Festival Brings Music with a Message to the Los Angeles Hispanic Community

Preparations are Underway for Festival of Hope with Franklin Graham at the Home Depot Center in Carson on June 25-26

LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2011 -- Joined by high-energy musical artists and supported by volunteers from local churches, Franklin Graham is coming to Los Angeles to bring a message of hope and encouragement to the area's Hispanic community on June 25-26 at the Home Depot Center in Carson.

"Everyone is welcome," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse.

"Our hope is that anyone in the Los Angeles area who is struggling with questions about life or would like a new beginning will come to this Festival of Hope."

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. The Festival of Hope is a two-day event featuring nightly messages from Graham, coupled with energetic and inspirational music from popular Christian artists including Lily Goodman, Dennis Agajanian and the Gutierrez Brothers, the Tommy Coomes Band and more.

There will also be a special Saturday morning "Festiniños" event for kids on June 25. All Festival of Hope events will be held at the Home Depot Center.

All Festival programs will be open to the public and free of charge.

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).