TBN’s ‘Faith and Fitness’ Exhibit a Big Hit at St. Louis Health Expo

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TBN's Acquisition Of 'Holy Land Experience' Theme Park Seeks To Change More Lives

June 9, 2007 ORLANDO -- Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world's largest religious broadcaster and America's most-watched faith channel, hopes to change more lives through its addition of the "Holy Land Experience" theme park in Orlando, Fl., to the TBN family. Through the acquisition, TBN will bring an integration of the powerful living recreation of ancient Jerusalem with a cutting edge facility that will be used for television production, dramas, musical concerts, special events and movies.

"This marriage will bring an unprecedented synergy to both ministries and the production that is done there will be seen by a worldwide audience. TBN's involvement made sense, because both ministries are about changing and effecting people's lives. We've been doing that for 34 years," said Paul Crouch, Jr., TBN Vice President of Administration. "We believe this opportunity was heaven sent because it bought TBN an Orlando-based facility to fulfill it's local programming obligations for WGTL CH-52 and it will provide "The Holy Land Experience" with much needed promotion to bring more people to the theme park and Orlando as a whole."

The Holy Land Experience could well be considered Orlando's most inspiring destination as visitors experience a full day of discovery that takes them 2,000 years back in time to the world of the Bible. It brings to life ancient Israel as a unique, thriving world filled with fascinating exhibits and venues. Visitors learn about the Wilderness Tabernacle and the Great Temple; discover the amazing history of the Bible; explore the city of Jerusalem in miniature; see re-enactments of Jesus' ministry, His life, death, and resurrection; and feel the power and passion of our original musical productions.

WGTL TV, Channel 52, has a reach of over four million viewers in the Orlando and Cocoa Beach metropolitan areas with TBN's wide range of innovative faith-based programming. In October of 2006, TBN celebrated the inaugural broadcast of WGTL Ch-52 in Orlando with a dedicatory service attended by TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch, Pastor Benny Hinn, Singer and Preacher Judy Jacobs hosted by Pastor George Cope and Calvary Assembly in Winter Park, Fl.

The combination of the production facilities and the Holy Land Experience offers Orlando visitors a powerful and unique faith based experience that can be promoted worldwide through the TBN network. The promotional capability can drive visitors to the complex.

"Some of the staff was asking what is going to be the immediate effect here at the park and my answer was 'I'm planning on you having more people coming through the turnstiles this summer,'" said Crouch. "Universal Studios does the same thing. We want the 'Holy Land Experience' to be a faith-based version of that."

About TBN
TBN is the world's largest religious network and America's most watched faith network. Each day TBN offers 24 hours of commercial-free inspirational programming that appeals to people in a wide variety of denominations. Beginning in 1973 as a single UHF station in southern California, TBN now reaches every major continent via 65 satellites and more than 12,500 television and cable affiliates worldwide. In the United States, TBN is available to 92 percent of the total households. Its website receives more than 27 million visitors monthly. For more information on TBN, visit www.tbn.org

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TBN’s ‘Faith and Fitness’ Exhibit a Big Hit at St. Louis Health Expo

2006-01-31 -- WDC Media News -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Photo: TBN’s Faith and Fitness exhibition was a huge hit with the 37,000 St. Louis area residents who came out for the second annual Get Hooked on Health Expo, sponsored by Charter Communications. TBN’s ‘Faith and Fitness’ Exhibit a Big Hit at St. Louis Health Expo ST. LOUIS (January 30, 2006) --- St. Louis’ Second Annual Get Hooked on Health Expo, sponsored by Charter Communications, was a huge success, and Trinity Broadcasting Network’s (TBN) own “Faith and Fitness” exhibition was a big hit. According to Liz Reiff, coordinator of the event, over 37,000 St. Louisans came out January 7th and 8th to learn how to live healthier lives. “As they did last year, the folks from TBN really got into the spirit of what Get Hooked on Health is all about,” said Reiff. “This was a collaborative effort to help make St. Louis a healthier place to live, and TBN went above and beyond the call of duty both to educate entertain attendees.” Gary Hodges, TBN’s Mid-America Regional Director, noted that TBN’s “Faith and Fitness” booth spotlighted the spiritual aspect of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “Each of our guests was able to personally speak with hundreds of people, encourage them, and answers the many questions they had about both the physical and spiritual aspects of total health,” he said. “We’re grateful to Charter Communications for this quality opportunity.” Among the featured guests at the TBN exhibit were nationally renowned “Fitness Evangelist” Ron Kardashian, talk show host Debra Peppers from local radio station KJSL, and the God Squad, whose seven-member Strength Team performed incredible physical feats while sharing their faith.” Kardashian, who is the fitness spokesperson for author Jordan Rubin’s New York Times best seller The Maker’s Diet, was a hit with the crowd, said Amy Fihn, TBN’s Cable Affiliate Promotions Manager. “Ron and his associate, Thomas Foley, were both superb,” said Fihn. “Ron was very compassionate and sensitive to each and every person who visited TBN’s Faith and Fitness booth, and he had literally hundreds of opportunities to meet one-on-one with visitors.” Said Kardashian, “Charter Communications did a great job putting on a first-class event. I do a lot of these weekends, and this was one of the best.” He said he was honored to be a part of TBN’s effort to bring a spiritual element to the overall campaign for fitness in St. Louis. “Our desire was to add the heartfelt component that would get people thinking about their eternal destiny, in addition to living healthy lives now,” he said. “This was an all-around great program, and people were impacted on so many different levels.” Hodges said that TBN’s presence at the Get Hooked on Health Expo was all about emphasizing the connection of spiritual health to physical health. “We really wanted to make sure people had a chance to connect the two,” he said. “All our guests were keyed in to that and it showed in how they connected with the audience. This was a huge success, and we’re already looking forward to next year’s event.” About TBN TBN is the world’s largest religious network and America’s most watched faith channel. Each day TBN offers 24 hours of commercial-free inspirational programming that appeals to people in a wide variety of denominations. TBN now reaches every major continent via 47 satellites and more than 12,000 television and cable affiliates worldwide. In the United States, TBN is available to 92 percent of the total households. Its website receives more than 25 million visitors monthly. In addition to TBN, the network owns and operates the Church Channel, JCTV, TBN Enlace USA, and Smile of a Child TV. For more information on TBN, visit www.tbn.org. About Charter Communications Charter Communications, Inc., a broadband communications company, provides a full range of advanced broadband services to the home, including cable television on an advanced digital video programming platform via Charter Digital™, Charter High-Speed™ Internet service and Charter Telephone™. Charter Business™ provides scalable, tailored and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to organizations of all sizes through business-to-business Internet, data networking, video and music services. Advertising sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media® brand. More information about Charter can be found at www.charter.com. Media Contact Susan Zahn WDC Media 1-877-862-3600 pr@wdcmedia.com