The Hour of Power
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The Hour of Power is a weekly Christian television program now hosted by Robert A. Schuller with his father, Robert H. Schuller, and broadcast from the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, USA. It first aired in 1970 with a multi-host format until it was just the elder Schuller with the younger Schuller co-hosting later. It features a large congregation, live (mostly Christian) music, and guests who talk about how God has changed their lives for the better. It is the most widely-viewed church service in the world with an estimated 20 million worldwide viewers. In December of 2006 the Hour of Power along with America's Tenor Daniel Rodriguez, singer Angelique and Classical pianists, Jan Mulder and sons, toured in concert in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland.[1]
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[edit] Where it is broadcast
In the U.S., The Hour of Power is seen on Lifetime Cable, TBN, and on nearly 100 local stations. It is also shown on the American Forces Network.
In Europe, it is broadcast on CNBC Europe, VOX in Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Sky One in the UK and Republic of Ireland; in the Middle East, it is carried on METV in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria; and in Australia on EXPO,Australian Christian Channel and the free to air commercial television channel, network 10. In Australia the programme is also broadcast weekly on radio.
Video streams of The Hour of Power are also provided on its website. [2]
[edit] Resources
The 2006 Wall Calendar for Possibility Thinkers from Dr. Robert H. Schuller and The Hour of Power.
Robert Schuller has written many books, including the very popular "Tough Times Never Last But Tough People Do".
[edit] Trivia
- In 1999 3DO game Might and Magic VI through VIII, a well-known Light Magic spell is called "Hour of Power". As the name suggests, powers from heaven boosts the adventure party with a large increase in all attributes, and it lasts one hour per point of skill in Light Magic.
- The Hour of Power broadcast is the most-watched Christian program in the world, with an estimated 20 million viewers each week. [3]
- The Crystal Cathedral is renowned (and sometimes criticized) for featuring famous celebrities during the Hour of Power services on a regular basis. Recent guests have included musician John Tesh, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, Christian singer Jaci Velasquez, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, pianist Roger Williams, Christian singer Joy Williams, Backstreet Boys member and Christian singer Brian Littrell, Christian singer Natalie Grant, former tennis star Michael Chang, Irish tenor Ronan Tynan, American tenor Daniel Rodriguez, musical group The Oak Ridge Boys, Christian singer Sara Groves, writer Milton J. Nieuwsma, radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger, and actor Denzel Washington.
- The announcer for Hour of Power is Ed Arnold, a veteran Los Angeles area news anchor who currently co-anchors Real Orange on KOCE, one of the PBS affiliates in the Los Angeles market.
