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["Christian B. Schäffler" <APD_Info_Schweiz@compuserve.com>]

February 12, 1999
Adventist Press Service (APD)
Christian B. Schaeffler, Editor-in-chief
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Gains Access to State Radio in Poland Church 

Warsaw, Poland. [ANR/APD] The Seventh-day Adventist 
Church in Poland has negotiated a contract with 
Polish State Radio to broadcast twelve programs a 
year on the national service.

"What is significant is the Seventh-day Adventist 
church is the only church in Poland, besides the Roman 
Catholic Church and the Polish Ecumenical Council, 
which has received such a privilege," reports Roman 
Chalupka, communication director for the Adventist 
Church in Poland.

"The contract gives the Church the guarantee to 
broadcast twelve programs on public radio-one per 
month," says Chalupka. "The programs prepared by the 
Church will be broadcast on the second Sunday of the 
month and cover the whole country."

The agreement was signed on November 30, between the 
Voice of Hope media centre of the Seventh-day 
Adventist Church in Poland and the Polish State Radio 
by Pastor Wladyslaw Polok, president of the Adventist 
Church in Poland and Mr. S. Popiolek, president of 
Polish State Radio.

"We treasure the good cooperation with the Voice of 
Hope Radio that we've had for many years and know how 
much you care for people in the area of health 
education," said Popiolek.

The Voice of Hope media centre ("Osrodek Radiowo-
Telewizyjny") broadcasts on many local FM radio 
stations and the number is growing, while its 
television programs are broadcast on 18 independent 
cable TV stations.  

"Some of the stations have worked with us for over 
three years and have already transmitted many 
programs, including the NET 96 series, family life 
issues and Bible prophecy," says Chalupka, "and we 
believe this is just the beginning." [99/02/04]