This event will be sponsored by the JWL Creative Arts Committee. The Adventist Heritage Center is pleased to announce the acquisition of the historical archives of the international religious radio broadcast, the Voice of Prophecy. The VOP pioneered the concept of Bible correspondence schools in 1942. Dr. Richards was followed by his son, H.M.S. Richards, Jr., and currently by Lonnie Melashenko. The VOP archives acquired by Andrews University date from the 1930s to the 1980s.
Continuities are the scripts for all that was said on the broadcast except for the sermon.
Total extent of the VOP collections is in excess of 200 linear feet. In addition to the VOP archives, the Adventist Heritage Center has acquired what remains of the historical records of the oldest continuously running religious television broadcast in the United States, Faith for Today. This ministry was founded in 1950 by William A. Fagal. Over the years the program has changed formats until it is known today as Christian Lifestyle Magazine hosted by Dan Matthews. These Faith for Today archives, dating from 1950 to the 1980s, while not as comprehensive as the Voice of Prophecy's, is none the less indispensable for serious research on the development of this television ministry.