Harvest Crusades With Greg Laurie Mark 20 Years In Southern California With Annual Outreach At Angel Stadium, Anaheim, August 14 - 16
By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries
The Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie, which have drawn nearly 3 million people to ballparks and arenas across the Southland since 1990, will mark 20 years in Southern California with its annual evangelistic outreach at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, August 14–16.
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Dan Wooding interviews Greg Laurie |
Featuring nightly messages from Riverside, Calif., pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie, who will speak during all three evenings of the “Southern California Harvest 2009,” the Southern California Harvest Crusade is the longest-running annual outreach in the U.S.
In addition to nightly messages from Laurie, the Southern California Harvest 2009 will also feature music from top name bands including Third Day, Chris Tomlin, Relient K, Skillet, and the Katinas.
With a trademark ability to present a straightforward gospel message in a culturally relevant format, drawing on the latest in current events, contemporary Christian music, and technology, Greg Laurie’s Harvest events have drawn more than 3.8 million people to stadiums and arenas around the world since 1990.
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The massive crowd at a previous Harvest Crusade in Anaheim |
Laurie also serves as senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., one of the largest churches in the U.S., and serves on the board of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse.
All three evenings of the Southern California Harvest 2009 are free of charge and video podcasts and blog accounts of each message will be made available at http://blog.greglaurie.com/. “Behind the scenes” updates from Greg Laurie leading up to each Harvest event will also be available on Twitter at http://twitter.com/greglaurie. Angel Stadium charges $10 for parking fees for cars and $20 for buses.
MEDIA NOTE: For more information about the Southern California Harvest Crusade, contact Laura Swickard McGowan at (847) 328-8009 or cellular (847) 347-5206, or access the Harvest Newsroom at www.newsroom.harvest.org.
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THE EVANGEL GLOBE CHRISTIAN NEWS
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