Summary
Herald of Truth ("HOT") is a media ministry of the Highland Church of Christ. It aspires to bring the hope and promise of Jesus Christ to the world. HOT produces and distributes television programming, radio broadcasts, and printed material. It also provides local churches with printed and electronic media designed to reach local communities with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Herald of Truth’s outreaches include Hope For Life's Journey, a TV program that reaches Russia, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba. HOT also carries a family ministry that produces and distributes Christ-centered literature to help families with real life problems. Herald of Truth is overseen by the elders of the Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas. This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. This ministry is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
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| Mailing Address: | 3444 N First Suite 400 PO Box 2439
Abilene, TX
79603-9603 |
| Website: | www.heraldoftruth.org |
| Phone: | (325) 698-4370, (800) 234-7995 |
| Email: | You need to enable javascript to see the email |
Organization Details [ Back to top ]
EIN: 752255925
| CEO/President: |
Mr. Steve Thomas |
Tax Deductible: |
Yes |
| Chairman: |
Mr. Vince Swinney |
Fiscal Year End: |
December 31 |
| Board Size: |
7 |
Financial info from: |
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| Founder: |
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Member of ECFA: |
Yes |
| Year Founded: |
1952 |
Member of ECFA since: |
2000 |
Herald of Truth ("HOT") is a media ministry of the Highland Church of Christ. It aspires to bring the hope and promise of Jesus Christ to the world. HOT produces and distributes television programming, radio broadcasts, and printed material. It also provides local churches with printed and electronic media designed to reach local communities with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Herald of Truth’s outreaches include Hope For Life's Journey, a TV program that reaches Russia, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba. HOT also carries a family ministry that produces and distributes Christ-centered literature to help families with real life problems.
Herald of Truth is overseen by the elders of the Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas. 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).
Herald of Truth describes its mission as follows:
To bring the hope and promise of Jesus Christ to the world.
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The Herald of Truth is an arm of the Highland Church of Christ, founded in 1903. The Highland Church carried on a variety of ministries during its early days, primarily focused on the local congregation.
In 1952, James Walter Nichols and James Willeford came to the elders with an idea. They envisioned a nation-wide radio program that would present the Word of God. They called their program Herald of Truth. The Highland elders were hesitant at first, but with the support of the membership and some men who personally underwrote the first expenses, Herald of Truth was born. Initially, James Walter Nichols was the featured speaker, often addressing the airways with a live telecast. The lessons were recorded on 78rpm records and sent to other radio stations for broadcasting.
During the early years, the Highland elders often came under fire by those who did not approve of cooperation between autonomous churches of Christ. These attacks precipitated the infamous Harper-Tant debates in Abilene and Lufkin, with Brother Harper, Highland's pulpit preacher, defending the Highland elders and Herald of Truth. In spite of these attacks, Herald of Truth was welcomed across the country.
Around 1971 the elders decided that the church would concentrate its mission efforts with the Herald of Truth in Spain, Portugal, and Mexico. Since the 1940s the church had supported as many as 14 different mission points around the world, mostly in Africa, the Far East, and Europe. In the United States of America, it supported rural churches in Utah and an evangelist with a mobile pulpit in New Jersey. Currently, the Herald of Truth continues to serve as an outreach through television, radio, magazines, and conferences.
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| Transparency Grade of : B |
| Criteria category | Grade | Other Comments |
| Timeliness: | 70 | 11/16/2011 8:50:58 AM: Organization made financial information available greater than 7 ½ months. |
| Financial Information: | 100 | |
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