CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Two pilot programs of a new television version of "The Protestant Hour" will be broadcast March 3 and March 24 on the Hallmark Channel's "America at Worship" Sunday morning programming block.
The pilot programs include the name "Day One," which will become the new name for The Protestant Hour.
The featured speaker for the pilot programs is the Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, Episcopal bishop of Atlanta. Responses from representatives of other participating denominations are also featured. Representing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in both programs is the Rev. Debra Samuelson, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta.
America at Worship is broadcast from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern Time, on Sundays. The Protestant Hour segment will be broadcast at 10 a.m. The Hallmark Channel is available on many cable systems and DirecTV, and reaches 43.5 million homes.
The Protestant Hour is a cooperative outreach of the ELCA, Episcopal Media Center, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and United Methodist Church. The program is in its 57th year of ecumenical radio broadcasts. The television version, produced in association with Faith and Values Media, is to begin airing on a weekly basis this summer. ---
Information about The Protestant Hour can be found at http://www.protestanthour.com/ on the Web.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
