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EVANGELIST GREG LAURIE SPEAKS TO 100,000 PEOPLE AT
16TH ANNUAL HARVEST CRUSADE
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. July 18, 2005— With the retirement of Billy Graham from Crusade evangelism, some have wondered if this type of phenomenon has seen it’s day.
You would be hard-pressed to believe that if you were among the 100,000 in attendance at the annual Southern California Harvest Crusade at Angel stadium, July 15-17.
Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie have hosted evangelistic crusade events in Southern California for the past 16 years, and the Gospel message presented at each is just as relevant year after year. The 2005 Southern California Harvest Crusade was no exception as 100,000 people of all ages and backgrounds poured into Angel Stadium of Anaheim to take in that same life-changing message, presented through music, sports, technology, and a talk from evangelist Laurie.
“God loves you more than any person has ever loved you, and His plans for you are better than anything you could imagine for yourself,” said Laurie during his Sunday evening talk. “You don’t have to be a good person to become a Christian, you have to be a person with a hole in your heart who is searching for something more.
Laurie continued, “That void in your life is a result of sin, and Jesus Christ died for that sin so you can be forgiven, find the meaning of life and go to heaven when you die”
In addition to those attending the crusade in-person, more than 50,000 people watched and listened via live Internet broadcasts and, for the first time, via podcasting technology. During the weekend, more than 28,649 people from 61 countries, totaling over 3,767 hours of streaming, logged on to watch the crusade live on the Internet. "Hits" per night averaged 2 million. And during the past week, 22,581 requests have been received for Harvest's podcast feeds at www.harvestpodcast.org.
At the end of each message Laurie extended an invitation for people to come down on the field to make a public profession of faith to follow Jesus Christ. Some 8,500 people responded.
> Read the full news release
Event Statistics:
Friday, July 15, 2005
Attendance: 20,000
Decisions: 1,633
Live Webcast: 7,058
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Attendance: 48,000
Decisions: 4,462
Live Webcast: 10,776
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Attendance: 32,000
Decisions: 2,425
Live Webcast: 10,815
Event Totals:
Attendance: 100,000
Decisions: 8,520
Live Webcast: 28,649
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