ANAHEIM – The Rev. Greg Laurie kicked off the 27th annual Harvest Crusade Friday night with a crowd of about 32,000 people who came to to hear Christian Contemporary music and words of faith.

The crusade at Angel Stadium of Anaheim continues through Sunday.

After Laurie, 63, pastor and founder of Riverside’s Harvest Christian Fellowship, gave his sermon, thousands of attendees ran to the field to pledge to accept Jesus Christ as their savior. The crowd also heard music by the for King & Country band.

The crusades have been attended by 5.6 million people since their inception.