Charles Powell named new Director of Development For Orthodox Christian Networks

CHARLES  POWELL NAMED NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN  NETWORKS

 

 

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Charles Powell, Development  Director

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Ft.Lauderdale(March 18) – Rev. Dr. Christopher T. Metropulos,  founder and executive director of Orthodox Christian Network (OCN), announced  today that the Executive Board of OCN has named Charles Powell the director of  the newly established Development office of the national media outreach ministry  of the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in the Americas  (SCOBA).

 

Charles Powell, the media director of the ministry  since 2003, was promoted to his new position as of April 1st by the  board after a generous grant from the Farah Foundation. The multi-year grant by  the Farah Foundation was made for the expressed purpose of creating this new  development office to assist OCN in securing the funding to support a nationwide  media presence for the Orthodox Christian churches in this  country.

 

The grant also allowed OCN to secure the services of  Stewardship Advocates of New York, a full service donor development agency  headed by well respected stewardship expert, Fr. Anthony Scott. Rev. Scott will  work together with Mr. Powell in getting the development office established and  functioning.

 

Charles Powell has a long time connection with  religious media and religious media organizations and, since his own conversion  to Orthodox Christianity after many years as a media professional for some of  the largest Evangelical media ministries in the country, has wanted to see the  Orthodox Christian churches use the powerful communications tools of modern  media technology to share the riches and beauty of Orthodox Christianity with  the United States and the world.

 

Mr. Powell’s first task will be to grow the newly  established Share The Light Partners campaign for OCN. This campaign is  attempting to find 500 donors willing to invest $1000, $2500, or $5000 a year in  the outreach efforts of OCN to help defray the substantial costs of expanding  the media outreach to the top 25 media markets in the  US. The program is off to a good start, but its success  is vital to the ongoing financial health of OCN. Mr. Powell will also be working  with Orthodox Churches all across America to secure the success of the newly  establish Share The Light Sunday, named this year by the SCOBA Bishops as the  third Sunday in January, by increasing the participation and education of  Orthodox parishes all across the nation.

 

His Eminence, Archbishop DEMETRIOS, chairman of  SCOBA, encouraged all Orthodox parishes to support the media outreach of the  Church by participating in this annual event.

 

Powell stated “Media is expensive to produce and to  distribute, but that’s because these media tools work! This is the most media  saturated nation in the world and our Orthodox voice should not be missing from  these important tools. Over two thirds of Americans use radio, TV, and the  internet to learn and explore religious ideas and facts. Our  Orthodox Christian Churchesshould at least have a presence in this important  media world.”

 

Come  Receive TheLightis  the flagship radio program of Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) and is dedicated  to spreading joy, hope and salvation in Jesus Christ while exploring Orthodox  Christianity in contemporary society.

 

Orthodox Christian Networks is headquartered in  Ft.  Lauderdale,  Florida and is a commissioned agency of SCOBA (The Standing  Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the  Americas) and a member of the National Religious  Broadcasters. Visit us at www.receive.org.

 
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