The Gaffney Ledger

Crusade kickoff banquet this Thursday

In most places a countywide revival conducted by a traveling evangelists are a thing of the past or something reserved for large cities in huge venues, but this spring nationally prominent evangelist Rick Gage will deliver a message of hope to Cherokee County and beyond.

In preparation for the May 21-24 Go Tell Crusade, a kickoff banquet will be held Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Broad River Electric Convention Center in Gaffney.

During the banquet, Gage will talk about his testimony and encourage people to get involved with the crusade. The banquet is both an informational meeting and a fundraising opportunity for the crusade itself.

Gage, the founder of Go Tell Ministries, has been involved in more than 500 evangelistic crusades, rallies, conferences and overseas missions trips and has seen tens of thousands make public decisions for Christ.

The former college football coach has been called the “Billy Graham of small towns” bringing the Gospel message to communities that would otherwise not have the opportunity to be part of an evangelistic crusade for more than a decade.

Many well-known individuals have spoken with Gage or endorsed his ministry including: current NFL MVP and Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander, Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden, Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden, former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka, motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, Campus Crusade for Christ speaker Josh McDowell and Rick Stanley, who is scheduled to be at the Upstate Crusade, an evangelist and step-brother of Elvis Presley.

For more information about the banquet or the May 21-24 crusade, please call (864) 4893119 or email brba@bellsouth.net. For more information about Rick Gage and Go Tell Ministries, please call 1866-IGO TELL.