ReFrame Media

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ReFrame Media is an electronic media ministry of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. Started in 1939 as The Back to God Hour, a weekly radio Bible preaching program, it is now under the directorship of Rev. Steven Koster. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Christian Reformed Church in North America Protestant Christian denomination

The Christian Reformed Church in North America is a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. Having roots in the Dutch Reformed Church of the Netherlands, the Christian Reformed Church was founded by Dutch immigrants in 1857 and is theologically Calvinist.

North America Continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.

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History

In 2009, ReFrame Media was formed as a result of the restructuring and expansion of programming of Back to God Ministries International to broadcast dedicated ministries for different languages. [5] It was created to unify all English language programming under a single ministry. Its longest running program, The Back to God Hour, went off the air after 71 years in 2010 and it was immediately replaced by Groundwork, a new weekly radio conversational Bible study broadcast. [6] Since 2011, several new programs have been introduced. [7]

Back to God Ministries International

Back to God Ministries International is the electronic media ministry of the Christian Reformed Church. Founded in 1939 as the weekly radio ministry program "The Back to God Hour", in 2015 the organization produces radio programs, TV broadcasts, and Internet websites in 10 languages, including children's dramas, daily devotionals, Bible resources, family resources, and cultural reflections. It operates from the Christian Reformed Church Headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has offices in Palos Heights, Illinois, near Trinity Christian College.

Current projects

ReFrame Media currently produces the following projects: [8]

Selected former projects

ReFrame Media formerly produced the following projects:

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