Coming to Jones Beach…an evangelistic crusade
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- June
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If you’ve ever been to a concert at Jones Beach, you know it is a uniquely great spot.
Right on the water. A cool breeze, on the right night.
Yeah, sometimes it rains, but what can you do? I once saw Van Morrison there and the skies opened up just as he finished the final encore—Send in the Clowns. There was no where to run, so we just got wet.
Anyway, Jones Beach will take a break from the usual line-up of classic rock acts to host the Harvest Crusade Evangelistic Outreach.
Evangelist Greg Laurie will run the free two-day crusade, which will also feature Christian bands like Kutless on Saturday and Jars of Clay on Sunday.
Laurie filled Madison Square Garden in 2007 and 2008. He is senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., one of the most mega of the megachurches.
More than 110 churches from Long Island elsewhere in New York are expected to participate.
Steve Tomlinson, pastor of Shelter Rock Church in Nassau County, says: “There is a new spirit of cooperation among the local churches on Long Island to work together for a cause that is bigger than any of us. We believe the Harvest with Greg Laurie outreach at Jones Beach will help make an eternal impact on the community.”
According to a release: “Greg Laurie will talk nightly about spiritual topics that are applicable to any person, no matter the age: Why am I here? Is God real? What happens when I die?”
Then next week it’s back to business at Jones Beach with country star Kenny Chesney. Later this summer: Aerosmith/ZZ Top, Doobie Brothers/Bad Company, Def Leppard/Poison/Cheap Trick, Judas Priest/Whitesnake, CSR, Jimmy Buffett, Loggins & Messina, and more, more, more.
Who knew that Loggins & Messina were still at it?
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