[1][2] Founded in 1939[3] as the weekly radio ministry program "The Back to God Hour",[4][5] in 2015 the organization produces radio programs, TV broadcasts, and Internet websites in 10 languages,[6] including children's dramas, daily devotionals, Bible resources, family resources, and cultural reflections.
It operates from the Christian Reformed Church Headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and in Burlington, Ontario.
[7] In 1938, Synod received a request from Classis Pella (a regional assembly in Iowa) to develop a denominational broadcast modeled after The Lutheran Hour.
Juan Boonstra began translating programming into Spanish, and in 1965 he moved to Chicago to record programs for Latin American audiences as the Spanish language minister,[14] After Eldersveld's death in 1965,[15][16] Dr. Joel Nederhood was appointed as his replacement.
[19] In 1976, Back to God built a new International Communications Center in Palos Heights, Illinois, with office space as well as radio and television production facilities.
Telephone counseling centers were set up in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and Toronto.
Ferreira created Disquepaz, a short Portuguese language devotional program delivered by telephone.
[28] In 2005 Bremer resigned as Director of Ministries after admitting to behaving with poor judgement in a conflict of interest situation,[29] and Rev.
Back to God also entered a partnership with Words of Hope and FEBA to produce a Specialized English broadcast called Spotlight.
[36] In 2010, the long-running Back to God Hour celebrated its 75th anniversary and was replaced by a new program called Groundwork, which was produced in partnership with Words of Hope.
The sale marked the relocation of Back to God Ministries International to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
His group provides free technical training for radio station personnel in Latin America in exchange for airtime.
Back to God's Spanish projects include: ReFrame Ministries has supported broadcasts in Chinese since 1990, Russian since 1996, Japanese since 1998, Portuguese since 2006, Hindi since 2014, and Arabic and Indonesia both since 2019.