Harvest With Greg Laurie To Bring Large-Scale Evangelistic Outreach To Both Coasts In 2008
Harvest Events Have Drawn More Than 3.6 Million Around the World Since 1990, Will Visit Anaheim, Philadelphia, New York City Area This Year
RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 19, 2008—Sports arenas and complexes from coast to coast will be filled with a different sort of team spirit this summer and fall when the large-scale evangelistic Harvest with Greg Laurie events brings its contemporary version of the timeless message of God's love to venues like Angel Stadium of Anaheim and Madison Square Garden. Since 1990, the Harvest events have drawn more than 3.6 million people to similar venues in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.This year Harvest will return to Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Calif. (Aug. 15 - 17) for its 19th consecutive Harvest Crusade in Southern California, and will also return to Philadelphia after a nine-year absence, holding the Greater Philadelphia Harvest '08 at Wachovia Center (Oct. 3 – 5). Rounding out the season, Harvest will, for the first time, bring large-scale evangelistic events to the Izod Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ (Oct. 18) and to Madison Square Garden's main arena in New York City (Oct. 19).
The Harvest with Greg Laurie events 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 Southern California pastor and evangelist 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 serving as the founder and evangelist for the Harvest events, Laurie is the senior pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., one of the largest churches in the U.S. He also serves on the board of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse.
2008 Harvest with Greg Laurie Schedule:
- Anaheim, Calif., Angel Stadium of Anaheim, August 15 - 17
- Philadelphia, Wachovia Center, October 3 - 5
- East Rutherford, NJ, Izod Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, October 18
- New York City, Madison Square Garden (main arena), October 19