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IV-13-10
Mennonite Board of Missions
Mennonite Media Ministries
Program and Project Files, 1954-94
30 Boxes (8 Gray, 22 Prontos)
 
Introduction

    These materials were transferred into the Archives by Lowell Hertzler, Business Manager, Media Ministries, and by Ethel Hoffman, Office Services Coordinator, Mennonite Board of Missions, in 1996.

    A good introduction and explanation of the various programs can be found in the book Mennonite Broadcasts: The First 25 Years, by Hubert R. Pellman, (Harrisonburg, Virginia: Mennonite Broadcasts, Inc., 1979).
 
Series Listing


.1    All God's People (#'s 1-16)                                           Page 2
        Program started ____. Ongoing Program.

.2    Art McPhee In Touch, Encore, The Jesus Connection    Page 5
        Art McPhee program started ____.
        Encore program started ____.
        The Jesus Connection started ____.

.3    Choice, 1969-85                                                          Page 8
        Choice I program began 1969.

.4    General Program, 1956-90                                           Page 16

.5    Home Bible Studies, 1972-73                                       Page 20
        Home Bible Studies began in 1955.

.6    JELAM, 1967-92                                                         Page 22

.7    Mennonite Hour, 1954-74                                             Page 25
        Program began 1952, changed format 1978.

.8    Mennonite Identity Media & New Member Res., 1989-91 Page 26

.9    Newsletters, News Releases, 1955-88                           Page 28

.10    Radio Spots (#II through 33), 1965-83                          Page 30

.11    Russian and Non-English, Overseas, 1960-94              Page 33
        Russian program began in 1960.
        German program began in 1959.
        Italian program began in 1957.
        Japanese program began in 1956.
        Nahaho program began in 1956.
 

12    TV and Radio Projects, 1961, 1973-84, 1991                 Page 36
        Work with TV began 1969.

.13    TV Spots, 1969-84                                                     Page 38
        TV Spots began in 1969.

.14    Video and Audio Visual Misc. Projects, 1974-91           Page 41
       

.15    Way to Life and Overseas English, 1963-92                 Page 43
        Way to Life program began in 1956.

.16    Your Time, 1973-87                                                    Page 47
        Your Time program began with Margaret Foth in 1977,
        and it replaced Heart to Heart program.
 
 
 
 
May 12, 2004 / Posted on Web by Kathryn Yoder
August 6, 1996 / Dennis Stoesz
File: "IV1310.doc"
Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526

 

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