Crystal Cathedral's Rev. Robert H. Schuller in Moscow to Celebrate Ten Years of "Hour of Power" Broadcasts in Russia.Religion/Television Editors MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2002 Rev. Robert H. Schuller The Rev. Robert Harold Schuller, (born September 16, 1926) is an American televangelist and pastor known around the world through his weekly broadcast the Hour of Power. , senior pastor of the world famous Crystal Cathedral The Crystal Cathedral is a Protestant, Christian megachurch in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County, California. The church was founded in 1955 by Rev. Dr. Robert H. Schuller and his wife, Arvella, on the campus of what was known until that time as , will speak in the Concert Hall of the Moscow Mayor's Administration Building on Monday, September 16, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Russian broadcasts of his weekly "Hour of Power" program, made possible by then Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. The event is being held in connection with the Russian Orthodox Adj. 1. Russian Orthodox - of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Orthodox faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he University, which is also marking its tenth anniversary. Considered by broadcasters to be "the world's first televised church," the program is seen throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , in more than 180 foreign countries, on every continent with an estimated global audience of more than 30 million viewers. In Russia, Rev. Schuller is seen on 90 regional television stations with a viewing audience of over 36 million. In 1989, just prior to Mr. Gorbachev's introduction of perestroika perestroika (pər`ĕstroy`kə), Soviet economic and social policy of the late 1980s. Perestroika [restructuring] was the term attached to the attempts (1985–91) by Mikhail Gorbachev to transform the stagnant, inefficient command , Russia's leading Communist, breaking all precedent, gave Rev. Schuller permission to deliver a sermon on Soviet television. He later authorized weekly broadcasts of the "Hour of Power in Russia and neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. states. Asked during an appearance with Rev. Schuller on the "Hour of Power" in October, 2000, what prompted his unprecedented action, Mr. Gorbachev explained that "many generations of my family were Christians. My entire family consisted of believers. That's how it was in real life and if we are to speak the truth about my life, people did not desert faith and faith did not desert people. One of the first and most important laws adopted during perestroika was the law on freedom of faith, freedom of religion, and one of the most important gains of perestroika is the revival of the Russian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church: see Orthodox Eastern Church. Russian Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox church of Russia, its de facto national church. In 988 Prince Vladimir of Kiev (later St. ." Mr. Gorbachev, along with Alexis II, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, have received a special invitation to attend the "Hour of Power" anniversary celebration at the Russian Orthodox University, in Moscow on Monday. Rev. Schuller will speak at the event, a benefit to raise funds for the creation of Christian educational materials for Russian schools. |
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