Summary
God's World Publications, Inc. ("GWP") publishes or provides news media, books and other materials and services for Christians of all ages to assist in forming a Biblical worldview for all aspects of life. GWP was founded in 1942. God's World Publications is committed to the publishing of periodicals for adults, young people, and children that provide information and promote education through current news and practical commentary on issues before the individual Christian, the church, and the world, from a Biblical perspective. Our aim is to develop a Christian understanding of the world and to stimulate action in obedience to the Great Commission and to God's cultural mandate to subdue the earth.
This organization is a nonprofit.
Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Contact Information: [ Back to top ]
| Mailing Address: | PO Box 2330 85 Tunnel Road 12 Innsbruck Mall
Asheville, NC
28802-8802 |
| Website: | www.gwnews.com |
| Phone: | (828) 253-8063, (800) 951-5437 |
| Email: | You need to enable javascript to see the email |
Organization Details [ Back to top ]
EIN: 560538016
| CEO/President: |
Mr. Nickolas Eicher |
Tax Deductible: |
Yes |
| Chairman: |
Mr. David Strassner |
Fiscal Year End: |
June 30 |
| Board Size: |
14 |
Financial info from: |
990 |
| Founder: |
Dr. Nelson Bell |
Member of ECFA: |
Yes |
| Year Founded: |
1942 |
Member of ECFA since: |
1985 |
God's World Publications, Inc. ("GWP") publishes or provides news media, books and other materials and services for Christians of all ages to assist in forming a Biblical worldview for all aspects of life. GWP was founded in 1942. God's World Publications is committed to the publishing of periodicals for adults, young people, and children that provide information and promote education through current news and practical commentary on issues before the individual Christian, the church, and the world, from a Biblical perspective. Our aim is to develop a Christian understanding of the world and to stimulate action in obedience to the Great Commission and to God's cultural mandate to subdue the earth.
God's World Publications, Inc. is a content contributor to thegoodsteward.com.
This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
God's World Publications, Inc.'s Mission Statement is:
To assist Christians in forming a Biblical worldview for all aspects of life. We will do this by publishing or providing news media, books and other materials and services for Christians of all ages and within a variety of educational, church and home settings.
Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]
God's World Publications, Inc. communicates the following accomplishments
(1) World Magazine: A Christian weekly magazine dedicated to reporting the news of the world from a Christian perspective. Approximately 100,000 paid subscribers receive the magazine.
(2) God's World News (5 graded children's papers) are published weekly during the school year. These papers reprot the news from a Christian perspective. Circulation is approximately 280,000 per week.
(3) The God's World Book Club provides children's books and other products that have been screened and approved from a Christian viewpoint. Catalogs are furnished through the God's World News Papers.
Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]
God's World Publications, Inc.'s Doctrinal Statement is:
1. God exists eternally in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He is the sovereign Creator of the heavens and the earth and everything that is in them. He also sovereignty governs all his creatures and all their actions after the counsels of his own will.
2. God communicates with mankind through the revelation of himself. Without his initiative, human beings would never know him. In his creation, God reveals his eternal power and dominion. In Jesus Christ, his Son, who was born of a virgin and who was and is fully God and fully man, he revealed himself and his providence uniquely. Today, God is known in his written Word, the Bible, which is the inerrant and altogether authoritative revelation of him for us in all matters. The Holy Spirit applies that word and opens our eyes to its meaning, even as he opens our hearts to its application.
3. Mankind, having been first created in the image of God, fell from that happy condition by sinning against God. All human beings since Adam and Eve have inherited their sinful natures, corrupting our behavior, our understanding, and our emotions.
4. God, through the sacrificial death and bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, has lovingly redeemed a people who are commanded to believe in him and to live holy lives through the enablement of the Holy Spirit. After Christ's bodily return to this earth to claim his people, they will reign with him in the life to come. Those who do not believe will be judged by God and made subject to his eternal punishment.
In our publishing task, we seek to be faithful to those truths as we explore the great themes of the Bible--God's creation, man's fall, and Christ's redemption --as the structural framework of a uniquely Christian world and life view.
Founded by Dr. Nelson Bell in 1942, as an Asheville-based Presbyterian Journal published as a tonic for the liberal apostasy that was surfacing. Needing help to run the magazine Joel Belz was recruited through the Presbyterian Church of America in 1977 as CEO.
Realizing that the magazine was wasting away, with the circulation declining to 20,000 from its peak of 40,000 and the 2/3rds of the readers were 65 years or old, Belz decided to reinvent it attracting new, young readers. In 1980 Belz proposed to his board the launch of a Christian kids' magazine distributed through church schools. The first issue of "God's World News" appeared in September 1981. By the end of the school year, its circulation and revenues topped the Journals.
Parents of readers of what Belz refers to as "the kids' papers" soon began asking for a weekly magazine of their own. In 1985, Blez hired the Gallup organization to assess the potential market. Even then, he envisioned a nondenominational publication, covering a broad range of news, not just church matters. Gallup gave it the green light and "World" debuted in March 1986.
Though "World" has had it financial problems it has rebounded and after hiring Marvin Olasky as editor in 1994 the circulation grew from 30,000 to 100,000 and continues to grow in circulation today.
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Research Analysis
Transparency Grade [ Back to top ]
| Transparency Grade of : A |
| Criteria category | Grade | Other Comments |
| Timeliness: | 100 | |
| Financial Information: | 100 | |
| Foundational Clarity: | | |
| Level of Cooperation: | | |
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MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]
| Ranking Category | Rating | Overall Rank | Educational Media Sector |
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| Overall Efficiency Rating |  | 200 of 348 | 21 of 38 |
| Fund Acquisition Decision |  | 200 of 348 | 21 of 38 |
| Resource Allocation Decision | | of 348 | 17 of 38 |
| Asset Utilization Decision | | of 348 | 17 of 38 |
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