ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 3, 2016 /
Christian Newswire/ -- GOD TV founder, Wendy Alec has announced the appointment of Ward Simpson as chief executive officer as the global network moves into a new season.
Photo: GOD TV's new CEO, Ward Simpson
Ward brings a wealth of experience in both business and ministry to GOD TV. As senior executive with the Simpson Group of companies, he managed an international automobile distribution corporation and as executive director of the Brownsville Revival School of Ministry (BRSM), was part of the leadership team in Pensacola, Florida during the renowned Brownsville Revival.
Wendy made the announcement during Missions Week, LIVE from Orlando, Florida on October 1st, GOD TV's 21st Birthday, as she and Ward updated viewers on some of the special projects that have recently come to fruition including three exclusive new programs: Good News with Reinhard Bonnke, Out of Zion and Church With GOD TV.
"I am so grateful God has brought Ward and the Simpson family into GOD TV, their vast experience of Christian business and ministry is invaluable," said Wendy. "With Ward as CEO I have complete faith we will enter a new season of stability, strength and success."
Ward is originally from Barbados and he and his wife Lydia and their three children, Rafael, Netanya and Nathan have lived in the USA for 20 years. He is a product of revival and has a passion to see revival fire spread across the globe.
"I am privileged to lead GOD TV into this next season," Ward said. "I believe God has so much more ahead for the GOD TV team and our partners as we continue to touch lives around the globe."
Ward's appointment as CEO will enable Wendy to focus more time on the programs she hosts on GOD TV and to move forward with her series of best-selling novels, The Chronicles of Brothers, which are being developed into a major, commercial television series.
GOD TV can be watched throughout the USA on channel 365 of DIRECTV as well as on cable in some cities. Viewers can also access GOD TV's webstream on their smartphone via the GOD TV App; computer (
god.tv); or TV screen, (Apple TV and Roku).
About GOD TV: Founded in the UK in 1995 GOD TV now has a global viewing audience of 315 million connected homes worldwide, with a reach of 1.1 billion people. Since 2002, GOD TV has transmitted from Israel, a strategic move that took its free-to-air signal to the nations of the earth. Today several regional feeds are beamed up onto a multi-satellite platform providing some 200 nations with a revolutionary schedule of award-winning original programming and exclusive LIVE broadcasts. The network's worldwide broadcast license is held by Angel Christian Television Trust Inc, a US not-for-profit corporation and in the USA GOD TV has an office in Orlando, FL. GOD TV is owned by several Angel Charities internationally, which in addition to the network's media outreach, assist people in the developing world. GOD TV adheres to the Evangelical Alliance Basis of Faith.
GOD TV Broadcast HQ: Israel. International offices: USA (Orlando, Florida) UK & Ireland (Plymouth, England), Europe (Hamburg, Germany), Asia & Middle East (Chennai, India; Sri Lanka), Africa (Cape Town, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya), Australasia (Melbourne, Australia).
