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Calvary Hour Records

  • US MCUSAA HM1/956
  • Collection
  • 1935-2007

The Calvary Hour Records are divided into six series:

(1) Sermons, 1940-2002

(2) Publications and Publicity, 1935-2007

(3) Administrative Files, 1937-2007

(4) Photographs, Circa 1935-2002

(5) Sound Recordings, 1953-2007

(6) Radio Show "Formats," Circa 1965-2000

Detweiler, Bill, 1929-

JELAM (Junta Ejecutiva Latinoamericana de Audiciones Menonitas) Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/006
  • Collection
  • 1959-1984

These records document the work of JELAM (Junta Ejecutiva Latinoamericana de Audiciones Menonitas), and inter-Mennonite Latin American organization responsible for Mennonite broadcasting in Latin America and its promotion.  JELAM was formed in the early 1970s after consultations among the Mennonite Board of Missions, Mennonite Broadcasts, and Mennonite conferences in Latin America.  A predecessor organization, JAALAM (Junta de Asesores para America Latina a Audiciones Menonitas), was an advisory board under Mennonite Broadcasts from 1969 to the early 1970s.

Materials in this collection document this history of JELAM and includes correspondence and meeting minutes collected by JAALAM member Henry D. Weaver as well as offical records.  Among the official records are manuals, Bible studies and tracts, correspondence, newsletters, financial statements, radio and television scripts, photographs,and photograph records and TV video tapes of radio / TV spots.

JELAM (Junta Ejecutiva Latinoamericana de Audiciones Menonitas

Mennonite Media All God's People Program Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/010.1
  • Collection
  • 1985-1993

Files pertaining to the production of and distribution of a video series featuring stories of persons living out their Christian faith.  All God's People videos were 30 minutes long and were marketed to congregations, television broadcasters, information centers, and home viewers.  Researchers should note that the videos themselves are not in this record series.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Annual and Ad Hoc Reports

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/001
  • Collection
  • 1958-1981

Annual and other reports created by the  broadcasting department of the Mennonite Board of Missions.  Researchers will find in these reports overviews of the work of Mennonite Media Ministries and financial reports, Researchers should note, however, that the reports are incomplete:  1958-1959, 1964-1965, 1967, 1969-1970, 1979-1981.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Director's Correspondence and Subject Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/014
  • Collection
  • 1954-1999

Contains the correspondence and subject files of Ken Weaver, the director of Mennonite Media. Project files on various radio spots, videos, and paper tracts and ads are included, as is correspondence with a variety of people and organizations associated with Mennonite Media.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Heart to Heart Program Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/010.17
  • Collection
  • 1955-1978

Minutes, reports, evaluations, newsletters, radio station correspondence, and miscellaneous records concerning a weekly women's evangelistic radio program that ran from 1950 through 1977.  Heart to Heart was succeeded by Your Time.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Meeting Minutes

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/002
  • Collection
  • 1957-2002

Meeting minutes of governing boards of and committees / working groups within the broadcasting office of the Mennonite Board of Missions.  Researchers will note that Mennonite Media ceased to have an independent board in 1981, when an administrative consolidation with the Mennonite Board of Missions made Mennonite Media a division of Mennonite Board of Missions Home Ministry.  Researchers should consult the Mennonite Board of Missions Executive Board Meeting Minutes for records reporting high-level decision-making regarding Mennonite Media from 1982 forward.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Mennonite Broadcasts Research Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/012
  • Collection
  • 1977-1979

A small set of correspondence gathered and inteviews conducted by Hubert R. Pellman in preparation for writing the 25th anniversary book entitled Mennonite Broadcasts: The First 25 Years (1979).  Also includes a copy of the book.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Mennonite Identity Media Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/010.8
  • Collection
  • 1987-1993

These records document an effort to use mass media to clarify who the Mennonites are and attract non-ethnic Mennonites to the Mennonite faith. Materials include correspondence, reports, research files, results of pilot market studies, and scripts for television spots. Also includes results of of a new member study commissioned by Seattle Mennonite Church.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Miscellaneous Phonograph Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/016
  • Collection
  • 1966, undated

A hodgepodge of phonographic albums created by Mennonite Media, featuring content from several radio shows, including the Mennonite Hour, as well as independent radio advertising spots and documentaries.  Most Mennonite Media broadcasts were recorded to audio tape and may be found in Series IV-13-004.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Miscellaneous Project Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/010.14
  • Collection
  • 1965-1997

Files pertaining to the production of a hodgepodge of audiovisual programming for Mennonite audiences and agencies.  Records include correspondence, project proposals, scripts, marketing materials, and reports.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Publications and Mailings

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/015
  • Collection
  • 1952-2002

These records document Mennonite Media's efforts to promote its programs (including those in Japan, Russia, Latin America, Italy, and the United States) and raise funds to sustain them. Included are promotional letters and calendars, agency and program newsletters, and Home Bible Study mailings.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Puerto Rico Media Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/008
  • Collection
  • 1947-1979

Subject and correspondence files pertaining to Mennonite Media's work in Puerto Rico prior to the formation of JELAM (Junta Ejecutiva Latinoamericana de Audiciones Menonitas).  Materials include information on radio programs produced for the Puerto Rican audience, correspondence with radio stations  and Mennonite agencies, committee minutes, administrative records, financial reports, publicity materials for various programs, and a photograph album.

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Media Radio Spots Project Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/010.10
  • Collection
  • 1960-1987

Records pertaining to the production and distribution of brief radio messages produce by Mennonite Media  The radio spots, all of which run about one minute,  include seasonal messages and messages targeted at various groups (men, women, African Americans, etc.).  These files contain meeting minutes, news releases, reports, scripts, marketing information, and sponsorship information.

Mennonite Media

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