Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, which has campuses in California and Hawaii. He began his ministry at the age of 19, leading a small Bible study group of 30 individuals. Over the past five decades, God has grown that small group into a thriving congregation of over 8,000 members, with a global ministry that has reached billions and recorded more than one million professions of faith.
In 1990, Laurie founded the Harvest Crusades, a series of large-scale evangelistic events designed to present the gospel to broad audiences. These events have since drawn more than 11.5 million participants in person and online. In 2012, he launched Harvest America, a nationwide outreach event that utilized HD livestreaming to broadcast to thousands of venues across the United States. With over 306,000 individuals attending live, Harvest America remains one of the largest gospel presentations in U.S. history. Harvest Crusades have also expanded internationally, with events held in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Collectively, these efforts have resulted in over 700,000 documented professions of faith.
In 2020, Laurie partnered with Kingdom Story Company to release A Rush of Hope, a cinematic evangelistic experience that reached more than 2 million viewers during its opening weekend.
His media presence extends to hosting A New Beginning, a nationally syndicated radio program broadcast on over 1,200 stations worldwide. He also hosts Harvest + Greg Laurie, a weekly television program featured on major networks including Fox Business, Newsmax, KCAL 9 Los Angeles, and the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Laurie is also a frequent guest on national news programs.
Laurie also leads the Harvest Relief Fund, a humanitarian initiative that provides both material aid and spiritual support to communities affected by crises in the name of Jesus. In recent years, the fund has supported thousands of individuals impacted by the wildfires in Lahaina on the island of Maui and in Los Angeles.
In addition to his pastoral and media work, Laurie has held several national leadership roles. He served as the Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer in 2013 and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He holds honorary doctorates from Biola University and Azusa Pacific University.
A prolific author, Laurie has written over 70 books, including House of David, Billy Graham: The Man I Knew, Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon, Revelation: A Book of Promises, and Jesus Revolution. He is also the general editor of the ECPA-award-winning New Believer’s Bible.
His filmography includes Lost Boy: The Next Chapter, Hope for Hurting Hearts, Steve McQueen: American Icon, and Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon. In 2023, Greg and Cathe Laurie’s life and conversion during the Jesus Movement of the 1960s and ‘70s were depicted in the Lionsgate film Jesus Revolution, starring Kelsey Grammer and Jonathan Roumie.
Greg Laurie has been married to Cathe Laurie for over 51 years. They have two sons and five grandchildren.
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