The Calvary Hour
''The Calvary Hour'' was a religious radio program based out of Ohio that was broadcast internationally. It was probably the earliest use of mass media by the Mennonite Church. ''The Calvary Hour'' began in November, 1936, founded by the pastor of Sterling, Ohio’s Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church, William G. Detweiler shortly after his ordination. The program was based in Orrville, Ohio. It was not centered around Mennonite teachings, but was generally Evangelical in nature, focusing on general preaching and Bible readings. For more than twenty-five years the featured musical artists were the Amstutz Sisters Trio, who also accompanied Detweiler on tour and produced a series of 78 rpm records on their own record label, Faith. Although produced by Mennonites, the program never had any official standing within any Mennonite denomination, in fact many refused association with the broadcast. In 1951 a schism developed between followers of Detweiler's program and the denomination's ...
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Mennonite Church (1725–2002)
Mennonite Church may refer to: * Mennonites, an anabaptist denominational family * Mennonite Church (1683–2002), a denomination which merged with the General Conference Mennonite Church in 2002 * Mennonite Church Canada (2000—) * Mennonite Church USA (2002—) {{disambiguation ...
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