Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California and Harvest Orange County in Irvine, California. He began his pastoral ministry at the age of 19 by leading a Bible study of 30 people.

 

Since then, God has transformed that small group into a church of some 15,000 people. Today, Harvest is one of the largest churches in America, and consistently ranks among the most influential churches in the country.

 

In 1990, Laurie began holding large-scale public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades. Since that time, more than 4,744,000 people have attended Harvest Crusades events around the United States, ranging from the annual event at Angel Stadium in Anaheim to Madison Square Garden in New York City. Greg spoke to 50,000 people at a 2011 Harvest Crusade in Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium. Harvest Crusades have also been held internationally in Australia and New Zealand. More importantly, more than 399,300 people have registered professions of faith through these outreaches.

 

Greg has been married to Cathe Laurie for 39 years and he has two sons, Christopher and Jonathan. Christopher went to be with the Lord in 2008. Greg and Cathe also have five grandchildren.