It Is Written
| It Is Written | |
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| Genre | Religious broadcasting |
| Created by | George Vandeman |
| Presented by |
George Vandeman (1956–1991) Mark Finley (1991–2004) Shawn Boonstra (2004–2011) John Bradshaw (2011–present) |
| Country of origin |
 United States
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| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Thousand Oaks, California (1956–1995) Simi Valley, California (1995–2014) Chattanooga, Tennessee (2014–present) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original release | March 1956 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
It Is Written is an internationally broadcast Seventh-day Adventist Christian television program founded in 1956 by George Vandeman. Its title comes from the Gospel of Matthew: "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'" The programs are produced by the Adventist Media Center in California.
It Is Written was the first religious program to air in color, and the first to take advantage of satellite technology. The program broadcasts to millions of viewers in more than 140 countries.
The program aired in March 1956 with founder Pastor George Vandeman as speaker. It made history as the first religious telecast to air in color. Pastor Shawn Boonstra also worked at ministry until elected as the new speaker/director of the Voice of Prophecy. He served for seven years as speaker/director for It Is Written, presenting its telecasts and daily online devotional messages, as well as conducting dozens of major evangelistic campaigns on every continent but Antarctica.
It Is Written was the first major Christian ministry to utilize satellite uplink technology. During the ministry’s 10-country, three-year “ACTS 2000” effort, more than 3 million people attended at least one downlink location.
It Is Written can be viewed each week in approximately 7,000 cities in the United States and 700 cities in Canada. The telecast’s reach extends to at least 140 countries. An average of 1.5 million people view the North American telecast each week and the program consistently ranks as one of the top 10 religious programs in the United States according to the Nielsen ratings.
In addition to broadcasting on regular network and cable stations, the telecast regularly airs on six satellite networks: Trinity Broadcasting Network, Family Net, Safe TV, LLBN, the Hope Channel, and 3ABN.
It Is Written’s international telecast is produced in nine languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian. Coming soon in Tamil and Hindi.
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