GDYNIA, Poland, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trinity
Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world's premier faith-and-family
broadcaster, has announced the December
1st launch of its newest international network, TBN Polska,
covering the nation of Poland with
Christian television programming 24 hours a day.
"We are thrilled to announce that for the first time individuals
and families in Poland now have
round-the-clock access to life-changing Christian programming
through TBN Polska," said TBN Chairman Matt
Crouch. "We are excited to see how this groundbreaking
network will positively impact individuals, families, and
communities throughout Poland with
the message of hope and grace through Jesus."
While the Catholic Church has played a major role in
Poland's national identity for
centuries, nearly fifty years of efforts by a communist-ruled
government to destroy the Christian faith left Poland spiritually broken. Even though many
Polish people are religious, "few actually have a personal faith in
Jesus Christ," explained
Krzysztof Rompa, a Polish pastor and
president of TBN Polska. "Millions are searching for something that
will make a real difference in life."
In fact, in a land of over 38 million people, there are only
around 40,000 born-again, evangelical Christians — about .1 percent
of Poland's population. That is
why Rompa and others began the process of bringing Christian
television to their nation. "We believe television is one of the
most powerful tools available to take the message of Jesus' love to
Poland," he said.
The idea for Christian television in Poland actually began over twenty years ago as
evangelical Christians prayed for a move of God in the nation.
"Some people began to produce Christian programming for the state
channel," Rompa recalled. "And then in the mid-1990s we heard about
a Christian network called TBN. Christians in Poland began to watch the channel as they were
able, and out of that experience was born the vision for TBN
Polska."
In 2015 the group took a major step forward with that vision by
airing a block of Polish-language programming each week on TBN
Europe. Rompa said that with the launch of the 24-hour TBN Polska
network December 1st, programming
will include a combination of the best of TBN's ministry
programming dubbed into Polish, along with a broad range of music
and ministry content produced in TBN Polska's new studio in the
city of Gdynia.
He added that over the next several months TBN Polska will be
available to nearly 85 percent of Poland's households through cable
television.
"With this historic launch of Christian television throughout
Poland, we believe TBN Polska is
positioned to become an important part of the media landscape of
our nation," he said. "And we are excited to witness the millions
of individuals and families whose lives will be impacted for
eternity by God's message of hope, grace, and love that they
experience through this dynamic TBN network."
About the Trinity Broadcasting Network
With
over thirty global networks, the Trinity Broadcasting Family of
Networks is the world's largest faith-and-family television group,
airing a broad range of church and ministry programming, Christian
music, family-friendly movies, children's programming, and shows
for teens and young adults 24 hours a day to every inhabited
continent. In addition, TBN's most popular global networks are
available on computers, smart phones, and other mobile devices, and
over 40,000 entertaining and inspirational On-Demand programs are
accessible via TBN's innovative online network,
iTBN.org. To find out more about the Trinity Broadcasting
Family of Networks, log on to www.tbn.org.
Media Contact
Colby May
E-Mail: cr@tbn.org
Tel: 972-313-9500
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