A message of hope is coming to Poland
Krakow, Poland, 6 March, 2024 – In every corner of Poland, from Gdańsk to Zakopane and from Zielona Góra to Białystok, hundreds of churches are coming together and supporting the Bóg Cie Kocha Tour, which will bring a powerful message of hope to Krakow this spring.
Wojciech Włoch, pastor of the Church of Jesus Christ in Krakow and chairman of the Church of God’s College of Pastors in Poland, is one of the leaders from the 290 churches and 15 denominations across the country that are supporting the festival which will visit the TAURON Arena on 13 April.
“Our nation is deeply divided. There is so much hatred and fighting around us, even in so many of our own homes and families. It’s a critical problem, and experts and politicians are struggling to find a solution,” said Wojciech Włoch. “I believe many of the issues that we are facing in Poland are ultimately spiritual. This is why hundreds of churches from many different denominations across our country have united around the message of the Bóg Cie Kocha Tour because we believe it can bring the hope and peace that we need in our families and our nation.”
Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, said, “I’m not coming to Poland to talk about religion—religion cannot save you. Your church and your family can’t save you. There is only one thing that can fill the needs of the human heart, and that’s having a relationship with God. This is why I’m coming to Poland—I’m going to share the good news of how we can all have a real and personal relationship with God.”
The Bóg Cie Kocha Tour is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The event will feature live music from three-time Grammy winner, Michael W. Smith, as well as Taya, formerly of Hillsong UNITED and best known for “Oceans,” one of the most popular songs in Christian music history, and CSM, a local Polish band.
To learn more information about the Bóg Cie Kocha Tour, visit https://bogciekochatour.pl/.
Information for the Press
Interview Opportunities – Wojciech Włoch will be available for interviews Tuesday, 26 March through Friday, 29 March. Franklin Graham will be available for interviews at 10:30am on Friday, 12 April.
Download Video and Photos – For high resolution b-roll and photos, visit https://media.billygraham.org/bog-cie-kocha-tour-2024-press-room/
Media Contact – For media inquiries or to schedule an interview with Wojciech Włoch or Franklin Graham, please contact Paweł Bylicki at p.bylicki@publicdialog.pl or (+48) 535 055 705.
About the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Founded by Billy Graham in 1950, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association shares the Good News of Jesus Christ around the world. Billy Graham visited Poland in 1978 and preached to thousands of people in six cities.
About Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham is continuing the lifelong work of his father. His first evangelistic event was in 1989, and since then, he has held more than 325 outreaches in 55 countries. Franklin Graham preached in Poland 10 years ago when he shared the Good News of Jesus Christ with 32,000 people at Stadion Wojska Polskiego in Warsaw. Last year, he preached in Rome, Italy; Essen, Germany; London, England; Mexico City, Mexico; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Seoul, Korea, where hundreds of thousands of people attended the events. This year, he is looking forward to sharing a message of God’s love in Birmingham, England, Glasgow, Scotland; Naples, Italy; and Can Tho, Vietnam, after he preaches in Krakow this spring.
About Samaritan’s Purse
In addition to serving as president and CEO of BGEA, Franklin Graham also leads Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization that has helped more than 10 million people in Ukraine. Samaritan’s Purse operated 5 field hospitals and 5 medical clinics in the war-torn country and has distributed over 107 million kilos of food and provided 910 tonnes of relief supplies on 43 airlifts. Since the start of the war, Samaritan’s Purse has also supported churches helping refugees in 18 countries across Europe from Poland to Portugal and from Sweden to Spain. In Poland alone, Samaritan’s Purse has partnered with 200 churches to help 250,000 Ukrainian refugees with programs such as temporary housing, meals for families, clothing for children, and life-saving medications.
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