More than 700 pastors within 30 miles of downtown Augusta were invited to First Presbyterian Church of Augusta on Tuesday morning to hear her speak. The event was followed with a media appearance at noon.

On Tuesday, the daughter of the famed evangelist, Anne Graham Lotz, announced that she will preach a free, two-day revival for women in Augusta this fall.

Organizers expect to fill James Brown Arena with more than 8,000 women Sept. 21-22.

“When I leave, I pray that the church is strengthened,” said Lotz, who spoke to pastors, news media and volunteers about her plans for Just Give Me Jesus, the worldwide series of revivals she has held since 2000.

More than 700 pastors within 30 miles of downtown Augusta were invited to First Presbyterian Church of Augusta on Tuesday morning to hear her speak. The event was followed with a media appearance at noon.

“It’s an incredible day,” said Blanche Conger, the chairwoman of Just Give Me Jesus Augusta, “and it has been an incredible journey.”

Members of Just Give Me Jesus Augusta have worked behind the scenes to bring Lotz to Augusta since 2010. The group is now tasked with raising $250,000 to $300,000 to fund half of the revival. Lotz’s organization, AnGeL Ministries in Raleigh, N.C., will provide the other half.

“For years, my heart’s passion has been for personal and corporate renewal,” Conger said. “The greatest need in the world today is revival in the church of God.”

It’s why Conger has led busloads of women from Augusta and Aiken to some of Lotz’s earlier revivals in Atlanta, Raleigh, Charlotte and South Carolina’s Upstate. It’s why a group of local women have met for nearly two years to pray and study biblical models for revival before inviting Lotz to speak.

More than 140 people in the community wrote letters in support of a Just Give Me Jesus revival in Augusta. They represent 61 churches, 22 organizations, and 15 civic and government leaders in Augusta, Aiken and North Augusta.

With their urging, Lotz accepted. It’s one of two revivals she’ll hold this year, with the other scheduled for April in Indianapolis.

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