Television
The Hope Channel is the church's official TV channel. It started to operate in 2003 and can be watched via satellite on every inhabited continent.
Hope Church Channel is Hope Channel's sister network. It carries church services of preaching, teaching and special music, etc. 24/7.
Faith For Today was launched in May, 1950, by William and Virginia Fagal and was fully sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Since its inception, Faith For Today sought to reach out to the vast and diverse television audiences. By December, 1950, it became the first authentically national religious telecast in North America. Since the very first broadcast, Faith For Today offered viewers Bible lessons, books and other spiritual and personal growth materials. For nearly 20 years, Faith For Today's program format was similar to the popular variety shows of that era. Featuring music by the Faith For Today Quartet, discussions, special guests, short dramatic skits, and inspirational commentaries by William Fagal, the audience's interest was kept engaged while communicating the basics of Christianity. In 1972, Faith For Today moved its format to a weekly dramatic series called Westbrook Hospital. This drama in a hospital setting showed that Christian virtues such as honesty and love work in the real world. Currently, Faith For Today's programs include McDougall, M.D., The Evidence and Lifestyle Magazine. This ministry, led by Mike Tucker, is proud to celebrate its 60th year in broadcasting.
It Is Written was founded in 1956 by George Vandeman and was the first religious program to air in color, and the first to take advantage of satellite technology. Mark Finley succeeded Vandeman in 1992. He left the show in 2004 and was replaced by Shawn Boonstra. Pastor John Bradshaw became the fourth speaker/director of the international It Is Written ministry on Jan 1, 2011
Breath of Life is one of the most recent Adventist broadcast ministries to hit the airwaves. Although its main audience is African American, the message is similar to the other broadcast ministries.
Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN) began in 1997 is based in Loma Linda, California, and features programming from the Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists as well as original programming and other Seventh-day Adventist produced programming. LLBN can be viewed on every inhabited continent via satellite and the Internet. LLBN has also spawned two additional ethnic channels, LLBN Arabic and LLBN Chinese.
Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) began in 1984 and is based in West Frankfort, Illinois. It features Seventh-day Adventist produced programming of music, sermons, cooking, health, documentaries, and coverage of live events 3ABN can be watched via satellite, internet, and many pay-TV services on every inhabited continent.
3ABN Latino 3ABN Latino began in 2003 and is also based in West Frankfort, Illinois. It features Spanish and Portuguese Seventh-day Adventist produced programming of interviews, music, sermons, cooking, health, and coverage of Live events. 3ABN Latino can be watched via satellite and many pay-TV services throughout the Americas and Europe, and world-wide on the internet.
SonBeam Channel began in 2009 and is also based in West Frankfort, Illinois, a network that is similar to Trinity Broadcasting Network's Smile of a Child. The SonBeam Channel features various children's programming 24/7 of music, cooking, health, nature, crafts, Bible stories, etc. The SonBeam Channel is currently available on MOIPTV, Roku (www.moiptv.com) and MOPCWEB (www.mopcweb.com).
3ABN Russia 3ABN Russia began producing programs for broadcast in 1993 and is based in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. They produce Russian Seventh-day Adventist programming of interviews, music, sermons, cooking, health, etc. In December 2008 3ABN Russia launched its own 24/7 channel, and can be watched Internet, MOiPTV and Roku (www.moiptv.com).
The Carter Report is produced by John Carter.
Hope for Life is a half-hour television program from Cicero Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cicero, Indiana. Director/Speaker is Pastor Ron Kelly and his Associate Speaker, Pastor Aaron Clark.
3ABN Proclaim! began in March 2010 is also based in West Frankfort, Illinois, a network that is similar to Trinity Broadcasting Network's The Church Channel. 3ABN Proclaim! features preaching and teaching programming 24/7.
3ABN Dare to Dream Network began in December 2010 is also based in West Frankfort, Illinois, a 24/7 Urban Christian network to reach the African American population.
Gospel Ministry International GMI’s largest ministry is through 3 television networks (several more in development). The Advenir Spanish Television Network (ASTN) reaches the entire Spanish speaking world through satellite and cable networks in many areas. The Adevir Portuguese Television Network (APTN) will soon reach the entire Portuguese speaking world, and the Caribbean Family Network (CFN) is rebuilding to reach the Caribbean in Caribbean English and French. A new network broadcasting in Romanian is currently in development. The beautiful Christian family programming provided by these networks includes kids programming, soothing nature scenes, music videos, cooking shows, historical programs, and Biblical preaching.
Amazing Discoveries TV Amazing Discoveries is a non-profit organization committed to exposing deceptions in the areas of science and creation, current world events, Bible Prophecy, the music world, health and nutrition.
Esperanza TV is a Spanish-language outreach.
SOSTV is an Asian language ministry.
LifeStyle TV is a Swedish-language television ministry based in Horby, Sweden and affiliated with 3ABN. They produced Swedish Seventh-day Adventist programming of interviews, music, sermons, cooking, health, etc.
3ABN Australia is a media ministry, also a division of 3ABN, based in West Frankfort, Illinois. Their Australian headquarters is located in Morisset, New South Wales, Australia. They produced their Seventh-day Adventist Christ-centered programming to be shown on television and heard on radio, not only in Australia and New Zealand, but also around the world.
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Famous quotes containing the word television:
“They [parents] can help the children work out schedules for homework, play, and television that minimize the conflicts involved in what to do first. They can offer moral support and encouragement to persist, to try again, to struggle for understanding and mastery. And they can share a child’s pleasure in mastery and accomplishment. But they must not do the job for the children.”
—Dorothy H. Cohen (20th century)
“Photographs may be more memorable than moving images because they are a neat slice of time, not a flow. Television is a stream of underselected images, each of which cancels its predecessor. Each still photograph is a privileged moment, turned into a slim object that one can keep and look at again.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)
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—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)