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ORANGE Co., Calif., June 15, 2001—With music that will stand you on your ear, ‘boards and bikes screaming through the stadium, and an in-your-face message that redefines retro, the 12th edition of the Anaheim Harvest Crusades promises to be a California anecdote to sleepy religion.

While pop culture goes retro with bowling shoes and Capri pants, evangelist Greg Laurie goes back centuries for a timeless message. That message, combined with MTV-style music and staging, brings Harvest Crusades and Greg Laurie back to Anaheim’s Edison Field July 4-8 for an explosive 2001 kick-off of their twelfth year in Southern California.

The five-day Crusade will feature rock and alternative style bands, plasma screens, video monitors, and videos, along with events and entertainment that combine the best of California culture with the unchanging message of God’s love.

Beginning Wednesday, July 4, Harvest will host a 45-minute pre-Crusade concert featuring alternative band Audio Adrenaline. A Fourth of July fireworks display will cap off the Wednesday night Harvest Crusade. Each subsequent night will include a new array of activities – from the Kids Night on Thursday, to the Revolution Skateboard Exhibitions and Harvest Jam! on Friday and Saturday, to the car, bike, and hot rod show on Sunday.

“Harvest Crusades mix 21st century music and technology with a 1st century message,” said Laurie. “And the message is relevant no matter what the millennium.”

In 2001, Harvest ministries has been developing new and innovative ways to engage listeners with culture-current video roll-ins and cutting edge music coupled with Laurie’s down-to-earth presentation of the Gospel message in a new weekly service called “Day 7” (TBN, Saturday nights, 8 p.m. PST). The Sunday night services held in Laurie’s home church, Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, have been teeming with young people eager to learn how to know and apply biblical principles in the real world they live in. It’s an event that touches old and young alike.

Wednesday, July 4

6 – 6:45 p.m.	Pre-Crusade concert Harvest Crusade favorite Audio Adrenaline will send shock waves through the stands as they kick-off the Harvest 2001 season.
7:30 p.m.	Crusade event Opening night features more Audio Adrenaline with Crystal Lewis, Dennis Agajanian, and the Harvest Crusade Band joining in, and a message from Greg Laurie. Following the Crusade will be Harvest’s Fourth of July fireworks show.

Thursday, July 5

7 p.m.

Harvest Kids Night!
Especially for kids, Harvest Kids Night! features Psalty the Singing Songbook and Dean-o and the Dynamos.

Friday, July 6

6 p.m.	Revolution Skateboard Exhibition World-class skater Richard Mulder will leave the European World Cup contest circuit early to join other first-rate professional and amateur skaters at Harvest Crusade’s Revolution Skateboard Exhibition. In addition to showing what he can do on a skateboard, Mulder will speak at both skateboard exhibition events.
7:30 p.m.	Harvest Jam! This perennial Gen-X favorite event—featuring high-energy music that always rocks the stadium—is extended to two nights this year. Friday night features All Together Separate, Bleach, and U.K.-based Delirious and a message from Greg Laurie.

Saturday, July 7

6 p.m.	Revolution Skateboard Exhibition Mulder and team return to Edison Field for another wild ride.
7:30 p.m.	Harvest Jam! The Jam! continues with Delirious, Switchfoot, and Pax217

Sunday, July 8

1 - 5:30 p.m.	Classic Car / Hot Rod / Harley Show in Edison Field’s parking lot. 500 pre-1973 cars and trucks, along with 200 Harleys on display; awards will be handed out at 5:00 p.m. Pre-registration - $15; Registration at Show - $20
7:30 p.m.	Crusade event The five-day crusade closes on a high note with artists Crystal Lewis, Jennifer Knapp, Katinas, and the Harvest Crusade Band.

The Anaheim event kicks off Mission: California, Harvest Crusades’ 2001 season that includes events scheduled in Sacramento, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Diego.

Each night of the Crusade (except for the Kids Krusade) will be webcast live on www.harvest.org and will be interpreted and translated into Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish, Arabic, and sign language. The event is free and open to the public, and parking at Edison Field is $8.

Described as “the evangelist of the future” by Rev. Billy Graham, Laurie’s upbeat style appeals to teens, Gen-Xer’s and baby boomers alike. Through nationwide stadium events and international webcasts, Harvest Crusades have brought straight talk about life’s challenges and problems to more than 2.5 million people around the world.