| 1940 |
- Canadians
Gordon Brand
and Rowland Hill (charter members of the Rock of Ages Quartet) first meet
Robert (Bob) Bowman, during their military leave in the United States - the
start of a close personal and ministry friendship.
|
| 1945 |
- Far East
Broadcasting Company (FEBC) is incorporated in the United States. Robert H.
Bowman, John Broger, and William J. Roberts are FEBC's original officers.
|
| 1954 |
- At the encouragement
of Bob Bowman, the Rock of Ages Quartet begins
promoting the work of Far East Broadcasting in Canada.
- Widely known in
western Canada through their radio broadcasts and missionary musicals, the
Quartet
readily gains an audience in Canadian churches. As promotional work of Far East
Broadcasting in Canada expands, so does the awareness of the missionary radio
network by Canadian Christians.
|
| 1964 |
- April - Far East
Broadcasting Associates of Canada (FEBCanada) is incorporated as a non-profit,
charitable organization.
- The first board of
directors consists of Rock of Ages Quartet members and several other men, with
Gordon Brand as chairman.
- During the early
years, FEBCanada operates out of board members' homes.
|
| 1970 |
- Emmett and Evelyn
Peterson inaugurate the Radio Outreach Dinners (now known as
Friendship
Dinners) in the early 1970's. These functions have remained a
significant source of growth in the support of FEBCanada.
|
| 1973 |
- Dan Hallam, a charter member
of the Rock of Ages Quartet, succeeds Gordon Brand as chairman of
FEBCanada.
|
| 1975 |
- A full-time
administrative staff is appointed.
- FEBCanada's first
"official" office is located in the Smith Building (at West 6th Avenue and Fir
Street) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Later, the ministry moves to Richmond -
first on Buswell Road, then the Airport Executive Park.
|
| 1978 |
- Darrell and Judy Johnson
depart for the Philippines - becoming FEBCanada's first missionaries, serving
in the areas of computers, broadcasting, and follow-up.
|
| 1979 |
- Rev. Jim Pratt (a former
missionary in Thailand, and director of Far East Broadcasting in that country)
is appointed executive director of FEBCanada.
|
| 1980 |
- FEBCanada purchases
its first computer
system - takes full responsibility for the receipting of all Canadian
donations.
|
| 1981 |
- Rev. Art Hamm (a former
missionary in India) is appointed as FEBCanada's first regional representative
- working in central Canada.
|
| 1984 |
- Jake Janz is appointed
FEBCanada's first Prairies representative.
- October - a new
avenue of ministry for FEBCanada begins with the establishment of a Chinese
programming section, for the production of radio programs for broadcast to
China.
- Rev. Philip Leung is appointed
director of Chinese ministries; additional staff are recruited.
- Initial program
production is conducted in "loaned" facilities at a local church in the Greater
Vancouver area.
|
| 1985 |
|
| 1986 |
- January -
renovations at the Burnaby property commence.
- May 17 - official dedication
of FEBCanada's new
headquarters, an occasion attended by FEBC president and co-founder Dr.
Bob Bowman, as well as ministry directors from several countries.
- Robert and Peggy Choy leave
for Hong Kong as FEBCanada missionaries; Robert is involved in the areas of
engineering and programming.
- Frank and Luz Matias move to
Saipan as FEBCanada missionaries. Frank is involved in engineering, and Luz in
program production. Prior to the appointment, the Matias' served as staff with
Far East Broadcasting in the Philippines - from 1952 until 1980, when the
couple immigrated to Canada.
|
| 1987 |
- With the appointment
of Sionh Chan
as Khmu-language program producer at FEBCanada, Far East Broadcasting initiates
Gospel radio broadcasts to the Khmu tribes people of Southeast
Asia.
|
| 1988 |
|
| 1989 |
|
| 1991 |
- Rev. Simon Lee succeeds Rev.
Philip Leung as director of Chinese ministries.
- FEBCanada
missionaries Frank and Luz Matias (in Saipan), move to the Philippines for a
one-year assignment with Project SAVE (Southeast Asia Voice of Evangelism).
SAVE is Far East Broadcasting's single largest undertaking. This multi-million
dollar project involves the replacement and upgrading of the network's aging
broadcast equipment. The result is the efficient delivery of much-improved
radio signals to 2.2 billion potential listeners in Southeast Asia.
|
| 1992 |
- Upon the retirement
of Jake Janz, the FEBCanada board appoints the management team of
Don Patterson
as director of broadcast support,
Ken Reeve as
director of administration / controller, and
Rev. Simon
Lee as director of Chinese ministries.
- Andrew and Grace Rees leave
for Saipan as FEBCanada missionaries; Andrew joins the engineering /maintenance
team.
|
| 1993 |
- Rev. Klaus Tonn is appointed
regional director - for the promotion of FEBCanada in the Prairies and British
Columbia's Interior. Prior to the appointment, Rev. Tonn was the ministry's
Prairie representative (since 1989).
- The
Toronto satellite
studio moves to its current location in Markham, Ontario - facilitating
increased program production.
- Solina Chy moves to Manila as
an FEBCanada missionary, serving as a Khmer-language program producer.
- Sionh and Khamyeng Chan
relocate to Chiangmai, Thailand as FEBCanada missionaries. Sionh serves as a
Khmu-language program producer, while Khamyeng assists in the follow-up
work.
|
| 1995 |
- Rod and Beth Johnson depart
for Saipan as FEBCanada missionaries.
Rod is
involved in the areas of engineering and computers; Beth provides secretarial
and accounting support.
- Edwin Tsang is appointed
director of Chinese ministries.
|
| 1996 |
- Mark and Sandy Fuller embark
on their second tour of duty as FEBCanada missionaries - to the Philippines.
Mark joins
the engineering team of Project SAVE.
- Solina Chy -
missionary program producer for the Khmer language - relocates to Phnom Penh,
where she becomes Far East Broadcasting's program manager in Cambodia.
|
| 1998 |
|
| 2000 |
- The Chinese
ministries department inaugurates local broadcasting in Vancouver.
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