Satellite Evangelism

Christians on the European mainland are getting ready for one of the biggest evangelistic outreach programs on the continent.

ProChrist will be aired daily from Munich via satellite to 1,250 venues in 21 European countries during the period March 19-26.

The main speaker is Rev. Ulrich Parzany of Kassel, Germany, former general secretary of the German YMCA. He explained that while the cultural program will be more diverse this year, the spiritual message remains the same.

ProChrist has 56 venues in Hungary, 55 in Slovakia, 49 in the Czech Republic, 45 in Poland and 31 in Croatia. Churches in Slovenia, Portugal and the Netherlands are participating for the first time, and a total of 3,000 local churches are involved in the program.

Preparations for ProChrist started almost a year ago in Germany when 70 two-seater “Smart” cars displaying the ProChrist logo were sent out as “the smallest church on earth.” Each car was equipped with a Bible, a cross and a CD with hymns.

The vehicles were driven by Christian volunteers and traveled across Germany as drivers offered transport and talked to passengers. More than 60,000 conversations about the Christian faith were registered.

ProChrist started in 1993 in Essen, Germany, when Billy Graham was the main speaker.