{"id":128,"date":"2008-07-26T11:40:02","date_gmt":"2008-07-26T11:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/07\/christopher-laurie-son-of-prea.html"},"modified":"2008-07-26T11:40:02","modified_gmt":"2008-07-26T11:40:02","slug":"christopher-laurie-son-of-prea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/07\/christopher-laurie-son-of-prea.html","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Laurie, son of preacher Greg Laurie, killed in car accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ChristopherLaurie.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/ChristopherLaurie.jpg\" width=\"206\" height=\"246\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>Technically, this isn&#8217;t Christian music news, but since the Harvest Crusades have utilized CCM and rock music over the years to reach thousands of people across the country with the gospel, I thought you might want to hear this.<br \/>\nChristopher Laurie, 33, son of Pastor Greg Laurie and Cathe Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, died Thursday morning in a car accident. He served as the art director at Harvest Christian Fellowship for the past three years.<br \/>\nAccording to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/california\/la-me-laurie26-2008jul26,0,4343959.story\" target=\"_blank\"> a story in the LATimes.com<\/a>, Laurie was &#8220;was driving alone &#8216;at a high rate of speed&#8217; in the carpool lane of the eastbound Riverside Freeway in Corona when his station wagon collided with a California Department of Transportation tractor, the California Highway Patrol said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved and no one else was injured, authorities said.&#8221;<br \/>\nLaurie is survived by his wife, Brittany, and daughter, Stella, as well as his brother Jonathan. Christopher and his wife are expecting another daughter in November.<br \/>\nIn lieu of flowers, Harvest Christian Fellowship has established the Christopher Laurie Memorial Fund in memory of our friend, co-worker, family member, and brother in Christ. Proceeds from the fund will go to Brittany Laurie, Stella Laurie, and the soon-to-be daughter in order to assist them financially.<br \/>\nCondolences to the family can be made by <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.greglaurie.com\/?p=244\" target=\"_blank\">visiting the online blog<\/a>. Donations can be made by <a>visiting the church website<\/a>.<br \/>\nFor more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit the Harvest Christian Fellowship website.<\/a><br \/>\nRelated Post:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/08\/harvest-crusade-continues-afte.html\" target=\"_blank\">Harvest Crusade continues after death of Christopher Laurie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technically, this isn&#8217;t Christian music news, but since the Harvest Crusades have utilized CCM and rock music over the years to reach thousands of people across the country with the gospel, I thought you might want to hear this. 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