Mel Gibson Joins Greg Laurie at SoCal's Harvest Crusade Where Over 100,000 Packed Angel Stadium Last Weekend

Laura Mcgowan : Aug 30, 2016
Charisma News

At Laurie's invitation, 10,881 people streamed onto the outfield of Angel Stadium through the course of the weekend to make commitments of faith. Another 818 made decisions of faith via live Internet broadcasts.

(SoCal)—[Charisma News] It was a weekend of spiritual transformation for thousands in attendance at the 27th annual Southern California Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie, held at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Some 105,000 packed into the stadium over the course of the three-night "2016 SoCal Harvest" outreach to hear a message of hope from Southern California pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie, and by the end of the weekend, 11,699 people—more than 10% of those in attendance in-person or via the live Internet broadcast—registered commitments of faith. (Photo: Greg Laurie and Mel Gibson/Facebook-Harvest Crusade/via Charisma News)

The 2016 SoCal Harvest featured a nightly talk from Laurie and music from top Christian musical artists including Chris Tomlin, TobyMac featuring Hollyn, Skillet, For King & Country, Phil Wickham and KB. Actor and director Mel Gibson joined Greg Laurie for an interview on Sunday to discuss the role that faith has played in the films he has produced in recent years. Discussing his plans for a new film based on the resurrection of Christ, Gibson said, "I made the ultimate super hero film in The Passion of the Christ. Real super heroes don't wear spandex or have special 3-D effects; they do something super human."
 
People from all walks of life shared their personal stories of faith from the stage during the Sunday evening program...
 
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