DATE:
Sept. 23-24, 2023
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LOCATION:
Mountain America Center, Idaho Falls
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TIME:
Saturday, Sept. 23: 3 p.m. – KidzFest
Saturday, Sept. 23: 7 p.m. – Student Night
Sunday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m. – Family Night
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SEATING/ADMISSION:
All seats are free. Tickets are not required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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LOCAL PARTICIPATION:
Alongside the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, hundreds of people—representing more than 100 churches from across the region—are working together to host the Idaho Falls Look Up Tour with Will Graham.
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KIDZFEST:
KidzFest – a special event tailored just for children, featuring bounce houses, face painting and games – will take place on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23. The program will include music by Rend Collective, an interactive video Gospel presentation called The Quest, and a message of hope from Will Graham.
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MUSIC:
Along with a message from Will Graham, the evening events on Saturday and Sunday will feature free concerts by well-known Christian artists, including:
- Rend Collective, a Christian folk rock worship band originating from Northern Ireland. The Dove Award-nominated group is well known for their unique sound and their hit songs, including “Build Your Kingdom Here” and “My Lighthouse.” Rend Collective will perform at KidzFest and Student Night on Sept. 23.
- Crowder, a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter known for his wide-ranging fusion of pop, rock, folk, electronic, bluegrass, and hip-hop. Crowder will perform at Family Night on Sept. 24.
- Christine D’Clario, who is considered one of the top Latin worship leaders in the world. She will perform in both English and Spanish at Family Night.
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PRESS OPERATION:
Event credentialing will take place in the media area near the stage. There will be reserved seating for working press. For Look Up Tour updates and information, or to request interviews with Will Graham or other Look Up Tour leadership, contact Erik Ogren at (704) 577-2109 or eogren@bgea.org.
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LOCAL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Phone: (208) 497-0456
Web: https://lookuptour.org/idahofalls/
E-Mail: IdahoFalls@LookUpTour.org
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REV. WILL GRAHAM:
William Franklin Graham IV (Will) is the third generation of Grahams to proclaim the Gospel under the banner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. The grandson of Billy Graham and the oldest son of Franklin Graham, Will has shared the hope of Jesus with more than one million people across six continents since beginning his evangelistic ministry in 2006.
“I’m not trying to be the next Billy Graham; I’m just Will Graham,” says the ordained minister. “I have a burden in my heart to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If that’s to an arena full of people or one person on the street, I will do whatever God is calling me to do.”
In addition to his evangelistic outreaches, Will serves as Executive Vice President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, giving leadership to all aspects of the organization that his grandfather founded in 1950.
Will graduated from Liberty University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Religion and in 2001 graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree.
Will and his wife, Kendra, have two daughters, Christine Jane (CJ) and Rachel Austin, and a son, William Franklin Graham V (Quinn).
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OTHER AREA MINISTRY:
- The Graham family and other Billy Graham Evangelistic Association evangelists have held eight evangelistic outreaches in the state of Idaho, and 14 outreaches in the neighboring states of Utah and Wyoming.
- Billy Graham’s only Crusade in Idaho took place in Boise in 1982. More than 100,000 people attended the weeklong outreach. He also spoke several times in neighboring states, including evangelistic outreaches in Utah and Wyoming – both in 1945 as part of his ministry with Youth For Christ – and a joint outreach with Associate Evangelist Ralph Bell in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1987.
- Franklin Graham spoke at the state capital of Idaho in August of 2016 as part of his 50-state Decision America Tour.
- BGEA Associate Evangelists – such as John Wesley White, Ralph Bell, Grady Wilson and Leighton Ford – have held several outreaches across Idaho over the years, in communities such as Twin Falls, Coeur D’Alene, Nampa, Burley and Boise.
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ABOUT THE BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION:
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by every effective means available. From its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, the BGEA directs a wide range of domestic and international ministries, including: large-scale festivals led by evangelists Franklin Graham and Will Graham; the Billy Graham Library; The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, located outside of Asheville, North Carolina; SearchforJesus.net, an Internet evangelism project reaching thousands of people for Christ online; and many others through print, television, telephone, radio and the internet. For more information, please visit www.billygraham.org.
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