are some of the highlights from Dr. Bright's personal history.
