ITALY — Hundreds responded to Franklin Graham’s invitation to accept Christ as their savior at the historic Naples Noi Festival in Southern Italy. It was the largest ever evangelical event in the country’s history as crowds of 21,000 gathered at the Piazza del Plebiscito.

The largest and most significant square in Naples in Southern Italy was packed with more than 21,000 people during the evangelistic Noi Festival on Saturday Sep 14 . It was the first time something like this has ever taken place in the city, and it set a record as the largest evangelical event in Italy’s history.

Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association partnered with nearly 350 evangelical churches throughout southern Italy to bring the Noi Festival to the Piazza del Plebiscito.

And hundreds responded to Franklin Graham’s invitation to accept Jesus Christ as their savior.

And the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will be working with their church partners to ensure all the new believers in southern Italy will be connect with local Bible-believing fellowships and helped to grow in their faith in Jesus Christ.

About the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Founded by Billy Graham in 1950, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association shares the Good News of Jesus Christ around the world. Franklin Graham is continuing the lifelong work of his father, and since his first evangelistic event in 1989, he has held more than 325 outreaches in 55 countries. Before Graham brings the God Loves You Frontera Tour to 10 cities along the U.S.-Mexico border, he will preach in Mexico City on Feb. 17 and 18. Graham is also looking forward to preaching in Krakow, Poland; Birmingham, England; Glasgow, Scotland; Naples, Italy; and Can Tho, Vietnam, this year.

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