The event was held last weekend at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Besides the in-person attendance, its estimated 160,000 people watched online.
Musical performances at the two-day event featured notable contemporary Christian music stars, including Jeremy Camp, Phil Wickham, the Newsboys, Andy Mineo and Crowder.
Laurie preached at the gathering, telling those gathered at Angel Stadium and watching online that “God changed the course of my life, and He can do that for you.”
He added, “My hope tonight is not in politicians or world leaders. It’s not in technology, money or possessions. It’s not even in religion. What we are all looking for is not something you hold in your hand. It’s something that happens in your heart in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.”
The gathering also incorporated themes from the upcoming movie “Jesus Revolution,” a film based on the real-life Christian revival movement that took place in the 1960s and 1970s in Southern California.
The movie centers on how the movement personally impacted the life of a young Laurie, who was influenced by a street preacher named Lonnie Frisbee.
The film stars Kelsey Grammer as Pastor Chuck Smith, Jonathan Roumie as Frisbee, and Joel Courtney portraying a young Laurie.
SoCal Harvest is an annual evangelistic event that boasts of having had more than 6 million attendees and at least 600,000 professions of faith since it was first held in 1990.