( CNN ) -- Evangelist Billy Graham is showing signs of improvement as he continues to recover from pneumonia in a North Carolina hospital , a spokeswoman for Asheville 's Mission Hospital said Sunday . The 93-year-old Graham was admitted to the hospital Wednesday in stable condition . `` Doctors are encouraged by Mr. Graham 's significant clinical progress , but have not yet set a date for discharge , '' hospital spokeswoman Merrell Gregory said in a statement . Gregory also reported progress in Graham 's physical therapy , saying he is `` walking more in the private corridor outside his room . '' Graham was visited over the weekend by his family , according to Gregory . He also watched on television his pastor deliver his regular Sunday sermon , she said . This is Graham 's second bout with pneumonia this year . He was previously hospitalized for the infection in May . Graham , a resident of nearby Montreat , has provided counsel to generations of U.S. presidents beginning with Harry S. Truman and is the founder of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association . The Charlotte native has preached to untold millions over six decades , beginning his missionary work in 1944 when he started speaking at rallies for the Youth for Christ Campus Life ministry . Five years later , Graham was holding crusades in tents in downtown Los Angeles . Originally scheduled for three weeks , the crusades drew so many followers they were extended to seven . Graham 's `` last crusade '' in June 2005 drew a total of 230,000 people . He described it as his last American crusade , but hedged his farewells during a poignant appearance in Corona Park in Queens , New York . `` We hope to come back again someday , '' Graham announced . `` I was asked in an interview if this was our last crusade and I said it probably is -- in New York . But I also said , ' I never say never . ' ``
Evangelist , 93 , showing progress in recovery from pneumonia , hospital says . Comment: Graham was admitted to the Asheville hospital Wednesday in stable condition . No discharge date has been set ; he also was hospitalized in May .