GCN Celebrates its One Year Anniversary of Broadcast
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2006년 10월 8일 일요일 |
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (ANS) -- In celebration of its first 12 months of broadcast, on Sunday, October 8, 2006, GCN joined together with broadcasters from around the world to recognize the contribution of its programming and distribution partners. The festival took place in Seoul, South Korea, hosted by Manmin TV and Manmin Joong-ang Church.
 Children who were part of the celebrations for the first anniversary of GCN
The weekend-long event included a special reception in honor of GCN and its partners as well as a full day celebration of praise and thanksgiving, coinciding with the Korean Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. Special guests from Pakistan, France, Israel, Russia, the Philippines, China, Japan, the United States, Dominican Republic, Chile, India, Faroe Islands, and others enjoyed a tremendous program celebrating the diversity of the Body of Christ in the richness of multicultural praise. Each represented their respective countries and media outlets as affiliates of GCN and supporters of the vision. A parade of flags led the procession of distinguished guests in a ceremonial cake-cutting to commemorate GCN's first birthday.
 Cutting the birthday cake for GCN
The Manmin Praise Team presented an unprecedented program featuring a multi-media production of song, dance, drama, orchestral overtures, percussion, fireworks, elaborate costumes, laser lights, and much more which set the stage for a powerful and worshipful, multilingual and multicultural finale leaving each participant in standing ovation.
 Nestor Colombo speaking at 1st Anniversary of GCN in Seoul
Executive Director and President of GCN, Néstor Colombo, in an address to the more than five thousand present and all viewers tuned in via the Internet stated, "This has been a year of sowing in good soil. We have laid a firm foundation over which we can continue building in the years to come. . . may the vision of preaching the Gospel to the world be upheld first and foremost by God as well as by the millions of people currently watching and those who will come to watch GCN . . ."
Among Christian mass media, GCN works to differentiate itself by the diversity of its multicultural programming representing a myriad of nations around the world with excellence in production as well as integrity in the presentation of the Gospel message.
 Lolly and Nestor Colombo
In Colombo's words, "GCN truly is a channel for all people."
Chairman of the Board and Senior Pastor of Manmin Joong-ang Church, Dr. Jaerock Lee, closed the event with a congratulatory message and a special word of thanks to all who have worked diligently to launch and sustain the network in its first year of broadcast.
Note: Pictures by Dan Wooding
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