DATE:
Oct. 5-6, 2024
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LOCATION:
Blue Arena at The Ranch Events Complex
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TIME:
Saturday, Oct. 5: 10 a.m. – KidzFest
Saturday, Oct. 5: 6 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 6: 6 p.m.
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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, more than 140 churches and 650 volunteers have been working to tell others about the Northern Colorado Look Up Celebration.
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KIDZFEST:
KidzFest – a special event tailored just for children, featuring bounce houses, painting and games – will take place on Saturday morning, Oct. 5. The program will include music by Go Fish, 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:
- Aaron Shust, a worship leader who has received Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year commendations from the GMA Dove Awards, will perform both evenings.
- Rend Collective, a chart-topping folk-rock band originating from Bangor, Northern Ireland, will perform on Saturday, Oct. 5. Rend Collective is well-known for their signature hits including My Lighthouse and Build Your Kingdom Here.
- Christine D’Clario, considered one of the top Latin worship leaders in the world, will perform in both English and Spanish on Sunday, Oct. 6.
- Michael W. Smith, one of the most enduring, recognizable, and influential artists in Christian music history, will perform on Sunday, Oct. 6. Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner, who has also earned 45 GMA Dove Awards and an American Music Award.
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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 Northern Colorado Look Up Celebration 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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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:
- Though he visited the state often, Billy Graham only held two multi-day Crusades in Colorado—1965 in Denver and 1987 in Denver. As part of the 1987 campaign, the governor proclaimed it to be “Billy Graham Week” in Colorado, and the mayor of Denver proclaimed July 26, 1987, to be “Billy Graham Day” in the city.
- Franklin Graham’s first evangelistic outreach in Colorado took place in Arvada in 1992, a joint effort with BGEA Associate Evangelist John Wesley White. He returned in 2011 for Rock the Range, a two-day campaign in Denver. On March 15, 2016, Franklin again spoke in Denver as part of his 50-state Decision America Tour.
- BGEA Associate Evangelists – such as John Wesley White, Ralph Bell, Howard Jones and Leighton Ford – have held more than one dozen outreaches across Colorado over the years, in communities such as Alamosa, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Sterling and Salida.
- This will be Will Graham’s first event in Colorado. It is of note that the Northern Colorado Look Up Celebration is a homecoming of sorts for the evangelist. While the Graham family is often recognized for its North Carolina connections, Will Graham was actually born in Longmont in 1975.
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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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