RIVERSIDE, CA (ANS) -- Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman will join Pastor Greg Laurie for an extraordinary concert event at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., this Sunday evening, November 15, at 6 p.m.

Steven Curtis Chapman performing

Called “An Evening of Hope,” Chapman will perform songs from his new CD, Beauty Will Rise, and Laurie will share thoughts about suffering, hope, and heaven.

Both Chapman and Laurie lost children in automobile accidents in 2008, and share a common desire to offer hope and encouragement to people who are suffering loss.

“The holidays are difficult for many, and as we are entering that time of year, Steven and I will talk together about the hope we have found in our relationship with Jesus Christ, in spite of the unspeakable tragedies we have both faced,” said Laurie.

Dan Wooding interviews Greg Laurie before a Harvest Crusade in Anaheim

“An Evening of Hope” is a free event open to the public and will be held in the main sanctuary at Harvest Christian Fellowship, at 6115 Arlington Avenue in Riverside (phone, 951- 687-6902). Admission is on a first-come, first-seated basis. The concert may also be viewed live at www.harvest.org.

Located in Riverside, Calif., Harvest Christian Fellowship was founded more than 30 years ago by Pastor Greg Laurie. With a weekly attendance of more than 12,000 people, Harvest Christian Fellowship is one of the largest churches in the United States.

MEDIA NOTE: For media inquiries about “An Evening of Hope,” contact Laura McGowan at (847) 328-8009 or laura@lauramcgowan.com 

Dan Wooding, 68, is an award winning British journalist now living in Southern California with his wife Norma, to whom he has been married for 46 years. He is the founder and international director of ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) and the ASSIST News Service (ANS). He was, for ten years, a commentator, on the UPI Radio Network in Washington, DC., and now hosts the weekly “Front Page Radio” show on KWVE in Southern California and which is also carried on the Calvary Radio Network throughout the United States. The program is also aired in Great Britain on Calvary Chapel Radio UK. Wooding is the author of some 43 books. Two of the latest include his autobiography, “From Tabloid to Truth”, which is published by Theatron Books. To order a copy, press this link. Wooding, who was born in Nigeria of British missionary parents, also recently released “God’s Ambassadors in Japan” which is available at amazon.com.