Greg Laurie's Harvest Crusade goes to campus where Charlie Kirk was killed

Greg Laurie's Harvest Crusade goes to campus where Charlie Kirk was killed

WND Staff

California Pastor Greg Laurie and his Harvest Crusade movement will visit the site of Charlie Kirk's assassination – Utah Valley University – to bring the Gospel message.

According to a report in the Christian Post, the event will draw around 10,000 attendees.

Known as "Hope for America," the event will be held on Nov. 16 at the campus where Kirk was fatally shot Sept. 10 during a Turning Point USA event.

Harvest Crusade originally had planned to host an event in Utah next summer, Laurie told the paper, but after the assassination, he says, "We immediately reached out to the Utah pastors to offer our support. We asked if there was anything we could do. They responded, 'Come sooner. Our community is hurting.'"

Laurie continued: "We responded by committing to a date only six weeks away. That's a first for us at Harvest Crusades! Normally, we plan events at least a year in advance. But there is an urgency, and we believe the message of the Gospel is the answer."

Laurie, who spoke at a TPUSA Faith event in California in August, was on "The Charlie Kirk Show" earlier this week, where he discussed the event.

"I met Charlie several years ago, and also recently spoke at one of Charlie's pastor conferences," Laurie told the Christian Post. "I have long admired Charlie's incredible work reaching young people and have been a strong supporter of it."

Besides the on-campus event, at UVU, more than 60 congregations in Utah are scheduled to host livestream gatherings.

"Our goal is simple and urgent: to reach as many people as possible with the life-changing message of the Gospel," Laurie said. "We want to offer real hope – hope for this life and the next – that can only be found in Jesus Christ."