SAT-7 TÜRK’s longest-running programme, Words of Hope, has now beamed God’s Word to Turkish speakers more than a thousand times. As SAT-7 marks 15 years of Turkish broadcasts, Words of Hope presenter and pastor Haluk Bilgen reflects on the programme’s years of witness and impact. “In the beginning, I used to worry and wonder, ‘What am I going to share […]
SAT-7 viewers will enjoy a feast of hope-filled Christmas programmes in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian over the festival period. From broadcasts showing gifts and Bibles being taken to isolated villagers, a Christmas visit to children in an orphanage and support given to impoverished families, to live church services, musical concerts and special episodes of regular talk shows, the joyful message […]
Suicide prevention has never been more important – but how can people receive the support and hope they need if the very topic remains taboo? SAT-7 is one of very few voices speaking out about mental health crisis and suicide in the Middle East. As our channels raise awareness, our Audience Relations teams are supporting and counselling viewers in crisis, […]
Complex histories, changing borders, migrations, and multiple ethnicities and languages mean that the Church in the Middle East and North Africa is a mosaic of different Christian communities. Sometimes the relationships between them don’t reflect the unity Jesus envisaged for His Church (John 17:21). Sometimes they just don’t know each other! One of the benefits of SAT-7’s ministry over 25 […]
28 June 2021 SAT-7 was awarded the International Media award at the NRB (National Religious Broadcasters) Christian Media Convention in Dallas, Texas last week. SAT-7 CEO Rita El-Mounayer and Founder and President Dr Terence Ascott were present at the conference, where Ms El-Mounayer movingly dedicated the award to the Middle Eastern believers who make and watch SAT-7’s programmes. “I want […]
24 May 2021 On 31 May 2021 Christian satellite television and digital media network SAT-7 celebrates 25 years of broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa. Its first modest two-hour transmission was a trailblazer since it was the first time that Christians from the region had gone on television to share their faith publicly across the region. Twenty-five years […]
As Turkey records its highest number of COVID-19 related deaths this week, Gülsüm, Deputy Executive Director of SAT-7 TÜRK shares how one year on, the pandemic is affecting people in the country and how SAT-7 TÜRK is uniquely positioned to be a light of God’s hope. “People are scared, and they are tired, because it feels like the pandemic and […]
As many countries face a new surge of COVID-19, SAT-7’s special Easter programming in Arabic, Farsi, and Turkish helps viewers find new hope and life at the foot of the Cross. “This Easter, when so many churches remain unable to meet – whether we are praying at home or connecting to worship services on our televisions or online – Iet […]
2021 marks 25 years since SAT-7’s first-ever broadcast – 25 years of making God’s love visible to millions of people across the MENA. To commemorate, SAT-7 will be hosting a series of online open studio events. Starting on 31 May 1996, SAT-7 aired just two hours of Arabic-language programmes each week. With very limited equipment and space, it took five […]
At midday on Monday 22 February SAT-7 launches the Middle East’s first on-demand Christian video streaming service. Available worldwide in multiple languages, the new SAT-7 PLUS platform will enable the ministry to bring the message of the Gospel to a wider audience in the region, including a growing younger demographic who prefer to watch content via mobile devices. “I am […]
