There are a number of media ministries associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It comes in print, radio and television and reaches countries around the world. The Adventist Church has a long history of media-based communications, which grew out of the 1840s Millerite movement that used a lot of print media. Some media ministries are funded directly by the church, while others are self-reliant organizations that rely on donations.
All major Adventist broadcasting ministries have been involved in worldwide outreach through various crusades and rallies. Worldwide outreach is also done by Adventist World Radio mostly through short wave radio transmissions, but also through AM, FM, satellite, the Internet, including social media platforms, and direct-to-home satellite radio transmissions. Broadcasting is currently conducted from 10 transmitting sites in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America.
Video Media ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Publish
Advent is a productive publisher. They operate many publishers around the world, with two major ones in North America being reviewed and Herald and Pacific Press.
Many Adventist magazines are published worldwide.
Maps Media ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Radio
The Voice of Prophecy was founded in 1929 by H.M.S. Richards, Sr. at a radio station in Los Angeles, but has since spread to stations around the country and recently started television and video production. The son of Richards, H.M.S. Richards, Jr., succeeded him in the late 1970s, and today was organized by Father Shawn Boonstra.
Quiet Hour Ministries (formerly The Quiet Hour) was founded in 1937 by J.L. Tucker as a radio program at KEX station in Portland, Oregon. Tucker's family members succeeded in serving as president/speaker of the ministry until 2014 when Randy Bates became president and CEO. The organization first expanded to television in 1949 in San Francisco. Several different television programs followed. The current television program is a reality series called Mission Today . The production of the radio program ceased in 2005 and the ministry is currently focusing on international evangelism and mission projects.
Your Story Hour was founded in 1949 by Stanley R. Hill and is a radio program aimed at Children and Families presenting Biblical Stories of Known, and stories of real-life Historians.
Joe Crews founded the Amazing Facts in 1965 in Baltimore, Maryland. Inspired by the success of Voice of Prophecy, Crews originally aimed at reaching Christian and non-Christian listeners through a 15-minute program each day by opening up with interesting historical facts and demonstrating how it applied the entire biblical message. Then the program offers home study Bible courses, as well as books written by Crews himself. In 1987, Amazing Facts started a television service. In 1994, after Joe Crews's death, Doug Batchelor took a position as Director/Speaker, and has held that position ever since. In 2016 Amazing Facts broadcast primarily from Sacramento, California.
Daniel Lubega is a pastor of the Omaha Adventist church, Nebraska, with radio shows at KCRO and a TV show on Omaha Cox Channel 23.
Adventist World Radio, founded in 1971, is the "mission radio agency" of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It uses AM, FM, shortwave, satellite, podcasting, and the Internet, broadcasting in 77 of the world's major language groups with a potential coverage of 80% of the world's population. AWR headquarters are in Silver Spring, Maryland with studios all over the world. Most of the ministry's income comes from membership prizes.
3ABN Radio Network was established in 1999. The radio network has a programming similar to television. 3ABN Radio broadcasts programs from 3ABN Television to listeners at home, offices, and in their cars with local radio affiliates in the United States. 3ABN Radio can also be heard on Galaxy 19 satellites in North America and Central America including other international satellites around the world and around the world via mobile devices, Roku, MySDATV and the Internet. Also based in West Frankfort, Illinois.
3ABN Latino Radio Network was founded in 2012. The Spanish-language radio network has a program similar to television. 3ABN Latino Radio broadcasts Spanish-language programs from 3ABN Latino Television to Spanish-language listeners at home, offices and in their cars with local radio affiliates in the United States, Mexico, South America, Puerto Rico, Europe and other Spanish-speaking countries from the world. 3ABN Latino Radio can also be heard on 19th Galaxy satellite in North America and Central America with international satellite and worldwide via mobile device, Roku, MySDATV, and Internet. Also based in West Frankfort, Illinois.
3ABN Australia Radio Network was established in 2015. The Australian Division 3ABN Radio Network, based in West Frankfort, Illinois. 3ABN Australia Radio Network broadcasts and located at 3ABN Australia Production Center in Morisset, New South Wales, Australia. 3ABN Australia Radio broadcasts their programs from 3ABN International and 3ABN to listeners at home, office and in their cars with local radio affiliates in Australia and New Zealand. 3ABN Australia Radio with 3ABN Radio both can also be heard on Optus D2 satellite in Australia and New Zealand and around the world through mobile devices, Roku, MySDATV and Internet.
3ABN Radio Music Channel was founded in 2016. A radio network broadcast Christian, Gospel and spiritual songs and hymns by various Christian music artists, vocally and instrumental, 24/7 for listeners in homes, offices, cars, mobile devices and Internet. Also based in West Frankfort, Illinois.
Your Story Hour is a radio program for young people and young people who want to hear stories from the Bible. Hosted by Uncle Dan and Aunt Carol.
Tu Historia Preferida is a radio program for young people and young people who want to hear stories from the Bible in Spanish.
?????? is Cantonese radio program for listeners to hear about how to deal with a positive life situation and how to overcome adversity. In Cantonese there is also Sunset Boulevard (????) which covers health topics and Bible stories.
Adventist Radio Australia! started in October 2010 and lists all of its radio stations in a database that allows searching by zip code.
Hope Radio Philippines is the radio division of Hope Channel Philippines and operates radio stations throughout Mindanao.
Adventist Public Radio is part of Loud Cry Media which was formed in 2010 with the aim of reaching everyone with the Message of Three Angels. Advent Public Radio broadcasts globally out of Toronto, Canada with offices in Nashville, TN.
Television
Hope Channel is the official church TV channel. It started operations in 2003 and can be watched via satellite, mobile devices and the Internet on every inhabited continent.
The Adventist News Network is the Official Church News Service of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Hope Church Channel is the Hope Channel sister network. It brings the ministry of the church to preach, teach and special music, etc. 24/7.
Faith For Today was launched in May 1950 by William and Virginia Fagal and is fully sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. From its inception, Faith For Today strives to reach broad and diverse television audiences. In December 1950, it became the first authentic national religious broadcast in North America. Since the first broadcast, Faith For Today offers viewers of Bible studies, books, and other spiritual and personal growth materials. For nearly 20 years, the format of the Faith For Today program is similar to the popular variety show of that era. Featuring music by Faith For Today Quartet, discussions, special guests, short short dramas, and inspirational comments by William Fagal, audience interest remains involved when communicating the fundamentals of Christianity. In 1972, Faith For Today moved its format into a weekly dramatic series called Westbrook Hospital (while technically the series was originally called "Faith For Today"). (References @ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/westbrook-hospital/205421).
Then the previous episodes, entitled, became an inclusive composite in the newly titled series in 1975. (References @ http://www.adventistmediacenter.com/article/22/about-us/history).
Thus, unsurprisingly missing is their signature of the acclaimed "Westbrook Hospital" credit opening, the title of the video theme song sequence in the early episodes, with various dates attributed to the early series having been floated as 1969, 1971, 1972. The drama first characterized the person people involved, dealing with every day problem in every day arrangement, then -circa 1971- the drama then moved into the hospital setting, while continuing to show that Christian virtues like honesty and love work in the real world. A total of 59 episodes were aired. (References @ satellite.mcminnvilleadventist.org/shows/series/83).
Currently, the Faith For Today program includes McDougall, M.D. , The Evidence and Lifestyle Magazine . This ministry, led by Mike Tucker, is proud to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the broadcast.
Written was founded in 1956 by George Vandeman and is the first colorful religious program, and the first to utilize satellite technology. Mark Finley replaced Vandeman in 1992. He left the show in 2004 and was replaced by Shawn Boonstra. Father John Bradshaw became the fourth speaker/director of the ministry's It Is Written International on January 1, 2011
Breath of Life is one of the last Adventist broadcasting ministries to hit the airwaves. Although its main audience is African-American, the message is similar to other broadcasted ministries.
The Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN) began in 1997 based in Loma Linda, California, and featured programs from the Loma Linda Seventh Day Adventist Church as well as other original programming and Seventh-Day Adventists. LLBN can be seen in every continent populated by satellite and Internet. LLBN has also spawned two additional ethnic channels, Arab LLBN and LLBN China.
The Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) began in 1984 and is based in West Frankfort, Illinois. This featured Seventh Day Adventists resulting in 3ABN's live music, sermon, cooking, health, documentary, and 3ABN live events programs watched on satellite, Internet, mobile devices, Roku, MySDATV and many pay-TV services in every inhabited continent.
3ABN Latino 3ABN Latino started in 2003 and is also based in West Frankfort, Illinois. It features Spanish and Portuguese Seventh Day Adventists that produce interviews, music, sermons, cooking, health, and live show programs. 3ABN Latino can be viewed via satellite and many pay-TV services across America and Europe, and worldwide on the Internet, Roku, MySDATV and mobile devices.
The 3ABN Kids Network started in 2009 which was previously named SonBeam Channel and also based in West Frankfort, Illinois, a network similar to Smile Network Trinity Broadcasting. 3ABN Kids Network features children's programs 24/7 music, cooking, health, nature, crafts, Bible stories, etc. And 3ABN Kids Network to have their own offices and studios located near Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee. The 3ABN Children Network is currently available on the Internet, mobile devices, Roku, MySDATV and immediately on international satellites worldwide.
3ABN Russia 3ABN Russia began producing programs to broadcast in 1993 and based in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. They produce interview programs, music, sermons, cooking, health, etc. Russia, in December 2008 3ABN Russia launched its own channel 24/7, and can be watched from anywhere in the world via Internet, mobile devices, MySDATV and Roku.
The Carter Report produced by John Carter.
Hope for Life is a half-hour television program of the Cicero Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cicero, Indiana. The Director/Speaker is Vic Pastor Vic Van Schaik with the Speaker, Father Aaron Clark.
3ABN proclamation! started in March 2010 also based in West Frankfort, Illinois. 3ABN Proclamation! features preaching and teaching programming 24/7.
3ABN Dare to Dream Network started in December 2010 also based in West Frankfort, Illinois, the Christian network of Urban 24/7 to reach the African American population.
Gospel Ministries International The biggest service of GMI is through 3 television networks (some in development). The Adventurer Spanish Television Network (ASTN) reaches the entire Spanish speaking world through satellite and cable networks in many areas. The Portuguese Television Network Advevir (APTN) will soon reach the whole Portuguese-speaking world, and the Caribbean Family Network (CFN) rebuilds to reach the Caribbean in the English and French Caribbean. New network broadcasting in Romania is currently under development. The wonderful Christian family program provided by this network includes children's programs, soothing natural scenes, music videos, cooking shows, history programs, and Bible sermons.
Amazing Discoveries TV Amazing Discoveries is a non-profit organization committed to exposing scams in the fields of science and creation, current world events, Bible Prophecy, the world of music, health and nutrition.
Esperanza TV is a Spanish speaking outreach.
LifeStyleTV was founded in 2005 and service is based in Horby, Sweden. Vision LifeStyleTV is to provide a meaningful, life-changing and living program to Scandinavia 24ÃÆ' â € "7. Our program focuses on lifestyle and Bible-based, seeks to unite life, physically, mentally and spiritually, as a whole. We welcome you, and hope you will enjoy our programs, including: health, cooking, sports, seminars, music, nature, sermons, family matters, interviews, talks, Bible study and more. You will find programs in English, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish. LifeStyleTV is available throughout the free north-to-north Europe on the THOR 6 satellite, and throughout Scandinavia through the Canal Digital satellite package. All our programs and resources are also available for free around the world via the Internet, and now on your iPhone too! Enjoy !!
3ABN Australia is a media ministry, also a 3ABN division, based in West Frankfort, Illinois. Their Australian headquarters is located in Morisset, New South Wales, Australia. They produce a Christ-centered Adventist program for display on television via Optus D2 satellite carrying 3ABN and 3ABN International to viewers in Australia and New Zealand. 3ABN International can also be viewed worldwide via the Internet, Roku, MySDATV and mobile devices.
3ABN FranÃÆ'§ais is a French-language Christian television network. 3ABN FranÃÆ'§ais is available on the Internet, Roku, MySDATV, and Mobile Devices to reach French-speaking people in the world with the Gospel.
Movies
In October 2016, the Church released their first film, Tell the World that churches and institutions around the world to show movies to the public, and to watch home available on DVD as well as on social media. like YouTube.
Video sharing
3AngelsTube is based in Pompano Beach, Florida. 3AngelsTube is a Seventh Day Adventist-like video sharing service similar to YouTube is for and by Seventh-day Adventists around the world. The Seventh-day Adventists include churches, ministries, organizations, etc. They made a human-centered SDA video on Bible lessons, documentaries, preaching, teaching, vegetarian cooking, health, nature, music, etc. To share with other Seventh-day Adventists around the world that glorify and glorify God.
Seventh-day Adventists use their ministry to share Christ-centered SDA videos on Bible Study, documentary, preaching, teaching, vegetarian cuisine, health, nature, music and their weekly church services through live streaming on their YouTube channels to share with other Seventh members. Adventist days around the world and to the general public who honor and glorify God.
Adventist News Network
Adventist News Network is the official church news agency. It was established in 1994. It is part of the General Conference, and also has regional offices around the world.
Adventist Book Centers
Media Advent, and some other Christian material, can be purchased from Adventist Book Centers across the United States (website), or from Adventist Book Centers in Australia (website).
See also
- List of Seventhday Adventist magazines
References
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