Harvest Christian Fellowship's senior Pastor Greg Laurie said he was informed the Angels made the decision in order to protect the playing field during the regular season.

In particular, the Angels organization reportedly does not want hundreds of people walking on the grass as they come down from their seats in the stadium during an altar call to declare their faith in Jesus Christ.

The decision means roughly 17,000 attendees will be able to hear the Gospel each night at the new location, the Honda Center, whereas the Angel Stadium allowed for a much bigger audience with a seating capacity of 45,000.

Greg Laurie will still be hosting the July 1-2 event as usual. He has preached the Gospel to millions of people in his nearly 50 years of corporate ministry.

Laurie told The Washington Times on Monday that the news is not a setback for the Crusade, but another "pivot moment."

"Throughout the years, we have learned to pivot. ...This is another pivot moment," he stated. "We are excited to do our event in a more intimate setting. This year's Crusade will be a bit of a 'throw-back' to the Crusades of the 90s that had more of a worship focus," he said.

"We will have some of the nation's finest worship leaders joining us, including Chris Tomlin, Phil Wickham, Passion, Taya, and the legendary Michael W. Smith. It will be an immersive worship experience with evangelism," Laurie added.

The Harvest Crusade has seen more than half a million people make a public profession of faith since its inception in 1990. It's the longest-running evangelistic outreach in American history.

CBN News reached out to the Los Angeles Angels organization for comment. In an emailed statement to CBN News, Angels spokesperson Marie Garvey explained the decision not to allow attendees on the field was due to abnormal weather this year.

"Angel Stadium has been host to the Harvest Crusades for nearly 30 years and has a great relationship with Pastor Laurie and his entire team. Given the timing and the unusually cool and wet weather taking place in California this year, the added foot traffic on the field could significantly impact the playing surface for future baseball games. We look forward to working with the Harvest Crusades to be the Southern California home in the future," the statement read.

Watch the promo for the Harvest Crusade on July 1-2, by Clicking Here

Writing in his online blog, Laurie noted he's hopeful the event may return to Angel Stadium in the future. 

"These things come our way, but when one door closes, another door opens. When COVID was happening, we were not able to meet one year at the stadium. So we created a film called A Rush of Hope that was like an evangelistic cinematic film that touched a lot of people. So now we're pivoting again," he wrote.

Last year's Harvest Crusade drew more than 51,000 attendees for the two-night event. Among those in attendance, there were 8,667 decisions to accept Jesus Christ. In addition, 161,000 people viewed the event streamed online around the world.

As CBN News has reported, just one week following the annual outreach, Harvest Church will host a "Jesus Revolution" church-wide baptism on July 8 at Pirates Cove in Corona Del Mar, CA. The event had been initially planned for July 9 but had to be moved to a different day after an overwhelming response from people wanting to be baptized.

Click Here to view the video, and social media post regarding both events

Laurie shared on social media, "The immense response from individuals desiring to be baptized is genuinely remarkable! It's a clear testament to the revival that is happening in individual hearts and minds and the profound impact of the Jesus Revolution film."

"We are returning to Pirates Cove, the same beach that witnessed the powerful baptisms of thousands of Believers during the Jesus Revolution," reads the church's website. "This iconic location holds a special place in our hearts and our history, making it the perfect setting for our next church-wide baptism event!"

Laurie was baptized as a young man at Pirates Cove during the Jesus Movement in the 1970s. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Steve Warren is a senior multimedia producer for CBN News. 

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