21 February 2013 Warsaw, Poland [Jan Kot, tedNEWS] The beginning of 2013 marks a breakthrough in the media ministry of the Polish Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (PUC). A dynamic growth of the Voice of Hope Adventist Media Centre (VoH AMC) resulted in launching the Hope Channel Poland, which extended the worldwide family of the Adventist television channels.
So far the programmes in Polish have been broadcast 24/7 online, but plans are being made to enter the cable and even satellite networks.
“We are grateful to our God who blessed us so much that evangelism through the professional online television in Polish became fact. Using this medium of communication we waste not a minute in continuous proclamation of the Word of God”, says Pastor Pawe? Lazar, PUC president and Voice of Hope manager.
Online round-the-clock Adventist TV broadcast in Polish was started back in 2010 when during the General Conference Session in Atlanta the VoH AMC team in Warsaw decided to rebroadcast the most important parts of the session together with other previously prepared programmes.
‘Back then we responded to pastor Ted Wilson’s call to “Go Forward!”, which encouraged us to take on seemingly impossible tasks. Also the Trans-European Division Strategic Plan for 2010-2015 gave us a boost for developing church media in Poland, offering still new mission programmes, recently under the Hope Channel logo,’ says Jan Kot, VoH AMC editor-in-chief.
The Hope Channel Poland is preparing for the Mission to the Cities that is going to be carried out in Warsaw in 2014. At the moment, special billboards advertising this Adventist channel are being designed and will appear in a number of Polish cities. The first one was installed in Zakopane, the winter capital of Poland visited by 3 million tourists a year.
‘To a large extent the varied programming of the Hope Channel Poland is a result of a close cooperation with the tedMEDIA Productions of the Trans-European Division. The programmes are translated into Polish and distributed on DVDs and posted on YouTube, Facebook and LIFEconnect websites. They are an excellent ancillary tool aiding the process of personal ministry. In 2012 our media centre produced over 100,000 copies of individual films on DVDs, which also included many domestic productions that take into account the needs and expectations of various target groups and thus ever expand the offer,’ adds Jan Kot.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland consists of about 6000 members. Although being such a small community, Adventists do not cease to proclaim the truth of salvation and their presence in society is conspicuous, thanks to the dynamic activity of the Hope Channel Poland.
Below you will find a few comments from our website which show that the Adventist media activity in Poland is also appreciated abroad by the members of a multi-million Polish emigrant community who can partake in the blessed Word of God in their native language through the Internet.
‘Praise the Lord Almighty for the mass media through which the Gospel can reach the ends of the earth. May our gracious God bless you abundantly. MARANA THA!’ (Iwona, Italy)
‘I have just come across your programs. They enrich me spiritually. I am very grateful for them. May the Lord bless you in this undertaking in a special way.’ (Piotr, Germany)
‘Always wishing you God’s abundant blessing. I have found here interesting Bible studies and beautiful songs. I praise the Lord that I found this wonderful website.’ (Arkadia, Cyprus)
‘We are praising the Lord for this website. We especially enjoy the worship services.’ (Emilia and Robert, Turkey)
‘I deem it an act of Grace that I found you on the Net. I believe that God led me to find you. I am a Catholic, but I believe all Christians belong to one community. What counts is the love for God and you teach it in a very clear and encouraging manner. CONGRATULATIONS! May you grow in strength.’ (Krystyna, USA)
The Hope Channel Poland can be viewed at www.hopetv.org under „Poland” and also at www.hopechannel.pl. [tedNEWS]
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