Eurofest '75
Encyclopedia
An International Youth Conference and evangelistic crusade organised by the Billy Graham
Organisation in Brussels
, Belgium
. It followed on from Spree '73 held in London. The General Secretary was Harvey Thomas
.
Many well-known evangelical figures first came to prominence at it, such as Luis Palau
, Bishop Festo Kivengere
, Annie Vallotton the Good News Bible illustrator and Manfred Siebald
the German singer-songwriter. One of the special guests was Cliff Richard
.
The festival took place from 25 July - 2 August 1975, in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels.
Billy Graham preached from Phillipians and taught on the connection between one of the books themes - joy, and prayer.
Billy Graham said, "young people should learn to pray."
The Finish group Treklangen sang the theme song: "I don't know what you came to do, but I came to praise the Lord". They recorded on the Pilot label in English and Swedish as well as their own language.
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...
Organisation in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It followed on from Spree '73 held in London. The General Secretary was Harvey Thomas
Harvey Thomas
Harvey Thomas was an American luthier who built a number of distinctive guitars in the 1960s.Thomas was based in Kent, Washington, where he built guitars apparently uninfluenced by any other guitar builder...
.
Many well-known evangelical figures first came to prominence at it, such as Luis Palau
Luis Palau
Luis Palau, Jr. is an international Christian evangelist living in the Portland area in Oregon, United States. He was born in Argentina and moved to Portland in his mid-twenties to enroll in a graduate program in Biblical studies....
, Bishop Festo Kivengere
Festo Kivengere
Bishop Festo Kivengere was a Ugandan Anglican-Christian leader referred to by many as "the Billy Graham of Africa". He played a huge role in a Christian revival in southwestern Uganda, but had to flee in 1973 to neighboring Kenya in fear for his life after speaking out against Idi Amin's...
, Annie Vallotton the Good News Bible illustrator and Manfred Siebald
Manfred Siebald
Manfred Siebald is a German singer-songwriter and Lecturer in American Studies in Mainz.Siebald is best known as a Christian singer-songwriter, who writes and speaks on contemporary worship music...
the German singer-songwriter. One of the special guests was Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
.
The festival took place from 25 July - 2 August 1975, in the Heysel Stadium, Brussels.
Billy Graham preached from Phillipians and taught on the connection between one of the books themes - joy, and prayer.
Billy Graham said, "young people should learn to pray."
The Finish group Treklangen sang the theme song: "I don't know what you came to do, but I came to praise the Lord". They recorded on the Pilot label in English and Swedish as well as their own language.