Gospel Broadcasting Network
American Christian satellite network sponsored by congregations and members of the Church of Christ
The Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) is an American Christian satellite broadcast network, which broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
All of the programming is produced by congregations and ministries affiliated with Churches of Christ. Although organized as a separate 501(c)(3) legal entity, GBN is under the oversight of the elders of the Southaven Church of Christ (Southaven, Mississippi), which serves as its sponsoring church.
The GBN headquarters are in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Programs are recorded at the Olive Branch location, as well as in individual studios of local congregations of Churches of Christ located throughout the country. Syndicated programs that air on GBN include Pulaski, Tennessee (Preaching the Gospel), Edmond, Oklahoma (In Search of the Lord's Way), Dunlap, TN ( Good News Today), McMinnville, TN (The Gospel of Christ), Cantonment, FL (Have a Bible Question), and Maxwell, Texas (World Video Bible School programming).
History
GBN was started by Barry Gilreath Sr. and began broadcasting in November 2005. Jim Dearman worked alongside Gilreath throughout the early years and served as its first Program Director.
Originally based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, GBN relocated to Olive Branch in 2011 (shortly upon Gilreath's death) when the Southaven Church of Christ took over as its sponsoring church.
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