Franklin Graham to Offer Message of Hope to Hispanic Community June 25-26

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• Latin America - español

Event Will Stream Live on www.BillyGraham.org/LA

LOS ANGELES, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 600 Hispanic churches in the greater Los Angeles area have joined with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for "Festival de Esperanza con Franklin Graham." Graham's message of hope for the Hispanic community will stream live around the world on www.billygraham.org/LA. Streaming will begin at 7 p.m. PT on June 25 and 5 p.m. PT on June 26.

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"Our hope is that anyone who is struggling with questions about life or would like a new beginning will watch this Festival of Hope," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse.  

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is bringing the Festival of Hope to Los Angeles at the invitation of Hispanic churches in the Greater Los Angeles area. It is a two-day event featuring nightly messages from Graham, coupled with energetic and inspirational music from popular Christian and Hispanic artists.

Since 1989, Franklin Graham has held an average of seven Festivals each year as an evangelist for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Graham's 2011 Festival schedule includes events in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Jan. 8-9); Monrovia, Liberia (March 25-27); Los Angeles (June 25-26); Milwaukee (Aug. 20-21); Denver (Aug. 27-28); Winnipeg, Canada (Sept. 17-18); Vilnius, Lithuania (Oct. 28-30); and Hyderabad, India (Nov. 10-13).

About the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by every effective means available. From its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., BGEA directs a wide range of domestic and international evangelism ministries, including: large-scale Festivals led by evangelists Franklin Graham and Will Graham; Dare to Be a Daniel, a youth evangelism training project; My Hope World Evangelism Through Television; the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, offering the hope of Jesus Christ in the midst of tragedy; and many others through print, television, telephone, radio and the Internet. For more information, please visit www.billygraham.org.

SOURCE Billy Graham Evangelistic Association