Immediate Release — March 23, 2018

Anne Graham Lotz to keynote ECPA Awards Celebration in Washington DC

Held “after-hours” in the Museum of the Bible, event will celebrate 40 years of Christian Book Awards on May 1, 2018

TEMPE, Ariz., March 23, 2018 – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) announced today that ANNE GRAHAM LOTZ – evangelist, author, and daughter to the late Billy Graham – will keynote the upcoming ECPA Awards Celebration held May 1st at the Museum of the Bible, in conjunction with the ECPA Leadership Summit.

Called “the best preacher in the family” by her father, Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz speaks around the globe with the wisdom and authority of years spent studying God’s Word. The New York Times named Anne one of the five most influential evangelists of her generation. Her Just Give Me Jesus revivals have been held in more than 30 cities in 12 different countries, to hundreds of thousands of attendees. Anne is a best-selling and award-winning author of 16 books.

“We are thrilled that Anne will be sharing her passion for Scripture and the ministry of writing books with the publishing leaders at Leadership Summit,” said ECPA executive director Stan Jantz. “Her words of encouragement in the setting of the Museum of the Bible will be a vivid reminder that God’s Word is at the heart of Christian publishing.”

Anne will be part of a full program that will announce the 2018 winners of the Christian Book Award® program, celebrate 40 years of Christian Book Awards, honor the writing legacy of Billy Graham, highlight the year’s milestones in Christian books, and present the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 2018 Christian Book Award® finalists will be announced on April 4th.

Held “after-hours” in Washington DC’s newest museum — Museum of the Bible — the ECPA Awards Celebration is a distinguished event for Christian publishing leaders and their guests held during the industry’s annual ECPA Leadership Summit.

ECPA Leadership Summit attendees can purchase tickets at a deep discount ($29) through their registration form or through the attendee purchase link.
Guests not registered for the ECPA Leadership Summit can purchase guest tickets for $79.

For more information about the ECPA Awards Celebration: ECPAleadership.org/awards-celebration.html
For more information about the ECPA Leadership Summit: ECPALeadership.org

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade organization comprised of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. Since 1974, ECPA has strengthened Christian publishing by building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry and throughout multiple channels so that our members can more effectively produce and deliver transformational Christian content. ECPA.org

Media contacts:
Stan Jantz, ECPA Executive Director, sjantz@ecpa.org, 480-966-3998 ext. 101
Cindy Carter, ECPA Awards & Recognition Manager, ccarter@ecpa.org, 480-966-3998 ext. 103

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