Now in its 60th year, The Christians' Hour radio broadcast is the longest-running broadcast ministry of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. The program began in Cincinnati in 1943 when a group of concerned men and women saw the need for a national radio program "presenting New Testament Christianity on the air." The first speaker, Dr. Ard Hoven, was heard weekly on the Christians' Hour for over 44 years. Today, this broadcast features Dr. Barry McCarty, past president of Cincinnati Bible College & Seminary and preaching minister of the Valley View Christian Church in Dallas, Texas, and reaches over five million people around the world each week with the life-changing power of the Gospel. Now in his eighth year on the Christians' Hour, Dr. McCarty's experience as a preacher and a teacher of preachers enables him to communicate God's Word in a clear, concise, compelling style. As part of the Gospel Broadcasting Mission, The Christians' Hour can be heard in Asia and the Far East, in parts of Africa and the Middle East, as well as on 40 stations throughout the U.S. and on Oneplace.com.