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RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 14, 2007—With only weeks to go, more than 200 churches throughout the Triangle are working together like never before to finalize details of the area's first large-scale evangelistic outreach in thirteen years—Triangle Harvest 07. The Triangle Harvest 07 will take place at Raleigh's RBC Center, June 22–24, and will feature a straightforward message about faith from Southern California pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie, along with the very latest music from popular Christian artists.

Hosted by churches of virtually every denomination, the Triangle Harvest 07 has been more than a year in the making, joining local congregations together in a common goal to bring a message of hope to the Triangle community. Preparation for the three-night event has been an undertaking of massive proportions, with more than 405,000 event invitations and 35,000 bumper stickers being distributed, and more than 3,000 volunteers lending their time to assist before and during the event.

"There is a lot of excitement and anticipation surrounding the upcoming Triangle Harvest 07 outreach. Churches are working together cross-denominationally to make this free event available to any who would like to attend," said local Harvest executive team member Chris Connell. "We already see evidence of the long-term spiritual impact the Harvest event will leave in this part of North Carolina."

The evangelistic Harvest with Greg Laurie events, which have drawn more than 3.4 million people to stadiums and arenas around the world since 1990, are known for relating to audiences through contemporary means like top notch music, live Internet webcasts and hosted video podcasts. But the crux of each event is the nightly message presented by Greg Laurie. Called the "evangelist of the future" by Billy Graham, Laurie draws on Scripture, flavored with personal and cultural examples, to describe the relevance of faith in today's world. Laurie's talks encompass topics that appeal to people of any age and answer questions like: Why am I here? Is God real? What happens when I die?

In addition to nightly talks from Laurie, each evening of the Triangle Harvest 07 program will feature some of Christian music's best-known artists, including Third Day, David Crowder Band, Leeland, tobyMac, and Andraé Crouch. The Harvest event will also include a Saturday evening event called Amplify, designed especially for teens and young adults. Typically the best-attended night of a Harvest event, Amplify is expected to also draw a large Saturday night crowd in Raleigh for bands tobyMac and Leeland.

Triangle Harvest 07 Facts and Figures

As preparations are underway for the Triangle Harvest 07, facts and figures include:

Some 200 churches are working together to host the Triangle Harvest.
More than 1,100 people have gathered at prayer meetings for the Triangle Harvest since 2006.
Some 3,000 local volunteers will serve as follow-up workers during the Harvest event, praying with people in attendance.
More than 35,000 bumper stickers and 405,000 invitations to the Triangle Harvest 07 will be distributed locally.
Church youth groups from locales as wide-spread as Kernersville, NC and Jacksonville, NC will join with teens in the Triangle to "take the message to the streets" and hand out some 30,000 Amplify invitations to local youth.

Triangle Harvest 07 Schedule of Events (events are free and open to the public)

Friday, June 22: 7 P.M. (gates open at 5:30 P.M.)
- Featuring Greg Laurie and music from David Crowder Band, Andraé Crouch, and the Harvest Crusade Band
Saturday, June 23—Amplify youth event: 7 P.M. (gates open at 5:30 P.M.)
- Featuring Greg Laurie and music from tobyMac and Leeland
Sunday, June 24: 6 P.M. (gates open at 4:30 P.M.)
- Featuring Greg Laurie and music from Third Day, Dennis Agajanian, and the Harvest Crusade Band

The Triangle Harvest 07 begins at 7 P.M. on Friday and Saturday nights (gates open at 5:30 P.M.), and 6 P.M. on Sunday night (gates open at 4:30 P.M.). All events are free of charge. The RBC Center charges $8 for car parking and $21 for bus parking. Each night of the event will be interpreted in Spanish and signing for the deaf will be provided.

Each night of the Triangle Harvest 07 will be broadcast live on the Internet (www.harvest.org). In addition, video podcasts from each night's program will be made available at www.harvest.org/podcast.

Serving as the founder and evangelist for the Harvest events, Greg Laurie is also the senior pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., one of the 15 largest churches in the U.S. He also serves on the board of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse.

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