Greg Laurie was born on December 10,1952 and is an American evangelical author, pastor and evangelist who serves as the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, based in Riverside, California.
17 Facts About Greg Laurie
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Greg Laurie was raised by a single mother who had seven marriages; they moved often, sometimes to vastly different locations such as New Jersey and Hawaii.
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Greg Laurie worked as a newspaper boy for the Daily Pilot in Orange County, California.
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Greg Laurie was not raised in the Christian faith or a church environment.
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In 1970, when Greg Laurie was 17 years old, he became a devout Christian at Newport Harbor High School under the ministry of evangelist Lonnie Frisbee, as the Jesus Movement was exploding in Southern California.
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In 1973, at the age of 20, under the mentorship of Calvary Chapel pastor Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie was given the opportunity to lead a Bible study of 30 people in Riverside, California.
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The group quickly grew in size, and that same year, Greg Laurie founded the Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, where he still serves as senior pastor.
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In 1990, Greg Laurie founded the Harvest Crusades, an organization that hosts large-scale evangelistic events around the US.
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Greg Laurie serves on the board of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
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Greg Laurie is a chaplain for the Newport Beach Police Department.
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In 2013, Greg Laurie served as the Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force.
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In 2017, Greg Laurie organized a movement titled "The Year of Good News".
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In 2017, Harvest Christian Fellowship became a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, at the request of Greg Laurie, who considered that the latter has important national and international evangelistic programs.
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Greg Laurie has written more than 70 books, including The Upside-Down Church ; this book won a Gold Medallion Book Award in the "Christian ministry" category in 2000.
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Greg Laurie's sermons are featured on the syndicated half-hour daily program A New Beginning, broadcast on over 1,100 radio stations worldwide.
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Greg Laurie holds two honorary doctorates, from Biola University and from Azusa Pacific University.
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Greg Laurie is working on a seventh documentary, about fame and faith.